ZeroGravityFat Posted August 9, 2010 Share Posted August 9, 2010 i'm sure lou has a plan b worked out already with kovie since they were warned nhl was going to shot down the contract. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PattyElias26 Posted August 9, 2010 Share Posted August 9, 2010 NHL releases a statement on Bloch's ruling http://www.nhl.com/ice/news.htm?id=535745 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ThreeCups Posted August 9, 2010 Share Posted August 9, 2010 Bettman is a piece of sh!t and so is this Bloch clown....unreal Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pepperkorn Posted August 9, 2010 Share Posted August 9, 2010 OK finally a real statement from Daly. So really all the other agreement were also circumventing the cap the NHL just let them pass. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Devils731 Posted August 9, 2010 Share Posted August 9, 2010 I wonder if the official pressers from all sides aren't immediately out to give Kovy and the Devils a chance to sign off on a new deal and have league approval. Probably not, but it's a possibility. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Elias26 Posted August 9, 2010 Share Posted August 9, 2010 Watch them fine the crap out of us now & we lose kovy.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ThreeCups Posted August 9, 2010 Share Posted August 9, 2010 Watch them fine the crap out of us now & we lose kovy.. If that occurs, the NHL is the BIGGEST JOKE in the history of professional sports..... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
theamazingtiny Posted August 9, 2010 Share Posted August 9, 2010 BOY DO WE LOOK LIKE WORLD CLASS JACKASSES NOW. If we don't sign him now people will be pulling up that press conference for years and yucking it up at our expense. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
grcenter47 Posted August 9, 2010 Share Posted August 9, 2010 if this doesnt motivate the fans to get a cup this year, then nothing will Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Amberite Posted August 9, 2010 Share Posted August 9, 2010 Well the Kings can't actually go after him...can they? They already said they didn't want to spend that much and now wasted $3 mil on Ponikarovsky. So he'll stay with us...I desperately hope. If not, at least we'll have suspects for Bettman's muder Except that the Kings lost out on several other choices they had after we signed Kovy, so they are now desperate and their fans are calling for blood. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NJDevil1530 Posted August 9, 2010 Share Posted August 9, 2010 I can't even express my hate for Bettmann right now, this is just nothing but another slap in the face for Devils fans. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RizzMB30 Posted August 9, 2010 Share Posted August 9, 2010 Everybody promise to boo the hell outta Bettman. If you look at the situation realistically, they can't really punish the team for this, and it didn't say anything about punishment so there's NO WORRIES. Chances are that no one wants or can get Kovalchuk. The only thing to worry about is him going to Russia, and even if he does goto Russia, fvck him? Leaves us plenty of money to re-sign Parise, the real future of the Devils. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Devs3cups Posted August 9, 2010 Share Posted August 9, 2010 LL must finish this once and for all. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Legion15 Posted August 9, 2010 Share Posted August 9, 2010 So wouldn't it be a good idea to submit a contract for league approval before kovy signs it to avoid this bs should it happen again, or can they not do that until its signed? Would make sense to just resubmit drafts until the league approves one and have kovy already agree to the highest payout the league allows... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
grcenter47 Posted August 9, 2010 Share Posted August 9, 2010 so what happens now....? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Elias26 Posted August 9, 2010 Share Posted August 9, 2010 2010-2011 theme. New Jersey Devils Verses the World. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Amberite Posted August 9, 2010 Share Posted August 9, 2010 I honestly think that if we do end up signing Kovy and then winning the cup, Bettman better come with some protection when he steps on the ice. I'm pretty sure some people will be throwing throwing things at him. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Triumph Posted August 9, 2010 Share Posted August 9, 2010 meh. this puts an upper bound on these kinds of deals. what kind of nonsense deal was jeff carter going to get? not upset at the decision (although the NHLPA flunkies must've done quite a bad job), just hope that lou has an acceptable plan B here. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Neb00rs Posted August 9, 2010 Share Posted August 9, 2010 There is nothing bettman can do now to redeem himself in my eyes Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pepperkorn Posted August 9, 2010 Share Posted August 9, 2010 282 users? Well -- a sure sign Devils have the best message board ever Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brickwall30 Posted August 9, 2010 Share Posted August 9, 2010 this is made all the more rediculous now because Kovalchuk also left to go back to Russia (per TG) at the conclusion of the hearing and so they have to do the renegotiating across the pond by phone. I really hope, as a lot of people here seem to, that Lou has another already signed contract ready to go in his desk and he is just going to wait a few more days to make it seem like it was just recently worked out and not a pre-made plan B because they knew how illegitimate the first contract was. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Triumph Posted August 9, 2010 Share Posted August 9, 2010 bettman has nothing to do with this, but i'll probably have to leave here because of the oncoming wave of ill-thought-out anger Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DH26 Posted August 9, 2010 Share Posted August 9, 2010 Except that the Kings lost out on several other choices they had after we signed Kovy, so they are now desperate and their fans are calling for blood. the fact of the matter is their reasons are still valid for not signing Kovy in the first place. They already signed their LW and their not just going to do something for the 10 LA Kings fans out there. They only offered $85 mil and now would have to go up around $100. There's no way they'd be able to pay Doughty, Johnson, Quick and whoever else. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Neb00rs Posted August 9, 2010 Share Posted August 9, 2010 I honestly think that if we do end up signing Kovy and then winning the cup, Bettman better come with some protection when he steps on the ice. I'm pretty sure some people will be throwing throwing things at him. I was just thinking that Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RizzMB30 Posted August 9, 2010 Share Posted August 9, 2010 this is made all the more rediculous now because Kovalchuk also left to go back to Russia (per TG) at the conclusion of the hearing and so they have to do the renegotiating across the pond by phone. I really hope, as a lot of people here seem to, that Lou has another already signed contract ready to go in his desk and he is just going to wait a few more days to make it seem like it was just recently worked out and not a pre-made plan B because they knew how illegitimate the first contract was. Yeah, that seems to be the most predictable thing to happen now. At least that seems like what should happen. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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