WingedWheel1987
Registered User
Holland extended Gator during November after having a very productive first 1.5 months of the season. This was a mistake several reasons, but the two biggest reasons were:
1. From a bargaining position Gator's value was at its absolute highest it had ever been (ignoring the context and only looking at the stat sheet) Which is what any agent is going to do.
2. There was no real incentive to extend him so soon.
Holland extended Gator even though Datsyuk had already informed him that he was gonna retire at the end of the season. This is the only portion of the Gator contract that requires hindsight. However Ken Holland did know well ahead of time that the biggest factor in Gator's production would soon be taking his piano to Moscow.
Gator's contract is a summation of all the little mistakes Holland started to make at the start of the 09-10 season in one contract.
1. From a bargaining position Gator's value was at its absolute highest it had ever been (ignoring the context and only looking at the stat sheet) Which is what any agent is going to do.
2. There was no real incentive to extend him so soon.
Holland extended Gator even though Datsyuk had already informed him that he was gonna retire at the end of the season. This is the only portion of the Gator contract that requires hindsight. However Ken Holland did know well ahead of time that the biggest factor in Gator's production would soon be taking his piano to Moscow.
Gator's contract is a summation of all the little mistakes Holland started to make at the start of the 09-10 season in one contract.