darksabre

Yup. Although maybe the issue is actually getting him the surgery. Maybe they can't schedule it sooner than October or something. (I don't know how this works)

I think it's mostly that sports fans are fickle and are always looking for the next big thing to get excited about. A lot of Sabres fans decided that turning on Eichel was fashionable and are now fully committed to justifying that turn.

The argument that I expect was put forth was that Jack might have better luck if he retained the services of an agent more widely respected by all the parties in that meeting. It's not fun for someone like Fish who is trying to run a player representation business, but I suppose no one gives too much of a damn about how he feels lol

I'm watching you run Occam's razor up and down the concrete driveway and cringing 😋

Because his agent was literally the one pushing the surgery Jack wants lol

How do you even arrive at this idea?

I don't think you understand Thorny's stance at all.

I don't think it really has to do with changing Adams' mind. I think it's about making other GMs more confident about Jack coming into their organization. If his reputation is that he's difficult, hard to work with, etc., and he's being represented by an agent who exhibits those same qualities, then maybe other GMs buy into the reputation stuff. But if you plug an agent into the process who plays the game better and helps rehab Jack's image, maybe you get somewhere...

Interesting...

For starters, we don't actually know the status of Jack's injury at all. That is likely something that is still in flux. I find it hard to believe that what GM's are willing to pay is a decided factor. If they have a reason to adjust their offers, they will do so. Adams, likewise, may find new cause to adjust his ask. I agree with you that Jack doesn't have much leverage, I have argued that many times here and been told I was wrong. But sometimes you need to get a fresh face in the room to break the log jam. It's distinctly possible that Eichel may be more flexible under a new agent. Perhaps a team that wasn't in play previously will look at the Brisson hire and say "I know I'm dealing with a professional here, let's kick the tires again." An agent who represents a lot more players in the league can represent a lot more players as trade pieces as well. Perhaps Brisson can get a wary GM to come on board with trading for one of his players that wasn't in play before? It's a good move, and it's not a panic move. A panic move would be more press conferences. Or signing with a team in Russia. This ain't that.

Panicking makes it sound like what he's doing isn't rational or deliberate. But that's exactly what this is. His goals are unchanged, he's just making an adjustment to his team. It's not unlike any number of times that generals have been recalled from their commands during a war for failing to achieve an objective. It's not panic, it's just what you do if you're still looking for a successful result.

Painting it this way is pretty disingenuous.

Simplify and add lightness: Eichel switched to an agent with more clout in order to reset the stalled trade process.

Hmmmmmmm

Maybe the team they were trying to trade him to doesn't have a good working relationship with his agent? I could see other GM's wanting a player they are trading for to be represented by someone they trust.

Or it's possible that Jack no longer has faith in the doctors that his agent was bringing in to assess his situation. Or his agent's connections. Brisson represents Crosby who has had his fair share of pretty serious ailments over the years. He also represents a much deeper list of big players.

Aye, that's the joke 😆

Who wants to start excavating that tweet from the other day for deeper meaning?

Yup. I keep telling people that the job market has permanently adjusted and they don't want to hear it. Anyone who needs to work is likely working. They just found better jobs. Or the found a way to cut costs, or one of the spouses realized the family didn't actually need them to be working. These companies crying about people not wanting to work don't understand what has happened. Or they don't want to.

All I did was make myself hungry though

People have been cogently rebuffing medical misinformation in this thread for days and freeman be like

You're a joke.

There are so many other factors at play here. The current negative status of public trust in institutions starts at least as far back as Vietnam.