Do obviously overpaid players cause locker room rifts?

[Indrid Cold]

I keep wondering this. Do players who genuinely want to win look down on players with terrible contracts, to the point where it can affect the locker room and team morale?

I would think that hungry Oilers players would be pissed looking at Nurse's contract, and the fact he's not living up to it, and seeing that wasted cap space.

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[Zirakzigil]

Oiler players get pissed when his contract is mentioned to them by the media. Apparently hes well liked in the locker room.

 

[KirkAlbuquerque]

I don’t think so.

Teammates usually like each other and want them to get paid . Also they probably like when average players get paid a lot because it means they can ask for more when it’s their turn

 

[mm11]

Suspect it's not an issue. Now, if the dude does not play hard, sacrifice the body, does not produce and whines? ...............

 

[Channelcat]

Yes

 

[ShootIt]

I'd assume players lack of effort would be the greater issue for any rifts than simply just their paycheck.

 

[Brookbank]

It depends who's on your team. If it's Ollie Jokinin or Ryan Suter then yes. They are known to talk sh** about players contracts.

 

[Eyeseeing]

We asked players about PLD but nobody is sure which team he is on this week

 

[Fatass]

Us fans think like this. Players don’t.

It depends who's on your team. If it's Ollie Jokinin or Ryan Suter then yes. They are known to talk sh** about players contracts.

They were? Hearsay or actual evidence supporting this?

 

[Machinehead]

It's good for them. Salaries have risen substantially over the last ten years and overpaid players are huge reason.

 

[The Zetterberg Era]

If they already don’t like the guy it is ammo. What they mostly don’t care for is unprofessional behavior and lack of compete. Usually not the hallmark of big money and for instance why Nurse is well liked in the room. We have instances of guys where they certainly are disliked and their contract is the topper to drive the whole rooms point home.

 

[Brookbank]

Us fans think like this. Players don’t.


They were? Hearsay or actual evidence supporting this?

It's part of the reason why he was bought out. It came out in interviews of other players. I'll try and find it

 

[Team_Spirit]

Luongo hated his own contract!

 

[BigBadBruins7708]

I'd figure effort level and undeserved ice time would be bigger locker room issues

 

[Mrfenn92]

People in general should worry about themselves instead of others

 

[SheldonJPlankton]

If you are playing on a team that signs flawed players to fat contracts...did you really sign there expecting to win? Seems to me that it's money that motivates such teams/players and not on-ice success.