You think the players just go on their own and make lists of tax havens? Not the agents to present the players? Few vets who get the option of choice choose a rebuild, that’s a different topic altogether. You’ve not spent much time around these guys and there’s nothing wrong with that. We’re agreeing to disagree man. I know it’s not wishful thinking but it’s a waste of time for either of us to try to convince the other obviously. Moving on.
I'm sorry but did the player or the agent select "I'm only going to these places"?
So you can just stop at the attempt of passive condescending attitude of like you know it all.
Players can use google too even if you don't. Players can say "where do I pay the least amount of tax?".
The agent did not select these as the only places he would play, the player did.
So you can try and make the agents the big bad villains all you want, but it's the players choice.
And conveniently you just picked the one option that was closest to fit your narrative. Whether they get the option or not and choose rebuild is irrelevant all the time they feel entitled to play for a contender. Now I'm not disagreeing with the view, but it still is what it is.
You gonna discuss the other cases as well about sexual assault and so on, or you gonna pretend you are all NHL'ers best friend and agents are the root of all problems when it comes to offers and opportunities.
I don't need to agree with you as you don't seem to understand reality.
Either way, now Klingberg understood he cannot get the offer he wants long term, he signed a good short term deal for himself. Most likely if he plays well he will get a 3 or maybe 4 year deal at most next summer, or he gonna have to keep signing short term deals, which will be a bigger risk, but probably benefit him money wise. But hey, he's not greedy right.