Those are secondary priorities of the agency, and it all serves towards the main goal - getting you paid. The more you get paid - the more they get paid. I don't want to sit here explaining to you what agencies do.
Matthews is coming off a sub par regular season, a brutal performance in the second round, and has shown signs of being injury prone. If his agent is unreasonable, I would be totally fine with selling high on him before his NMC kicks in.
The "demons" Maclean was talking about is entitlement and greed.
Wonder what all these GM's privately thought when Dubas almost single handedly got rid of the concept of NHL players taking less money during RFA lol. They have nothing to gain from not being nice publicly.
LeBrun: Rival NHL GMs weigh in on Kyle Dubas after his split with the Maple Leafs
Former Flames GM Brad Treliving on Dubas: "Kyle is a smart, calculated and thoughtful manager, and he did a good job."theathletic.com
Partly a matter of money, partly a wrestle for power, people can and will debate for years how this played out and which exact version of events they want to believe, but the bottom line is that Dubas is out as Leafs GM after five years.
Maybe we’ll look back in years and say this was a bold and brilliant pivot from Shanahan after seeing what he perceived as red flags in Dubas’ hesitance or contract counter. Or maybe it’ll go down as one of the organization’s great blunders to let this 37-year-old GM go.
And there will be time for Dubas, too, to look back at whether he overplayed his hand.
No one has that answer yet.
...........
“Came in as a young GM, was very respectful with his peers,” Bergevin said. “Montreal and Toronto are the most pressure markets in the NHL, for sure. Passionate fan bases.”
Here’s what they said.
Blue Jackets GM Jarmo Kekalainen: “I have the utmost respect for Kyle, both as a professional and as a person. He’s always a straight shooter to deal with. No bulls—. Just an all-around really good person and a professional. All our discussions were straightforward and analytical. I think he has a very thorough approach to everything; you have to be prepared when you talk to him because he’s going to look at things from every angle. I have a lot of respect for him.”
Oilers GM Ken Holland: “Very bright young man. Very respectful. I thought he did a great job in his time running the Leafs, having them near the top of the standings every year.”
Panthers GM Bill Zito: “Obviously, a very bright man. And a guy that I have a lot of faith in his character. He’s a guy you could do a deal with. And if it wasn’t papered, you could tell the (player) go ahead get on the plane. As an agent, we used to say if you did a deal with a GM and you didn’t have a contract back yet, would you send your player on the plane? That’s a level of respect I have for Kyle’s integrity. Obviously, I’m very fond of him. I think he did a hell of a job there.”
Outgoing Predators GM David Poile: “I think Kyle is one of the finest young minds in hockey. I really enjoyed getting to know him. He was a great contributor at the GM (meetings) level. Always good to talk to on the phone on hockey and GM things, players. Very impressed with Kyle every time I talked to him.”
Hurricanes team president and GM Don Waddell: “Kyle is a very smart person. Being in a tougher media market, he doesn’t allow the pressure to affect his decisions.”
Former Flames GM Brad Treliving: “Kyle is a smart, calculated and thoughtful manager, and he did a good job.”
And finally, when reaching out to Lightning GM Julien BriseBois, he referred me to the comment he gave me after the first round of the playoffs when the Leafs beat Tampa Bay and I asked him about Dubas and the Leafs finally winning a playoff series.
“Kyle has done a remarkable job from the day he was promoted to GM,” BriseBois told me on April 29. “He and his management team never leave any stone unturned. They are always grinding and coming up with creative ways to move their team forward. He has been bold and resolute in a very challenging environment in which to act thusly.
“The stars finally aligned for him to be rewarded for all of his great work with a playoff series win. Good for him.”
Add the mess he left wrt our draft capital. Honestly boggles the mind that some wanted him back including the dummies running the team.
theathletic.com
It has to be 12.7m x 8 years. Makes him the highest paid in the league and it's a similar deal to Mackinnon who just signed 8 months ago on a contender.
Even 12 million should be more than enough at maximum term if Matthews is truly a team player.
LeBrun: Rival NHL GMs weigh in on Kyle Dubas after his split with the Maple Leafs
Former Flames GM Brad Treliving on Dubas: "Kyle is a smart, calculated and thoughtful manager, and he did a good job."
Partly a matter of money, partly a wrestle for power, people can and will debate for years how this played out and which exact version of events they want to believe, but the bottom line is that Dubas is out as Leafs GM after five years.
Maybe we’ll look back in years and say this was a bold and brilliant pivot from Shanahan after seeing what he perceived as red flags in Dubas’ hesitance or contract counter. Or maybe it’ll go down as one of the organization’s great blunders to let this 37-year-old GM go.
And there will be time for Dubas, too, to look back at whether he overplayed his hand.
No one has that answer yet.
...........
“Came in as a young GM, was very respectful with his peers,” Bergevin said. “Montreal and Toronto are the most pressure markets in the NHL, for sure. Passionate fan bases.”
Here’s what they said.
Blue Jackets GM Jarmo Kekalainen: “I have the utmost respect for Kyle, both as a professional and as a person. He’s always a straight shooter to deal with. No bulls—. Just an all-around really good person and a professional. All our discussions were straightforward and analytical. I think he has a very thorough approach to everything; you have to be prepared when you talk to him because he’s going to look at things from every angle. I have a lot of respect for him.”
Oilers GM Ken Holland: “Very bright young man. Very respectful. I thought he did a great job in his time running the Leafs, having them near the top of the standings every year.”
Panthers GM Bill Zito: “Obviously, a very bright man. And a guy that I have a lot of faith in his character. He’s a guy you could do a deal with. And if it wasn’t papered, you could tell the (player) go ahead get on the plane. As an agent, we used to say if you did a deal with a GM and you didn’t have a contract back yet, would you send your player on the plane? That’s a level of respect I have for Kyle’s integrity. Obviously, I’m very fond of him. I think he did a hell of a job there.”
Outgoing Predators GM David Poile: “I think Kyle is one of the finest young minds in hockey. I really enjoyed getting to know him. He was a great contributor at the GM (meetings) level. Always good to talk to on the phone on hockey and GM things, players. Very impressed with Kyle every time I talked to him.”
Hurricanes team president and GM Don Waddell: “Kyle is a very smart person. Being in a tougher media market, he doesn’t allow the pressure to affect his decisions.”
Former Flames GM Brad Treliving: “Kyle is a smart, calculated and thoughtful manager, and he did a good job.”
And finally, when reaching out to Lightning GM Julien BriseBois, he referred me to the comment he gave me after the first round of the playoffs when the Leafs beat Tampa Bay and I asked him about Dubas and the Leafs finally winning a playoff series.
“Kyle has done a remarkable job from the day he was promoted to GM,” BriseBois told me on April 29. “He and his management team never leave any stone unturned. They are always grinding and coming up with creative ways to move their team forward. He has been bold and resolute in a very challenging environment in which to act thusly.
“The stars finally aligned for him to be rewarded for all of his great work with a playoff series win. Good for him.”
Don’t forget he gave them all the money up front too, which was a supposed advantage we had in negotiations. No term, top dollar, all up front. At least now watching him play poker with his own contract I understand why he was so bad at it…
That says a lot. Personally, I give more credence to the opinions of former NHL players and executives.
)
Sure, they were referring to his candor and professionalism in their dealings with him over the years.
