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Originally Posted by CliffFletcher
Almost all professional athletes are mercenaries. I mean, it’s kind of the job.
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No. They're not. They are almost all 'Heart & Soul' kind of people.
See: Backland, Mikael.
Its why they have Agents. Hockey players mostly just want to play hockey, but they need to be appropriately compensated. But once that compensation is agreed upon usually its just back to the business of playing hockey.
Some players will stay where they like to be and some will go wherever you pay them to go. They're still people.
The Tkachuks are different. They also have agents but they also understand the mechanisms of the sport. They have experience.
Like I said, Tkachuk was a pure Mercenary and if you want him to play for your team all you have to do is pay him. If you don't...he will leave for someone who will.