Sica is right most of us don't make $80,000 living in Grand Forks probably will with inflation and 15 plus years more of work, if you are I want to know what your career path is. I would bet it's Lawyer private practice, You work for EERC, your a Dr and it is your salary for the first three months of the year, or you are a senior exec of the Federal Government with 20+ years of work. I don't fault these kids for taking the money. I not so sure any of us can fault them for pursuing their dream is the playing in the NHL. Granted most of them don't even come close to making it. But think of it this way if you were sitting at home not making a lot of money and someone offered you a signing bonus of 200,000-450,000 and a yearly salary of about 80,000 with the possibility of making more if you make a certain level most of us would take it even if it meant moving to another city.