His skill is the reason. Which is the same reason why Alex Plante isn't, and wont be, making millions playing a game.
- systemtool

You aren't this simple.


The fans paying to watch those skills don't factor in?

I'm perfectly ok with Kadri being candid and open about the process; get tired of the Hockey Canada media prep school rhetoric we've been hearing for the last 20 years from players.

What I'm not ok with is if that's the actual asking price: no way in hell is Kadri worth 5M+ right now. Just, no.
- gravyface

Completely agree on all counts

And Glucky
- Yeti1181

hmm?

Exactly. But the point about making millions and what makes a guy earn that money is his talent. Without it, you dont get the $$
- systemtool

Where does the money come from?

hmm?
- Feeling Glucky?

I was wondering where you ve been. I'm the glucky whisper

You aren't this simple.


The fans paying to watch those skills don't factor in?
- robin_steele264

Sure they do. But that money could easily all go to the owners and they could pay the players 150 bucks a game instead of millions.

What makes the players rich is their talent.

Players owe nothing to the fans and the fans owe nothing to the players. We're all in it to feed our own wants and desires, not to make others rich or happy.
- systemtool

I think you are just arguing for the sake of it.


Players owe nothing to the fans. The ones who pay them

Sure they do. But that money could easily all go to the owners and they could pay the players 150 bucks a game instead of millions.

What makes the players rich is their talent.
- systemtool

What makes them rich is the existence of professional hockey.

Where does the money come from?
- robin_steele264

Where it comes from isn't the players concern. Its the owners. Just like the Leafs cap space isn't Kadris concern.

Not in the slightest. I'm a fan, but it's already been proven to me that my life is fine without hockey. I don't have a million dollar career riding on it.

Players owe everything to the fans. Media brings the game to us. Players not respecting or having time for either can go do something else.
- robin_steele264

get off your high horse, the players don't own us anything. They provide entertainment to millions, its a fair trade.

What makes them rich is the existence of professional hockey.
- robin_steele264

That alone makes only the owners rich. What makes the players rich is their talent, and the price an owner is willing to pay to aquire such talent.

Im not rich and hockey exists. Explain that. Come on, you can't be this clueless.

get off your high horse, the players don't own us anything. They provide entertainment to millions, its a fair trade.
- Sammich

I watched Star Wars the other day. Harrison Ford owes me a Corvette.

I think you are just arguing for the sake of it.


Players owe nothing to the fans. The ones who pay them
- robin_steele264

I think you want to feel important, you aren't. NHL players owe is nothing.

That alone makes only the owners rich. What makes the players rich is their talent, and the price an owner is willing to pay to aquire such talent.

Im not rich and hockey exists. Explain that. Come on, you can't be this clueless.
- systemtool

You re just not that good apparently

That alone makes only the owners rich. What makes the players rich is their talent, and the price an owner is willing to pay to aquire such talent.

Im not rich and hockey exists. Explain that. Come on, you can't be this clueless.
- systemtool

Sigh


Nevermind.

I watched Star Wars the other day. Harrison Ford owes me a Corvette.
- systemtool

Sigh


Nevermind.
- robin_steele264

Good idea.


Oh wait! Eklund surely must owe us all something for giving his site hits. In fact, I think Augello owes me a steak dinner and a keg of beer.

You re just not that good apparently
- Yeti1181

Exactly.

I think you want to feel important, you aren't. NHL players owe is nothing.
- systemtool

So you're fine if a player has zero respect for anything or anyone but himself.


I'm not.


Guess that's all this boils down to.

Good idea.


Oh wait! Eklund surely must owe us all something for giving his site hits. In fact, I think Augello owes me a steak dinner and a keg of beer.
- systemtool

I'm sure you beleive these are good points.

So you're fine if a player has zero respect for anything or anyone but himself.


I'm not.


Guess that's all this boils down to.
- robin_steele264

I really dont give a pube what a player does off the ice. Its hockey, its a sport, who cares what some guy ill never know acts like off the ice.

The fans and media are the reason he gets to ask for millions to play a game.
- robin_steele264

He gets paid for being nice? Kessel gets paid for his personality and Dion for his intellect? Kadri isn't slamming fans. He's contradicting a pompous TSN Insider. Why do I care?

I'm sure you beleive these are good points.
- robin_steele264

Im sure you think Kadri owes you something. You really, truly, seriously believe that. This might be a bad time to tell you, but the Leaf players just paid my mortgage off. I've been a fan for 30 years, they owed me.

Great interview, and you know what, Poulin is a hundred percent right. At the end of the day its hockey, anything can happen, those who truly want it, will play for it, and thats what it is. If Naz can't play without having an ice rink in his basement at home, then sit at home. Love the guy, he's a phenomenal talent, but hey, if you wanna sit out, sit out. Earn your respect, show the team you can do it again. Honestly, if you're so confident to demand what John Tavares makes, sign a 1 year deal for less, and prove that you're worth it. Man up buddy.

I really dont give a poop what a player does off the ice. Its hockey, its a sport, who cares what some guy ill never know acts like off the ice.
- systemtool

Us hockeybuzz folk sure spend lots of time discussing stuff like that.