Foppa2118
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That's on Sakic to discover this summer, but an agency does what its client wants. So if Barrie doesn't want to be unreasonable...like Roy's departure, his previous deal & Nate's presence would suggest...there's no reason for a sensible deal not to get struck this summer.
I think that idea gets thrown around a little too loosely sometimes. It's true for the most part, but they also pitch ideas to their clients on what they think a player's market value is, and what the best course of action is to get that price. Then let the player decide based on the information they've provided.
Sometimes they're wrong about both, and sometimes they develop a sour relationship with the GM because of their tactics. That's why players get traded when they wanted to stay, get less than they thought they would, end up with their preferred teams passing on them for others, or end up stuck out in the cold late in July because they misjudged the market.
It's also why players switch representation. Agents are just like everyone else, they get it wrong sometimes.