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Report: Habs’ Galchenyuk fires agent Igor Larionov

Alex Galchenyuk

Alex Galchenyuk

AP

Contract talks between the Montreal Canadiens and pending restricted free agent Alex Galchenyuk are currently on hold while the forward looks for a new agent.

Galchenyuk recently fired Igor Larionov who is an agent with The Will Sports Group.

“Ian (Pulver) and I were trying to help him to become a good hockey player but, more importantly, to be a good human being,” Larionov told The Montreal Gazette. “I would speak to him every day; I think I spent more time talking to him than talking to my wife.”

The 21-year-old set career highs with 20 goals and 46 points in 80 games during the 2014-15 season. However, he struggled in the playoffs scoring just once in 12 games.

“I tried to make him understand that he has to be patient,” Larionov. “I had to wait when I was a young player; every great player has a time when he’s going to be on the bench, but you have to learn that’s part of the game.”

Galchenyuk’s three-year, $9.7 million entry-level contract is set to expire next month.

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