If you were wondering how a German Bundesliga club such as Eispiraten Crimmitschau was able to afford to cover the insurance cost of both Wayne Simmonds and Chris Stewart, here is your answer. The team called upon local sponsors and private contributors to raise the money to bring in the two NHL players. It was a “both-or-neither” proposition, because the players’ top priority was to sign with the

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