Salary comparison for Hudler

[BlakKy 58]

How typically easy to say. I wonder if you would actually make the same choice if actually presented with the opportunity.

Just for the record.. I am a hockey fan, I played junior B and high school, I've watched since I was too young to remember, I bought every damn NHL game that came out for Sega Genesis, PC and eventually Xbox. I can say that even with a life time of hockey under my belt I would chose 2 million over the cup.

[Hank Dats 'N Homer 81]

I always wonder that. Like I said before the diff between 1 and 3 million is huge compared to the diff between 10 and 13 million, or 30 and 33 million. It's security and a future for your family.

Alot of people on fan msg boards preach taking less to play for a winner but I also would love to see how many here have the grapefruits to turn down a truckload of 3 million dollars.

I can understand and agree with this statement. If i was a player i would like to think that i would take less money and play for a better team, than take more moeny and play for a noncontender, but who knows right? I would never fault a guy to taking more money elsewhere, i just think that if you REALLY want to be a red wing and want to be in contention each year you have to be willing to take a little less money. Realstically i understand that some people value the money more, and i cant fault them AT ALL for that. But in this cap space era, i think it takes a different breed to be a Red Wing, and i hope Hudler is that type ofguy. If not, like i said, i cant fault him.

[Hank Dats 'N Homer 81]

Just for the record.. I am a hockey fan, I played junior B and high school, I've watched since I was too young to remember, I bought every damn NHL game that came out for Sega Genesis, PC and eventually Xbox. I can say that even with a life time of hockey under my belt I would chose 2 million over the cup.

This is the arguement for the ages haha. Being a regular guy that will never make Millions of dollars a year, yea we would chose 2 million over winning a cup. But if you are already Guaranteed 2.5-3 million a year, would you chose to play for a crappy team to make an extra 1-1.5 million and never win the ultimate prize? The prize that every person in your profession is chasing? To me, im a helpless romantic for the cup, and i would hope that most players out there are the same and play to win rather than to Bank big bucks. With that said, i certainly understand those that would chose the money.

[soonboomer 31]

I can understand and agree with this statement. If i was a player i would like to think that i would take less money and play for a better team, than take more moeny and play for a noncontender, but who knows right? I would never fault a guy to taking more money elsewhere, i just think that if you REALLY want to be a red wing and want to be in contention each year you have to be willing to take a little less money. Realstically i understand that some people value the money more, and i cant fault them AT ALL for that. But in this cap space era, i think it takes a different breed to be a Red Wing, and i hope Hudler is that type ofguy. If not, like i said, i cant fault him.

The quality of sports franchises is always in a fluid state. Who knows who will be contenders and pretenders 2 years from now? Look at the Oakland Raiders......the Atlanta Braves......and gasp, the Detroit Pistons. A mere few years ago, all were playing or contending for championships, and now, the future doesn't look so bright. I think the psyche of a lot, if not most, professional athletes is that they can make a difference in any team they might go to, i.e."if I played there, we would instantly become a contender". For a guy to take a discount of accepting a contract of $2 million where he could get $3-$3.5 million somewhere else.......well, since an athlete has such a short timeframe to earn the big $$$, I would seriously question his judgment.