Brodie562
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DanyHeatley#1Fan said:With the rookie maximum it is clear that Crosby will choose his team (in case of him becoming a UFA) with his heart. So the Montreal Canadiens are the obvious choice for a lot of us but he may as well go with teams that will win championships and assure him of having big numbers soon so Ottawa, Florida and Atlanta become very attractive. I won't to predict where he will end up. What I'll do is play Bob Gainey and give my arguments WHY Crosby should choose my team, the Montreal Canadiens. As a fan of that team I cannot be really objective so...
1. Rookie maximum is the same every in the league, so he won't get more money elsewhere.
2. Montreal is a hockey crazy city. He will be a god in the province of Quebec and every will be wearing #87's jersey at Bell Centre. He would be the biggest star in the province and get tone of money to endorse products. More than everywhere else because in Quebec hockey is the first sports we love.
3. The chance to help his boyhood team to build a new dynasty. Well, not only the chance of "helping" us out, but the chance of being the next Richard, Béliveau, Roy, Lafleur etc. We have good players in our system and we're a team on the rise that actually makes the playoffs right now unlike Atlanta and Florida.
4. Having Bob Gainey as a GM, a guy that will help him to learn how the win and how to handle the pressure.
5. Playing in a market that he already KNOWS. No adaptation, no new journalist (he already have all Quebec's guys on his back). Plus, in Quebec he is already loved and admired.
6. Having the chance of being pretty close to home (10 hours or so) and having the chance for the team that draft his father.
7. Paying alot of taxes
Id think he like to play in a city where he could live a normal life. Would you as an 18 year old KID want to play in a city where you wouldnt be able to go out without signing an autograph? Id pick a city where the team is strong (Talent and market) and where hockey isnt the #1 sport. San Jose, LA, Dallas, New Jersey, Philadelphia, basically any team except for the Canadian teams.