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Significantly Insignificant said:True. But I think a star player becomes a little more marketable in a bigger market. Corey Perry for example. Does anyone know if he has a deal or two? I'm sure he does, but I don't think they would be national. The last two that I can think of that I saw were Rick Nash and Mike Cammalleri. I guess I have also seen Tavares, Duchene and Talbot (yeah one of these things is not like the others), but those are the only ones that stick out in recent memory. So when the salaries are the same for these big name players from different teams, then coming to a market like Toronto may actually have some benefits as far as endorsements go. In the case of Bozak, no.
I honestly think it has more to do with the player than it does the location. I haven't seen Perry on a bunch of ads, no, but the same is more or less true with Kessel outside of the big tuna money because neither guy strikes me as all that interesting/charismatic. On the flip side someone like PK Subban, who seems significantly less monotone, I have seen on TV. Jarome Iginla, who I've probably seen in the most ads of any hockey player besides Crosby or Ovechkin, can make that money in Calgary, he could probably do it anywhere.
Not to mention that we have no idea what various players may have been offered and turned down(I often wonder when I see that Tavares/Duchene/Talbot commercial how many players passed before they got to those three). Some guys just aren't comfortable as pitchmen.
Regardless, I still think the money is inconsequential.