Originally Posted by
WagonCircler
What does that even mean?
For starters, his money would go a hell of a lot farther in Buffalo than in NYC.
Second, if he's simply basing his decision on endorsement money (which would be monumentally stupid), there's certainly way more money in NYC, but there's also way, WAY more competition for endorsement dollars. Vessel would be a needle in a haystack in the New York metro area, with its 3 NHL teams, 2 NFL teams, 2 MLB teams and 2 NBA teams. Not to mention literally hundreds of pop culture and media stars. Vesey would be a nobody in NYC.
Big NYC endorsement money doesn't go to rookie free agent hockey players.