Inside the NHL Agent’s Secret Rankings: Shocking Best and Worst Teams, Jaw-Dropping Contracts, and the Next Commissioner Revealed
Shockingly, even the sometimes surly group of NHL agents gave a modest thumbs-up to the new CBA, with more than half saying players made out decently well in the deal.
Those who disagreed with that notion, however, pointed to the clawbacks the new deal had in the areas of signing bonuses, contract structures and term length that will hurt their ability to get better contracts.
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“They got enough,” said one agent satisfied with the deal, which carries the league to 2030. “There’s tweaks to it. There were clawbacks that were able to be made. The system’s working. It’s not perfect, but it’s working for both sides. The owners have never made more money. The players have never made more money. I don’t see how anyone can complain about where we’re at right now on either side.”
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