Amazing Kreiderman
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Hossa being allergic to his equipment the moment his salary drops to 1m is something the NHL should look into. Not Klein retiring haha
Confirmed with Link: Kevin Klein Has Retired
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Hossa being allergic to his equipment the moment his salary drops to 1m is something the NHL should look into. Not Klein retiring haha
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Tough. Hard working. He even retired tough. I can't give him enough credit - I'd have played 3rd pair or 7th defenseman for 2.9 million. Class act. Great trade for MDZ.
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I really didn't even think of that regarding Hossa. It does seem like the NHL is looking into it though, which is interesting because I don't remember ever reading anything about the league verifying an injury like that.
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Good luck to him, I hope he has a normal life and his body doesn't give out, like many players that retire because of injury.
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cwede
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I took a quick look and just saw "kevin" "has" and "retired" and misread this as "Kevin Hayes retired"
In that split second I didn't know how to feel.
In that split second I didn't know how to feel.
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Amazing Kreiderman
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I remember reading an article a few years ago, that stated the top salaries in the Swiss NLA are around €500k a year.
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By NHL standards, I guess you're right. But half a million per year? Yeah, he's going to Europe to make money.
He's potentially giving up 5X that by leaving the NHL--in purely economic terms that's not rational. Even if he's already made a bundle. In any case, I think it's great--I'm happy he's made the money he has and I'm happy he can walk away and go do something because he wants to, not because he needs to.
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this is a point that gets lost whenever salary is discussed -
the point of making money, for most people, is to be able to later be free to make decisions you want to make, without thougths of cost/money holding you back
many posters here think everyone's atitude is (should be) that the only important consideration is making even more money, just make as very much as you can for as long as you can
some people stop counting and look at not just the security their netw worth provides them, but also the opportunities they've made possible for themselves
$500k + home + car in a beautiful world city, still playing pro hockey, but with much less relentless and physical grind (wide ice, shorter season) may not make Klein alot richer, but he wont lose money, he'll have interesting times and hopefully stay healthier and enjoy life after NHL hockey
I've been an avid motorcyclist for a long time. The last few years my body has been reacting to gloves/boots/jacket sleeve. Bought a lot of new gear - still a problem.
I can understand it. Your body changes as you age.
The timing does make it very suspicious. My guess - is it has been a problem for awhile that he has lived with/dealt with and now, the 1M salary gives him incentive to retire.
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On top of all this, the Rangers probably made it very clear to Klein that he was going to be stapled to the press box... look at all the players they brought in--you have Shattenkirk, Smith, McDonagh, Skjei, and DeAngelo all on the NHL roster that can play the right side. NYR probably made it very clear he wasn't going to get much playing time--they probably gave him the option of a trade, retirement, or the press box
Or maybe it was the other way around--Klein told the team he was probably going to retire during the end of season interviews and the organization planned accordingly. Teams (including the Rangers) generally don't treat their players like trash. And if Klein decided he wanted to/was able to play another year, he would go to training camp and if he could prove it, would either be worked into the lineup or traded. Or he could have retired before the beginning of the season, if things didn't work out the way he wanted it.
Bottom line, the Rangers didn't kick him out--Klein made this decision. Playing in Europe is a win-win--he gets paid to do something he loves (and by the way, as cwede alludes to--will be pampered by the team as well receiving a decent salary) and gets a chance to experience life in a new and different way.
When Brooks first reported Klein was thinking about retiring I think he also mentioned that the Rangers were thinking of moving on from him anywyas
GordonGecko
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Pirri joining Klein in the Swiss league next season:
http://www.sportsnet.ca/hockey/nhl/...ssel-pirri-tatar-granlund-duchene-tortorella/
http://www.sportsnet.ca/hockey/nhl/...ssel-pirri-tatar-granlund-duchene-tortorella/
What a confusing news report. The Pirri thing was reported days ago. Then Friedman comes and says no, his understanding is that Pirri is staying in North America. And this news report uses that very tweet from Friedman IN the news report! Way to read what you post, SportsNet.
