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Originally Posted by Resolute 14
Yeah, I'm sure agents talk to teams all the time about their players. They wouldn't be good agents otherwise.
The problem here is that Larionov made sure his opinions (not happy) and threats (trade him if you're unhappy) got to the media. My impression is that Larionov is telling the world that Yakupov wants out. It likely is no coincidence that this public meeting was set up after the Oilers said he was going nowhere.
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I don't really like the going public part about it either, at least not right away like that before even sitting down for a discussion. Clearly they are leaning towards ending the relationship rather than fixing it.
Look who they are dealing with though. Perhaps one of the worst run clubs in the league. It must be difficult to not have the default position be one of distrust when dealing with the Oilers. If you were an agent that stood to lose millions because of decisions being made by a club, which let's face it; has a poor recent history of making good decisions, would you not go into this guns a'blazing? People talk about the "Russian factor" all the time, but I am sure agents have "factors" to consider when dealing with specific NHL teams.