Mitico12 Posted July 14, 2013 Share Posted July 14, 2013 IF Kovy were to ever have a change of heart and want to play in the NHL again, would he still be NJ Devils property? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RangersSuck23 Posted July 14, 2013 Share Posted July 14, 2013 yes, we would retain his rights, but only if all 30 teams agreed to him returning, or he sat out an entire year of hockey and returned, either way, he is still ours Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maxpower Posted July 14, 2013 Share Posted July 14, 2013 (edited) Until he is 35. Then the next season afterwards he is a UFA. But it's a mess and a unique case. Apparently if he returns (before he is a 35 year old UFA) and is cleared the Devils have to give him a "fair offer". Which I guess would be like a qualifier, but no one knows what "fair" actually means. Which means arbitrators would probably have to be involved if the two sides did not agree. And if he didn't want to play for the Devils at all, after they extended the "fair" offer, he would have to be traded. But then, you can't trade him wherever you want, because that team has to be able to sign him... otherwise, why would they make the trade? So it's not really full value rights. He could walk in, call his shot and basically force a trade to that team, who then would have the upper hand in trade negotiations. Basically, for the sake of everyone involved, he better scrap the 3 year plan or it's going to be a debacle. I'm pretty sure he had no idea what he signed when he signed it. They're going to need a "flaky player leave clause" in the next CBA. Edited July 14, 2013 by maxpower Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The 29th Pick Posted July 14, 2013 Share Posted July 14, 2013 Until he is 35. Then the next season afterwards he is a UFA. But it's a mess and a unique case. Apparently if he returns (before he is a 35 year old UFA) and is cleared the Devils have to give him a "fair offer". Which I guess would be like a qualifier, but no one knows what "fair" actually means. Which means arbitrators would probably have to be involved if the two sides did not agree. And if he didn't want to play for the Devils at all, after they extended the "fair" offer, he would have to be traded. But then, you can't trade him wherever you want, because that team has to be able to sign him... otherwise, why would they make the trade? So it's not really full value rights. He could walk in, call his shot and basically force a trade to that team, who then would have the upper hand in trade negotiations. Basically, for the sake of everyone involved, he better scrap the 3 year plan or it's going to be a debacle. I'm pretty sure he had no idea what he signed when he signed it. They're going to need a "flaky player leave clause" in the next CBA. I think they should just say..."if a player signs a 15 year contract, and retires after 3 years, he cant return to the NHL till the term in that contract has past (12 more years) then the player would really have to think long and hard about signing a contract like that, or retiring from a contract like that. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
2ELIAS6 Posted July 14, 2013 Share Posted July 14, 2013 he is never coming back.. he would be coming back here leaving his country for way less money and he would be hated.. in russia he is projected to be the best player in the khl... never happening hes gone for good Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maxpower Posted July 14, 2013 Share Posted July 14, 2013 he is never coming back.. he would be coming back here leaving his country for way less money and he would be hated.. in russia he is projected to be the best player in the khl... never happening hes gone for good He's coming back. He's not going to be treated like a god there forever, and if you read up about him in Kazan during the other lockout, he turned into a whiny bitch pretty quickly. He's just a flake, something will piss him off over there and he'll come back. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
2ELIAS6 Posted July 14, 2013 Share Posted July 14, 2013 He's coming back. He's not going to be treated like a god there forever, and if you read up about him in Kazan during the other lockout, he turned into a whiny bitch pretty quickly. He's just a flake, something will piss him off over there and he'll come back. doubt it. hes going to be hated over here with this organization anyway. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ThreeCups Posted July 15, 2013 Share Posted July 15, 2013 I would be shocked if he ever came back Goodbye and good riddance #17 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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