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I think in a lot of those cases you're comparing incomes sufficient to last 20 lifetimes to those sufficient to last 25-30 lifetimes.
Would you rather be drafted 1st OA by any team or 2nd OA by your favorite team?
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McShogun99
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1st overall. This way I could move out of Edmonton and just come back to visit in the summers. The only way I'd want to go 2nd overall if it's another Canadian team drafting 1st.
If I were an NHL player, playing for my favorite team (Toronto) wouldn't necessarily be the highest item on my priority list; I'd like to play there in theory but it's not all sunshine and roses. I love the city but I also like my privacy and don't like being recognized by people I don't know or attention whore reporters mining desperately for dirty laundry. However, I would say that many dominant athletes are used to that sort of thing and if I would have been a good enough hockey player as a teenager to warrant being picked at the top of the NHL entry draft in the first place, there's a very good chance I'd have a somewhat different personality in order to get to that point.
Playing for any team in the NHL is obviously far better than no team at all. That said, if I'm good enough to warrant a #1 pick in the draft there definitely are a handful of franchises I'd want to avoid now and forever.
Playing for any team in the NHL is obviously far better than no team at all. That said, if I'm good enough to warrant a #1 pick in the draft there definitely are a handful of franchises I'd want to avoid now and forever.
SI90
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2nd overall to the Islanders. Wouldn’t even have to move. ( would buy a better house in the same town) lol
CanadienShark
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Being from Victoria, I most certainly wouldn't choose the team closest to my birthplace. And I wouldn't choose Ottawa either. So that stipulation doesn't affect me, if I'm understanding you correctly. I don't think you mean to say you don't get to choose, else why say your favourite team?
So I'd probably say #2 overall. I'd love to play for the Sharks. Classy organization and a relatively successful and competitive one. Seemingly good locker room.
Not a Sharks fan but they'd be very high on my list of places to play if I were a NHL player. If money is no object for you the Bay Area is just spectacular, they're a well-run organization that is usually competitive, they are unafraid to pay their core players, etc...there's a lot to like there.
CanadienShark
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Why do so many people think that EVERYONE wants to live in massive cities? I love visiting big cities, but sure as hell don't want to live in one. Ottawa is a fine size city for my tastes, though I'd rather a Montreal or Vancouver. No way in hell I'd ever consider any of those three you mentioned. I'd sooner choose Nashville, Boston, Seattle, etc.
JPeeper
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Damn so if Zetterberg or Datsyuk went 1st overall their salaries would have been in the 100's of million per year?
CanadienShark
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Totally agree. Maybe it's not the perfect organization, but it's good. I'm pretty confident in the head office, scouting staff, coaches, and players.
I absolutely love that part of California. If you've got the money (that is, if you have a shit load of money) it's hard to beat. The Sharks are pretty well-run and they're not afraid to pay to keep the guys they want to keep. Good organization.
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The first question was first overall or a city you liked so the city you like could vary by own preference
Top three picks normally get the same bonus structures for their first contract . And future salary would depend on who is actually better
IWantSakicAsMyGM
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There are a handful of teams that I would rather not play for, if given the choice. Just don't think I could ever bring myself to wear a Red Wings jersey.
Tonka
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He's right to an extent. If Matthews was a 20th overall pick, and got the 40 goals, he probably would get a million or two lesson that what he will be getting.
That 1st overall comes with a franchise tag, so the expectations are much higher for the player going forward. Whereas the 20th overall is more like, okay, he might be peaking here. Kind of an extreme example, but there is benefits for being a first overall that produces 80 points over a 20th overall that produces 80 points.
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Eastopia
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Eh, it depends. I mean, you have a point, but as a Swede I've watched both OEL and Karlsson waste most of their careers (or at least most of their prime) on no-hope teams and if I was Dahlin I wouldn't be keen on jumping on that same boat. If I could trade risking a slighly lower salary for a lesser risk of that happening by avoiding Buffalo, I wouldn't even hesitate.
If 1st overall meant New Jersey or Toronto I'd go with that though despite not caring about either of those teams one way or another.
If I had to make the choice before I had any clue on who #1 would be, then it would be hard but I still might go with the safety option even though I'd almost always prefer going first. I just really, really wouldn't want to be OELsson'd.
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hamzarocks
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I'd gladly get drafted 211 overall and play one shift If it could be for the leafs. Other teams/cities I would like to play for would be rangers, penguins, predators, wild, hawks, and sharks.
