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Originally Posted by TrentCrimmIndependent
There are good neighborhoods in all major cities. It just takes research and talking to players with families living there.
Being moved around is the territory being a pro athlete comes with. The idea is you make your money, try to win, and put down roots when you're done your playing career (when you'll still be relatively young). Until that point there's a certain amount of sucking it up and just putting your nose down thats required, because its ultimately an entertainment business.
Players who are adamant that they can and should be able to have their cake and eat it too (playing career lifestyle and long term security) are kind of being snowflakes. Their predecessors sucked it up for the provilege of raking in the dough they did (which was mych less than players now). It doesn't help that it comes at the expense of a franchise that drafted you, took care of you and paid you handsomely for years, on top of that.
When did some of these players lose awareness of what they signed up for when going down this path? It's a business, not a real estate agency. And once again, these players can afford to give themselves a very nice lifestyle even in the least desirable locations in the league (which LA is not).
McDavid and Draisaitl put up with living in that wasteland up the highway. I dont think LA would kill you, Ras.
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He's given the team that drafted him years of service. He's no earned the right to have more say in where he wants to play. Why should he not take advantage of that?
I don't think that makes him a snowflake.
I wouldn't move my kid to LA either.