(Part 1 of this series, on William Nylander’s contract, is available here.)



The news came down late on the night of June 5, to the bewilderment of hockey Twitter.



Auston Matthews had left long-time super agent Pat Brisson of CAA to join the Orr Hockey Group, where Judd Moldaver will represent him.



Moldaver, 37, had been Matthews’ second agent with CAA, under Brisson. The move was essentially about Moldaver establishing himself on his own in a more prominent role — he’s a senior vice-president with Orr — after working for years for a more senior agent.



That job change is obviously helped greatly by the fact he starts with a superstar client who is on the verge of signing a monster contract.



Moldaver has been one of Matthews’ representatives going way back to when he was a youngster, just beginning to get established as a top NHL prospect. They’re very, very close, which explains why, when...