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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 putting money first bothers teammates either. They understand this is a profession, and every guy in the league has to make hay while the sun shines. It’s only fans who (understandably) don’t like to acknowledge the mercenary nature of pro sports.