Swedish publication Aftonbladet published an interview earlier this week in which they discussed defenseman Carl Gunnarsson's new contract - specifically, his pay cut. Gunnarsson was re-upped for three years at a $2.9 million a season, which is a paycut from this year's $3,450,000 check. It wa surprising for a player to want to re-up with a team for less money; usually pending UFAs re-sign (or sign elsewhere) with more money on their mind. What caused Gunnarsson to stay put in St. Louis? Here's what he (and Google Translate, so sorry) had to say:
"I go down a little in wages, but everything is not money.