Eric Gelinas

Devils defenseman Eric Gelinas is a restricted free agent. (Saed Hindash/The Star-Ledger)

(Saed Hindash/The Star-Ledger)

Gilles Lupien, the agent who is advising Devils defenseman Eric Gelinas to sit out training camp until he gets a new contract, appears to have been warned by GM Lou Lamoriello to avoid discussing the matter with the media or pay the consequences.

Lupien, who criticized Lamoriello and was critical about the Devils’ unwillingness to sign the promising young prospect, has now chosen ignore telephone voice mail messages and email. He has failed to return repeated calls.

Earlier this week Lupien told northjersey.com that Lamoriello was power hungry and said Gelinas would not report to training camp unless the Devils signed him. The agent, a firmer NHL defenseman, said the dispute was over money.

“It’s always money,” Lupien was quoted. “It’s always money and (Lamoriello) loves to play with the power. That’s what everybody knows.

“It’s only the amount of money and that’s it.”

Gelinas, a restricted free agent, earned $650,000 last season on a three-year entry level contract that had a cap hit of $660,000.

Lupien said players with stats similar to Gelinas are commanding between $1.5 million and $2 million, but claimed he is asking for less.

Barring a deal between now and Thursday, Gelinas will not be in camp because he is fearful of getting injured without insurance.

“He’s prepared (to hold out), for sure,” Lupien was quoted by northjersey.com. “We’ve got some ideas how to do it and that’s the way of doing it – just sit and wait.”