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Originally Posted by FanIn80
I wonder if this is a bit of a middle finger for playing hardball with him on his last contract? I remember him saying he finally told his agent to just sign the contract so he can play. At the time I thought that was noble of him, forgoing the holdout path and just wanting to get on the ice.
Looking back though, I wonder if it was more like "whatever, just sign and we'll walk in six years and leave them with nothing."
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Again: He gave up $15 million or more just to give someone the finger?
I've heard of cutting off your nose to spite your face. This is more like cutting off your nose to spite someone else's face.