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Originally Posted by Erick Estrada
He has to be the dumbest superstar player in the history of the NHL. He really cares so much about his image and wanting to win that he's willing to cost himself and his family millions in career earnings. I guarantee when he's retired he will regret missing out on at least $8 million. Simply foolish as the Oilers have squandered his career yet he feels somehow that he owes them something.
Only thing redeeming is that this means he's gone at the expiry.
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He is going to end his career with more money than what he and his family know what to do with. There are diminishing returns to making more millions. If you already have more millions than you need to live the lifestyle you want, why prioritize making more millions rather than something that will likely bring you more happiness and fulfillment in life (i.e., leading your team to a Stanley Cup; something he has probably dreamed about since he was a little boy)?
It actually surprises me that more superstars who have already made huge money in their career don't sacrifice their paycheck to increase their odds of winning a cup. I think that most don't do it because their egos get in the way: if so-and-so makes X, and I am better than X, then there is no way that I can take less money than X. This is actually a huge flex on McDavid's part: I am so much better than everyone else, and everyone else knows it, that I don't need to prove it with my salary!
And another thing: If we are counting the intangibles like leadership when evaluating a player, and not solely their on ice skills, then we should also count things like this. Taking less than you could get on the open marker has a bigger impact on probability of team success than if David was even a slightly better player on the ice.
Writing all of this praise for an Oiler's player made me throw up in my mouth a little.