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Originally Posted by Ryker
Haha, yeah right. It's funny how people still believe in this clear distinction between a player wanting the Cup vs. a player wanting money. Don't kid yourself, every NHL player wants both, although to varying degrees. They still do do this for a living. Plus, it's only a source of motivation, so even if one player is fueled by that extra $0.5 mio. on his contract instead of the glory of the Cup (or some similar nonsense), that doesn't mean they will perform worse. Plus, players can't predict the future, so when they sign with a team, they can't know whether they're going to win the Cup anyway. That doesn't mean some teams don't have better outlooks in the near future, but the "road to the Cup" isn't linear, so, say, signing a hefty contract with Columbus isn't necessarily the wrong choice for a player to make.
So yeah, you just pulled that "most cup winning teams dont have overpaid players because they care about winning a cup and not about the money" out of your ass, didn't you?
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doesnt matter, it's what i believe. believe whatever you want.