Cole Caufield takes the plunge again when he sees that his bank account has a lot of numbers next to the word “balance,” but the Canadian scorer says he hasn't done too much crazy since Kent Hughes signed him to a whopping 8-year contract over $62.8 million last June.
In fact, the biggest expense the 23-year-old sensation made with that whopping sum was renting a “party bus” to attend a Taylor Swift show with friends.
“She has good songs, but I don't listen to Taylor Swift all the time. But it was a unique opportunity! he said during his appearance on the popular podcast Spittin' Chiclets, where the hosts repeatedly made fun of poor…Christian Dvorak, who Caufield lives with, and his introverted personality.
Always someone to remind him
And no, Caufield didn't go to Swift's show hoping to take Travis Kelce's place in the singer's heart!
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“She is an icon, a legend, you have to see her performance,” assured the country fan, who also included Morgan Wallen.
But the small forward says he tries not to think too much about how much money is in his account, even though he's done it again recognized as “life-changing.”.
“It’s hard, though, because there’s always someone to remind you,” he added with a laugh.
However, Caufield didn't show much confidence during his time behind the mic from Paul Bissonnette and Ryan Whitney, where players still tend to let themselves go rather than pour into the traditional “tape.”
Like Weber and Price
It wasn't the first time that the two former ice hockey players invited him to their podcast, but number 22 preferred to wait until he had played more games in the NHL.
In addition to his contract and Dvorak's personality, most of the talk was about American ice hockey and the nickname Shea Weber gave him a few years ago: “The Cock” (or “the penis” in French, and no, that wasn't the reason) . revealed).
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“No one has called me that in three years,” laughed Caufield, who also acknowledged the undeniable contribution that Weber, as well as veterans like Corey Perry, Carey Price and now Brendan Gallagher, have made to his career (beyond the nickname).
“We had several guys during the playoffs [où le Canadien s’est rendu en finale, en 2021] that I could meet in the bubble, he explained. It was crazy to see how much they invested in hockey throughout their careers, and being with them in the bubble immediately made me want to be like them.
Barron, the star of the party
And there was talk of the famous recruit dinner that took place in Los Angeles in November this year. According to Caufield, the normally reserved Justin Barron was the star of the night.
“He danced, he sang, he joked,” he said. Normally he's pretty quiet, but here he was funny. He’s definitely come out of his shell.”