Agent: Show Yashin the money, or he’s bolting to Europe!

According to Alexei Yashin’s agent, Mark Gandler, his client is receiving lowball contract offers from NHL general managers, reports TSN.

“We are still talking to some teams. So far the offers we have received we are not happy with,” Gandler said in an interview with CKNW Radio in Vancouver.

Why are teams so reluctant to pay up? Gandler doesn’t have a definitive answer.

“I think that what’s making an impression on the teams is the fact that he received this huge buyout. I don’t know what else is weighing on them.”

Gandler goes on to say that Yashin wants a fair deal, and will not accept anything else than “market value.”

“I’m looking at players who are older and less productive and they are getting significant salaries. He just does not want to be the whipping boy. That’s just not going to happen.”

And if NHL teams don’t ante up more dough, Gandler says that Yashin will return to play in his native Russia.

“If we are not going to get what we are looking for, then he (Yashin) will definitely go to Russia.”