Is what Landeskog did worth it?

[I Hate Blake Coleman]

So when is he giving up the C?

 

[A1LeafNation]

Explain? Where are you getting 100m?

Once his new deal is up, 12m x 8 year deal could have been all that money he potentially pissed away. I rounded up to summarize the convo.

 

[ReHabs]

That isn't how things went down.

The injury occurred due to a cut skate in the bubble and he had surgery (Oct '20). The knee degraded over time and he had another surgery right before the '22 playoffs (Mar '22). It started bothering him again the next training camp so another surgery happened (Oct '22). And we all know the rest - after that failed, he had the big one (Mar '23).

In other words, this wasn't a situation where he made a deal with the devil. If he didn't participate in the 2022 postseason, the only thing that would be different now is he - and the Avalanche - wouldn't have a Stanley Cup.

Okay assuming the issues after the cup playoffs are not linked whatsoever to playing in those cup playoffs

Do you think he would instead have his team not winning the cup in exchange for knowing there’s a certainty the knees would repair as desired?

 

[Jixer19]

So when is he giving up the C?

I am sure the moment he knows he can't make a comeback at all, he will pass it off. Until then, it is his to keep if he and the team believes he can make a comeback, even at 50% effectiveness to what he was before

Once his new deal is up, 12m x 8 year deal could have been all that money he potentially pissed away. I rounded up to summarize the convo.

His current deal would have him 35/36 (too lazy to stat check exactly lol), so he will only miss out on a few years on the back end of his career

 

[Pierce Hawthorne]

You are basically asking is 1 cup worth 100m.

The answer is no.

What? That's not what is being asked at all...


He's making his money regardless... He lost out on $0.

 

[A1LeafNation]

I am sure the moment he knows he can't make a comeback at all, he will pass it off. Until then, it is his to keep if he and the team believes he can make a comeback, even at 50% effectiveness to what he was before


His current deal would have him 35/36 (too lazy to stat check exactly lol), so he will only miss out on a few years on the back end of his career

Ok sure. 60m (5 x 12m) if we say the cap is like 120m in 5 years when his contract is up.

60m vs 1 cup.

Most are still taking that paycheck.

 

[pld459666]

When sports careers, on average, are 7-10 years long, you do what you can and body will allow to win. Making money in the process is the bonus, playing 10-15 years is nice, but winning is and should be the focus and goal.

 

[Cypher]

Contract is insured, he's getting paid, getting top medical treatment, and if it doesn't work out, he'll get a management position and eventually become Avs GM.

 

[Crow]

Ok sure. 60m (5 x 12m) if we say the cap is like 120m in 5 years when his contract is up.

60m vs 1 cup.

Most are still taking that paycheck.

You think someone was going to pay him 5 x 12 when he is 36-41? 5 million more than now?

 

[pld459666]

I know what it's like to be broke.

Give me the Cup over the money. All day, every day

 

[duckpuck]

I wonder what Simon Despres thinks of Landeskog's career ending injury? I don't wish injuries on anyone, but I'm having a hard time feeling bad for Landeskog. He doled out lots of bad (intent to injure) type of hits in his career.

 

[dukeofjive]

It depends on is quality of life after the nhl really, so only he could answer that question.

 

[MVP of West Hollywd]

He was probably going to have shortened career anyway.

 

[TGWL]

Once his new deal is up, 12m x 8 year deal could have been all that money he potentially pissed away. I rounded up to summarize the convo.

He would need a contract for July 2029. 12x8 is not happening. A player turning 37, 1 month after the season starts is not getting anywhere near that deal. I think it's foolish to believe that somehow he'd be pain free had he not played in the playoffs. I don't see him being a 37 year old, completely healthy and playing at an elite level. You clearly opened your mouth and typed it out without thinking.

 

[TGWL]

I know what it's like to be broke.

Give me the Cup over the money. All day, every day

If I already made a decent earning, I may feel differently, but I'm on the other side of that. It sucks as fans because you want your team to have the cap to spend and make the best team possible, but from a players perspective I can't fault any of them for taking as much money as possible. They've played at competitive, high levels all their lives. They train constantly. This is their job. This isn't just a cool moment taking place.

 

[dirtydanglez]

100%

he got his cup. he'll get his money and his knee isn't an issue in every day life from what i gathered.

 

[johan f]

He is working hard. Few here are working hard.

 

[A1LeafNation]

You think someone was going to pay him 5 x 12 when he is 36-41? 5 million more than now?

I think the scenario was if he was fully healthy going into his next deal. The way the cap is heading yeah it's possible...

 

[rynryn]

worth it. I'd just buy robot knees with the cash and maybe get a job with the Avs front office as a "consultant" or "advisor" where you get paid a half-mil a year to attend one or two fundraisers a year and maybe sit at the draft table.
Now if it was a back problem maybe not.

 

[pld459666]

If I already made a decent earning, I may feel differently, but I'm on the other side of that. It sucks as fans because you want your team to have the cap to spend and make the best team possible, but from a players perspective I can't fault any of them for taking as much money as possible. They've played at competitive, high levels all their lives. They train constantly. This is their job. This isn't just a cool moment taking place.

I don't begrudge any one from earning a living, God bless and more power to them.

I can only speak for me

 

[Pablo El Perro]

I know what it's like to be broke.

Give me the Cup over the money. All day, every day

And he's not broke as far as I know. He's probably made more than most of us will in 50 years of working.

 

[toddkaz]

Oh in that case then destroy my knees

Not a lot of pro athletes that aren't hobbled after 10-15 years of sports. Tiger Woods doesn't even play a contact sport and he is probably in pain every day.

I would bet 90% of pro athletes live with pain every day after they retire its just the level its at. The human body just can't take that kind of punishment and not walk away with pain.

 

[DrMartinVanNostrand]

What Landeskog did was unequivocally not worth it, but I'm a Lightning fan so I might be giving a biased answer.

On a more serious yet somber note though, it was worth it for Peter McNab, who knew he was dying from cancer by the time that postseason ended.

 

[John Mandalorian]

What Landeskog did was unequivocally not worth it, but I'm a Lightning fan so I might be giving a biased answer.

On a more serious yet somber note though, it was worth it for Peter McNab, who knew he was dying from cancer by the time that postseason ended.

Cheap ploy to trash Landeskog and then hide behind McNab. So trashy.

 

[TheDawnOfANewTage]

Not a lot of pro athletes that aren't hobbled after 10-15 years of sports. Tiger Woods doesn't even play a contact sport and he is probably in pain every day.

I would bet 90% of pro athletes live with pain every day after they retire its just the level its at. The human body just can't take that kind of punishment and not walk away with pain.

I think you’d be surprised what docs can do- joint replacement is a thing, it doesn’t get much more advanced beyond “that complex moving part you destroyed? We got you a new one, 3rd party, works pretty well.”

Depends on the person, body part, and how they take care of it though, obviously. Backs are still a bitch, there are still debilitating conditions all over, but with enough money you can hopefully get fixed up pretty good in our “rich first/rich only” system.