[SkiBum80]

I've read all the posts on this thread and honestly there's a lot of good observations from lots of folks.
One small suggestion I'd make, is that I would not try to count too heavily on the exact wording of what players announce when they enter the portal.
Yes I realize it is tempting to try to discern subtle inferences out of it.  But that is an unreliable exercise.
Because so many of these announcements are really very similar in nature. 
Complementary to everyone, grateful for the past opportunities, time to move on, to open a new chapter, etc.
In fact I wonder how many are actually written by the players or rather by an agent or legal advisor?
If by the player, is it wordage mostly borrowed from some other prior announcement of someone else?
The real "tell" is not in the wording of the announcement IMO, it is that by entering the portal they are voting with their feet, either for sure, or unless something big causes them to change their minds.

[SkiBum80]

I've read all the posts on this thread and honestly there's a lot of good observations from lots of folks.
One small suggestion I'd make, is that I would not try to count too heavily on the exact wording of what players announce when they enter the portal.
Yes I realize it is tempting to try to discern subtle inferences out of it.  But that is an unreliable exercise.
Because so many of these announcements are really very similar in nature. 
Complementary to everyone, grateful for the past opportunities, time to move on, to open a new chapter, etc.
In fact I wonder how many are actually written by the players or rather by an agent or legal advisor?
If by the player, is it wordage mostly borrowed from some other prior announcement of someone else?
The real "tell" is not in the wording of the announcement IMO, it is that by entering the portal they are voting with their feet, either for sure, or unless something big causes them to change their minds.