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Which three things would bother you most as a player?

Which three things would keep you away from an NHL franchise's location?


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kerrabria

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Every market has their pros and cons. If you were a player, and you had lots of options on where to play, which of the following things would you least want to deal with? Pick your three biggest push factors.

Keep in mind:
- You don't have to live in your NHL team's city year-round
- Taxes are paid based on game location (i.e., Boston players only pay Massachusetts taxes for 41 games)
 
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Every market has their pros and cons. If you were a player, and you had lots of options on where to play, which of the following things would you least want to deal with? Pick your three biggest push factors.

Keep in mind:
- You don't have to live in your NHL team's city year-round
- Taxes are paid based on game location (i.e., Boston players only pay Massachusetts taxes for 41 games)
How about you, OP?
 
I checked taxes but the states politics play a bigger role in that then the catch all "taxes". But states with what I consider bad political agendas have higher taxes generally so it kind of works out

I could never live in Illinois, California, NY or NJ because of their view on gun rights or lack thereof. Same would apply to Canada.
That's a far bigger concern than the actually tax rate to me. Following that you'd have places like Winnipeg, Detroit that are just unappealing.
 
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As someone who is an American citizen, I picked living in the US. Even simple things like getting your children life saving vaccines are a struggle now. It’s really not going in a good direction.
 
If given the option, I'd take Texas/Florida over living in Canada 10/10 times. State policies do matter, so I wouldn't like playing in California as much as in Nashville either.
 
This seems destined to be locked for getting "too political."

I will say that safety doesn't seem like much of an issue. I'm sure players can live in whatever they consider to be the best/safest part of any town or city.
 
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I would like to keep a low profile and not freeze my ass off, so I voted for the cold, invasive fans, and critical media. Sorry about that, Canada.

As far as taxes and crime go (not surprised to see those winning!) I live in New York City now and the cold bothers me more than both of those.
Keep in mind:
- You don't have to live in your NHL team's city year-round
What if I play for the Rangers and still live in the hood anyway?
 
Where’s the “too outdoorsy/not urban enough” option? I spent all of my twenties living in a major US city and had an absolute blast. Great bars, great food, great girls, and that was without making millions of dollars a year while being famous and in impeccable shape.

I’m not sure I’d want to spend my 20’s in a frozen tundra or a place without an awesome nightlife.
 
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Where’s the “too outdoorsy/not urban enough” option? I spent all of my twenties living in a major US city and had an absolute blast. Great bars, great food, great girls, and that was without making millions of dollars a year while being famous and in impeccable shape.

I’m not sure I’d want to spend my 20’s in a frozen tundra or a place without an awesome nightlife.
Hell yeah
 
The real #1 would be states politic (and I don't mean Canada/USA, I mean at Provincial/States level). There's place I wouldn't go just because I wouldn't be able to deal with some bullshit happening there.

But since it ain't a choice:

Long distance travel

Not enough media (assuming I'm a good enough hockey player that I get to choose where I want to play) - Fans recognition and adoration, merch to my name and stuff, I would f***ing love it. Great for easy sponsor money too. If I'm a good hockey player, I want everyone to know who I am lol

I went with "Safety/Crime" as the default 3rd choice, because all the rest didn't bother me
 
My two main things would be safety and the quality of the city. I don't see an option for City quality, just a too urban option, for some reason.

I can overlook downsides such as taxes or weather if I live in a great city.
 
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The city safety thing seems strange to me. If you're a millionaire there's really VERY little you have to worry about. Not to mention in all big cities there's going to be a reasonable level of big city crime. Someone not wanting to live in Chicago for instance because of the crime...that's entirely narrative driven and you've got no idea what you're talking about. I know I'm being pretentious but it really just comes across like you're a naive suburbanite watching too much Fox News or something.
 

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