Cole Caufield takes the plunge again when he sees that there are a lot of numbers next to the word “balance” in his bank account, but the Canadian scorer says he hasn’t done too much crazy since Kent Hughes granted him his whopping 8-year, $62.8 million contract last June.
In fact, the biggest expense the 23-year-old sensation made with this colossal sum was to rent 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. Except it was the opportunity of a lifetime! he said during his appearance on the popular podcast Spittin’ Chicletsduring which the hosts several times made fun of poor… Christian Dvorak, with whom Caufield lives, and his introverted character.
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’s an icon, a legend, you have to see her perform,” assured the country fan, including 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 once again has recognized as “life-changing”.
“It’s hard, though, because there’s always someone to remind you,” he added with a laugh.
Caufield, however, did not share great confidences during his time at the microphone of Paul Bissonnette and Ryan Whitney, where the players nevertheless tend to let themselves go, rather than pouring into the traditional “tape”.
Like Weber and Price
It wasn’t the first time that the two former 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, it was mainly about American hockey and the nickname that Shea Weber gave him a few years ago: “The Cock» (or “the penis” in French, and no, the reason has not been revealed).
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“No one has called me that in three years,” laughed Caufield, who also recognized the undeniable contribution made by Weber, but also veterans like Corey Perry, Carey Price, and now Brendan Gallagher , on his career (beyond the nickname).
“We had several guys during the playoffs [où le Canadien s’est rendu en finale, en 2021] that I was able to meet in the bubble, he explained. It was crazy to see how much they invested in hockey during 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 recruits’ dinner, which this year took place in Los Angeles, in November. It was the usually reserved Justin Barron who was the star of the evening, according to Caufield.
“He danced, he sang, he made jokes,” he said. He’s usually pretty quiet, but here he was funny. He’s definitely come out of his shell.”