Good players who didn't prioritize winning

[quoipourquoi]

And I know one of them took a much larger portion of that $7M than the other but I can't remember which one.

Kariya took the small part ($1.2 million). It was to ensure UFA status the next season.

 

[The Panther]

We should have another thread:

"Bad players who prioritized winning" = Tim Hunter

 

[Iapyi]

It is a sad reflection on society when being loyal is considered a bad trait.

 

[LeafsNation75]

Any of Toronto's "Muskoka Five" can fit into this conversation. They all preferred to stay in Toronto and cash their pay cheques rather then be traded to contending clubs and chase the Cup.

While that never happened in 2008 when the phrase "Muskoka Five" was thought of, in 2011 Tomas Kaberle approved a trade to Boston and won the Cup that season.