Player Discussion John-Jason (JJ) Peterka, RW (34th overall, 2020) -- Signed to ELC

[Chainshot]

I am listening to it now. When I am done, I'll let you know what he said.

TLDR: Taxes were mentioned, but it wasn't a big deal.

EDIT:
The podcast was very interesting overall, but the tax thing was talked about in just a couple of sentences. It was also brought up by one of the hosts not by Peterka. The host asked him about the tax situation in NYS since they had heard about the differences in state income tax in different states and how that may be an advantage for teams in certain states like Florida.
And they asked him if that is something that players consider and take into account. And JJ's reply was that it certainly seems to have an impact for UFAs. Peterka thinks the biggest thing your looking for as an UFA is to find a spot where you are confident that you'll make the playoffs. And when a host interjected that those teams from states with lower taxes are usually among the better teams, Peterka affirmed that, but did not really go into any detail (basically he said "yeah"). He also mentioned that NYS has some of, if not the highest taxes, which is not so good (from a player's perspective).
But just from the whole tone of the conversation, it was not really a big deal, but just a bit of a tangent, that was brought up by the German hosts, because it is difficult for them to wrap their head around the whole concept with the different state taxes and how that impacts both the parity of the league and the individual players.

What I took from his comments about his contract situation:
1. He lives in Buffalo very close to the arena, and seems to like it. (He does prefer his hometown of Munich to Buffalo though)
2. He leaves the details to his agent, he doesn't really want to deal with it too much.
3. They talked about the deadlines and what would happen if they can't agree on a contract, and Peterka brought up the Nylander situation in Toronto to illustrate how these things can go.
4. But he didn't seem too worried, even if it takes some time. To translate a quote from him "The summer is long".
5. He had also talked about his contract situation when he explained why he wasn't playing at the World Championships, and from what he said there, it seems like would definitely prefer a long term contract over a bridge. Because he said about the risk of playing in the tournament without a signed deal, that going in your team might have been interested in giving you an 8-year deal, but if you play and get hurt, things might change and suddently they'll only offer you 3 years.

Appreciate the translation. Thanks.

 

[Der Jaeger]

I prefer Munich to Buffalo as well.

 

[Chainshot]

I prefer Munich to Buffalo as well.

Same. I now want beer gardens and hitting fleischers for some grilled sausage and a fresh roll.

 

[Chainshot]

Mild surprise he isn’t named as part of the first six for Germany with Sturm and Reichel named over him.

 

[Zman5778]

Mild surprise he isn’t named as part of the first six for Germany with Sturm and Reichel named over him.

Apparently it's due to the fact that he doesn't currently have an NHL contract.

 

[ValJamesDuex]

Same. I now want beer gardens and hitting fleischers for some grilled sausage and a fresh roll.

Next time your in Buffalo try Hofbrauhaus, the food and Weissbier is pretty good. I get my Schnitzel fix there from my days in Kaiserslautern.

Home

Welcome to Hofbräuhaus Buffalo, the first and only German micro brewery, beer hall, restaurant and beer garden to call Buffalo home.

www.hofbrauhausbuffalo.com

 

[Chainshot]

Next time your in Buffalo try Hofbrauhaus, the food and Weissbier is pretty good. I get my Schnitzel fix there from my days in Kaiserslautern.

Home

Welcome to Hofbräuhaus Buffalo, the first and only German micro brewery, beer hall, restaurant and beer garden to call Buffalo home.

www.hofbrauhausbuffalo.com

I've been. There is still something to this sort of space in autumn though -

 

[OkimLom]

I am listening to it now. When I am done, I'll let you know what he said.

TLDR: Taxes were mentioned, but it wasn't a big deal.

EDIT:
The podcast was very interesting overall, but the tax thing was talked about in just a couple of sentences. It was also brought up by one of the hosts not by Peterka. The host asked him about the tax situation in NYS since they had heard about the differences in state income tax in different states and how that may be an advantage for teams in certain states like Florida.
And they asked him if that is something that players consider and take into account. And JJ's reply was that it certainly seems to have an impact for UFAs. Peterka thinks the biggest thing your looking for as an UFA is to find a spot where you are confident that you'll make the playoffs. And when a host interjected that those teams from states with lower taxes are usually among the better teams, Peterka affirmed that, but did not really go into any detail (basically he said "yeah"). He also mentioned that NYS has some of, if not the highest taxes, which is not so good (from a player's perspective).
But just from the whole tone of the conversation, it was not really a big deal, but just a bit of a tangent, that was brought up by the German hosts, because it is difficult for them to wrap their head around the whole concept with the different state taxes and how that impacts both the parity of the league and the individual players.

What I took from his comments about his contract situation:
1. He lives in Buffalo very close to the arena, and seems to like it. (He does prefer his hometown of Munich to Buffalo though)
2. He leaves the details to his agent, he doesn't really want to deal with it too much.
3. They talked about the deadlines and what would happen if they can't agree on a contract, and Peterka brought up the Nylander situation in Toronto to illustrate how these things can go.
4. But he didn't seem too worried, even if it takes some time. To translate a quote from him "The summer is long".
5. He had also talked about his contract situation when he explained why he wasn't playing at the World Championships, and from what he said there, it seems like would definitely prefer a long term contract over a bridge. Because he said about the risk of playing in the tournament without a signed deal, that going in your team might have been interested in giving you an 8-year deal, but if you play and get hurt, things might change and suddently they'll only offer you 3 years.

Thanks very much for this information.