Recently, Brian Hedger of the Columbus Dispatch threw out a shocker on Twitter, claiming Ivan Provorov is asking for a contract in the area of $10 million per year. While the number may seem outlandish, one has to remember that Provorov is represented by Mark Gandler, the same man who got Alexei Yashin a 10-year, $87.5 million contract back in 2001. While much of the blame for that can (and should) go to then-Islanders GM Mike Milbury, who also traded away Zdeno Chara and a draft pick which became Jason Spezza to get Yashin, Gandler does deserve a lot of credit for doing the best for his client.
When asked by Alyona Grevenkova of sport-express.ru about the $10 price tag, Gandler responded: "I don't even want to comment on the crazy rumours and things thrown around the Internet by the press. There is no point. Only the GM and I know the truth."
Source: Sports.ru
Hedger's claim regarding the salary ask also seemed to surprise Flyers' beat reporter Dave Isaac, who noted he had not heard that number.
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