Chris Pronger signed his five-year deal with Edmonton at 2 a.m. while drunk

"But at 1 a.m., my agent called back. 'They want to talk contract. They don’t want you playing on a one-year deal.

"But at 1 a.m., my agent called back. 'They want to talk contract. They don’t want you playing on a one-year deal. They cannot afford a contract with $7 million in the number.' I should’ve said no. Should’ve said I need to sleep on it. Should’ve said I need to talk to my wife. Instead, sitting in my home office, several more beers deep, we started negotiating. By 2 a.m., I’d agreed to five years." submitted by /u/Rtrock [link] [comments]