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Originally Posted by GioforPM
That's a very narrow view of the agent's job and also a failure of basic math. A loss of $6-7M for a year, when his rights will still be held by Toronto and his next contract negotiation will be harder after that is not "getting the max contract".
Agents advise players on every aspect of their career, not just signing a contract. They advise players of the long term consequences of a particular contract (bridge versus medium term versus max). There are examples of players getting rid of agents because the advice wasn't good, even though they got a contract that superficially looked good.
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I never said that's his only responsibility as an agent. But in a contract negotiation, how many goals a player scores in year one is not important because the next 5 years after will have much more to do with the valuation on the next deal. The scoring in year one is collateral damage of the holdout.
The reference to failure at basic math, if you're referencing the lost salary due to the holdout, can be cured in salary structure on the new contract. The lost salary due to the holdout can easily be recouped with a low annual salary with the remainder coming in the form of signing bonus in year one.