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Originally Posted by Muta
Man, I'm tired of hearing about the 'weather' excuse. I don't doubt what Winters is saying, he has a pulse on the players and this has obviously been an 'issue' for a long time; but a) Calgary isn't THAT bad for weather (this isn't Yellowknife or Iqaluit for God's sake), and b) for a game where millionaires make their living playing on ICE for a living, it sure does seem ironic they complain about it being 'cold; and c) hockey players seem to start families at young ages quite regularly, so the family-first thing being a negative is also a weird viewpoint.
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Its not like they all live in Calgary year round and they only play half the season here.
During holidays they fly back home.
Waking up at 6am and having to drive in the gloomy snow shouldn't be a issue for these guys.