The Mighty Duck Man
R-E-L-A-X
That would have been the right time frame. I remember Jeff Marek talking about how he had heard some nightmarish stories about what happens in those hearings, where the GMs and the player's agent basically have something not unlike a divorce hearing.
The team has to pretty much trash a player right in front of him, unless you get someone who is very secure with themselves and/or fully understands it's just business and they don't believe half of what they're saying, it can't possibly be healthy. Which, I guess, is why it's an effective tool for the players.