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Originally Posted by afc wimbledon
I never understood why people expect players to have any loyalty to a team when we all know the team would sell a player, any player, for a bag of pucks if it was of the slightest advantage to the team, on top of that every last one of us would take a better job with better prospects if it was offered, hockey is just a business, being a player is just a job, a job with a very short term uncertain earning potential and a high potential for long term health problems, the guys have to earn what they can when they can
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I don’t think it’s as black and white as you’re saying and it’s not unreasonable to expect players to have at least some amount of loyalty in some situations.
In the “real world” loyalty is a thing just as it is/should be in pro sports - people feel loyal to their co-workers, companies who have treated them well in the past, bosses who they like, projects they’ve put a lot of work into, etc etc. Some people have zero loyalty others have lots of it. Lots of people I know wouldn’t just pack up and go to a new company for a “slight advantage” ie a bit more money. Some would.
Not speaking to the Zadorov situation. If he feels slighted by the team, then by all means exercise his rights. Just talking about in general.