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Clifford on new deal: ‘Sure beats shoveling [poop] for $10 an hour’

Chicago Blackhawks v Los Angeles Kings - Game Four

LOS ANGELES, CA - JUNE 06: Kyle Clifford #13 of the Los Angeles Kings checks Sheldon Brookbank #17 of the Chicago Blackhawks in the corner in the second period of Game Four of the Western Conference Final during the 2013 NHL Stanley Cup Playoffs at Staples Center on June 6, 2013 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Jeff Gross/Getty Images)

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Kyle Clifford signed a two-year deal to stay with the Kings yesterday and while we haven’t heard what the financial details are yet, the man himself doesn’t seem too concerned with that.

Clifford tells John Hoven of Mayor’s Manor his particular grounded way to look at being a professional athlete and being not bothered by how large his paycheck is.

“Whatever it ends up being, it’s going to be good money; better than shoveling shit for $10-an-hour, like I used to do when I was a teenager,” he said.

Curiously enough, Clifford is a favorite of coach Darryl Sutter who’s been know to shovel some barns out himself.

Clifford’s new deal is a relief to him because it puts an end to some of the trade rumors that had been circulating around him. For now, he’ll have his hands full competing to stay in the lineup and bring that sandpaper-like kind of game to the ice.