All the discussion prior to the trade deadline was only speculation by some media types and guess what – some had it wrong!
The move that everyone thought would happen with Canuck forward Ryan Kesler, seemed to be on the low end of the spectrum, especially after the Canucks dealt Roberto to Florida.
That move was either going to happen now or at season’s end and to the surprise of everyone, it was obviously put in place by Roberto’s Agents – Pat Brisson and JP Barry, are two of the heavy hitters in the hockey world.
Brisson is the agent for a number of high-profile players, including Sidney Crosby, while JP Barry is the agent for the Sedin twins and Evgeni Malkin (among other players).
Some might remember him particularly for his starring role as Mats Sundin’s agent and part-time TEAM 1040 radio show host during Sundin’s “negotiations” with the Canucks in 2008.
Since Luongo’s previous agent, Gilles Lupien, negotiated his 12-year contract, Lupien will continue to collect his percentage of Luongo’s paycheque. So why would Brisson and Barry take him on as a client?
It could be that just possibly that they have worked out a deal where the agents (Pat Brisson and JP Barry) would receive a specific dollar value if they are able to manage a trade and move Luongo out of Vancouver? So a player get’s traded, he is forced to leave the club immediately, unless the club indicates a specific time frame for him to move, which seldom happens. While the players manage, for those who have Families, it’s somewhat more difficult and puts the onus on the Wife, who normally makes due.
In this year’s NHL trade deadline (March 5th) we saw NHL clubs made 20 trades which involved a total of 38 players prior to the 3 pm (eastern time) trade deadline.
Most notably was the trade with Luongo to Florida, then the trade that saw Martin St. Louis leave Tampa to head to the “Big Apple” to suit up for Alain Vigneault.
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