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Post by CanucksGM on Dec 2, 2012 13:55:49 GMT -5
You should buy me more you cheap sob, lol, really being an agent is not a pissing contest, just try to do the right thing for the player and gm, it not that hard!
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WildGM
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Post by WildGM on Dec 6, 2012 0:30:11 GMT -5
Rick Dipietro was also never discussed , and Ray Emery was deemed too pricey to sign.....so yes, thanks for clearing that up. my real name is Terrence for the record.
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Post by Vegas Golden Knights GM on Dec 6, 2012 9:40:43 GMT -5
I think Emery and Marc-Andre Bergeron may want to reconsider their represenation. Emery signed a 4 year deal worth 3.5, but his agent demanded a 2 year, 11.5 million dollar deal to stay in Pittsburgh (plus a NTC). Unless those last 2 years in St. Louis are at a much higher value, he lost out on a lot. Our offer of 4.2 for 3 years as a starting point is still better than what he got on the open market. Bergeron wanted 4 years @ 4.95 per season with a 2.5 million signing bonus. He signed for 3 million, after we offered 3.3 over the same term. As Mark said, it all worked out for us. Letting most of our guys go and opting for UFA's got us better, cheaper players. It's Ray and Marc-Andre who should be upset
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Post by WildGM on Dec 9, 2012 14:22:17 GMT -5
hahaha I dont control the open market Nathan. You refused to negotiate for your players, that is your own issue.
Like I said I am not just going to be a lame duck agent and accept your initial offers if they are not what I deem acceptable. If you think every player who could potentially hit the open market in the nhl always takes the deal from their original team, regardless of money, then you have no concept of the business side of the league.
I could hypothesize a percentage of the group of nhl players that turn down more money from their original clubs that end up signing for less on the open market, but the number is irrelevant because this is the case for most free agents. At one point or another players receive contract offers or enter into talks with their clubs, and what comes of those talks determine what happens with the player... end of story. Its a negotiation process between two parties, and if you can't or are unwilling to negotiate, well you arent going to have much success.
Bottom line in the future, please be willing to enter into negotiations for players you want to sign. If your arguments and numbers are fair, youd be surprised how far you will get.
As I said before in emails Nathan, I am always willing to talk about anything you want, and I gave you guys various ways to get a hold of me. Id prefer to not get into this on the message board in the future.
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