I think this is proabably another example of the stir using poetic license.
What Chris said was probably more along the lines of:
"I loved my time in Cardiff, the fans there were the best in the league. However, at this stage of the season a job is a job and although they can't get close to filling it Sheffield do play in a rink 10 times bigger than Cardiff. I heard Ryan needed some help from another ex Devil and I couldn't really turn down the big bucks they offered being out of a job. I know Ryan from back in the day when he couldn't make it over here in North America and I heard is was trying to learn how to coach. I can't wait to pass him some more tips I picked up from Gerard Adams."