CMONPETEYD Posted August 10, 2010 Share Posted August 10, 2010 http://www.vancouversun.com/sports/Luongo+year+contract+deal+under+investigation/3378778/story.html "The apparent purpose of this evidence is to suggest that the League's concern is late blooming and/or inconsistent. Several responses are in order: First, while the contracts have, in fact, been registered, their structure has not escaped League notice: those SPCs [standard player's contracts] are being investigated currently with at least the possibility of a subsequent withdrawal of the registration." Canuck general manager Mike Gillis confirmed in an email to the Vancouver Sun Monday night that the league is indeed studying Luongo's 12-year, $64 million contract. "We have complied with the NHL request for information and are awaiting further instructions," Gillis said. "Cannot say anything further at this point." Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HellOnICE Posted August 10, 2010 Share Posted August 10, 2010 Nothing's going to happen. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
overtime98 Posted August 10, 2010 Share Posted August 10, 2010 Nothing's going to happen. Probably correct. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ZeroGravityFat Posted August 10, 2010 Share Posted August 10, 2010 cute attempt by nhl to say oh we are doing it to everyone, but luongo's contract turns out to be just fine. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chimaira_Devil_#9 Posted August 10, 2010 Share Posted August 10, 2010 cute attempt by nhl to say oh we are doing it to everyone, but luongo's contract turns out to be just fine. I agree this is all just posturing from the NHL to make it seem even handed. What a joke. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Devilsfan118 Posted August 10, 2010 Share Posted August 10, 2010 This is...more insulting than gratifying Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
run_to_the_ditch Posted August 10, 2010 Share Posted August 10, 2010 This is why Bettman is a joke. Go back to basketball!!! Just to save face he is going to have the league "review" Luongo's contract after it's been registered. Seriously what legal grounds do they have if they did find something wrong (which they wont unless he wants to have a player walkout on his stellar resume as well) within Luongo's contract. The NHL REGISTERED it. Now they want to go back and say...well we need to review it again to make sure everything is A-OK after we originally said yeah we looked it over, its all good. Obviously we now see that the NHL...the game we love is run by a bunch of corporate baboons. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jim777 Posted August 10, 2010 Share Posted August 10, 2010 I consider myself a Devils fan. I no longer consider myself an NHL fan. I've been thinking about that a lot lately - how do I support my team and still not support the league? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Devilsfan118 Posted August 10, 2010 Share Posted August 10, 2010 I've been thinking about that a lot lately - how do I support my team and still not support the league? Easy; boo the absolute sh!t outa gary. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
theamazingtiny Posted August 10, 2010 Share Posted August 10, 2010 I doubt much comes of this but I'd laugh. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
devilsrule33 Posted August 10, 2010 Share Posted August 10, 2010 I consider myself a Devils fan. I no longer consider myself an NHL fan. So you're like half the people on the forum now. If this whole thing turns you off from being an NHL fan, you probably weren't much of a fan to begin with. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Devil Dan 56 Posted August 10, 2010 Share Posted August 10, 2010 Interesting. Think they'll go after any of the big city teams like Philly or Chicago or Boston? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IceThief Posted August 10, 2010 Share Posted August 10, 2010 (edited) This is a joke and Bettman is a fool. Do NOT insult my intelligence with this crap. They've got to make this look like it's all above board and they have to say that they have to make sure these bloody contracts are legit, when they've been registered and approved in the past. Absolutely NOTHING is going to happen to Luoungo's, Hossa's, and Pronger's, and Keith's contracts and they know it. The NHL has been exposed and it's not pretty. Kovalchuk and the Devils were the ones to take the fall and I feel sorry for the organization. It's going to be fun watching what happens when the next CBA fight comes up. I'll say more about this later. Edited August 10, 2010 by IceThief Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
grcenter47 Posted August 10, 2010 Share Posted August 10, 2010 it looks like bettman and the nhl are back to their old tricks but this doesnt look as serious Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jerrydevil Posted August 10, 2010 Share Posted August 10, 2010 Ringmaster Gary and his salary-cap circus. This is absurd. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MartysGlove Posted August 10, 2010 Share Posted August 10, 2010 Blackhawk's cup should be stripped following Bloch's award. 42 vs 43 93.6% vs 96% CBA outlines that any games where the player in question played could be forfeited, so I fully expect (if the League wants to make more of a joke of themselves yet be fair and consistent), that there will be no Stanley Cup winner for the 2009-2010 season. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AEWHistory Posted August 10, 2010 Share Posted August 10, 2010 So you're like half the people on the forum now. If this whole thing turns you off from being an NHL fan, you probably weren't much of a fan to begin with. I've been a fan of hockey since I was 7... I'm 37 now. However, the increasing contract sizes (and commensurate ticket prices), the way cities have been held hostage to build new stadiums with our tax dollars (meaning we pay twice btw and with the economy in the sh!tter most of these stadiums are still on the books!), the hockey lockout, Bettman's gutting of hockey tradition and moving teams away from Canada and the northern USA, etc. has eroded my love of the NHL per se. I'm still a Devils fan, and I was a Devils fan even before there really was a Devils (read my bio), but don't tell me that having said "enough is enough" makes me less of a fan. Just because you're the sort of fan who apparently doesn't mind repeatedly being shafted, does this mean you are a better fan or something? As an aside, I'm not saying that hockey is the only sport guilty of these excesses--absolutely not. What pisses me off and makes me literally hate Buttman is that the NHL, once upon a time, was the only major sport that committed few, if any, of these let's call them 'sports sins'. That day is gone now. Thanks Gary. Go away Gary. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
devils26 Posted August 10, 2010 Share Posted August 10, 2010 Who made the decision to investigate this contract? Was it actually Bettman? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AEWHistory Posted August 10, 2010 Share Posted August 10, 2010 Blackhawk's cup should be stripped following Bloch's award. 42 vs 43 93.6% vs 96% CBA outlines that any games where the player in question played could be forfeited, so I fully expect (if the League wants to make more of a joke of themselves yet be fair and consistent), that there will be no Stanley Cup winner for the 2009-2010 season. Actually, if the game is forfeited wouldn't all of the 'hawks games be forfeited to the Flyers? I think that would give the cup.... to..... Philly.... ewwwweeeeee...... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Colin226 Posted August 10, 2010 Share Posted August 10, 2010 Actually, if the game is forfeited wouldn't all of the 'hawks games be forfeited to the Flyers? I think that would give the cup.... to..... Philly.... ewwwweeeeee...... But then Pronger's deal would also be found in violation.. Maybe we should just award the Cup to Edmonton Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Devilsfan118 Posted August 10, 2010 Share Posted August 10, 2010 Who made the decision to investigate this contract? Was it actually Bettman? Irrelevant imo. Bettman had to okay the decision to investigate, assuming it wasn't his call do to so in the first place. He's always going to have the target on his back from this event Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
devils26 Posted August 10, 2010 Share Posted August 10, 2010 Irrelevant imo. Bettman had to okay the decision to investigate, assuming it wasn't his call do to so in the first place. He's always going to have the target on his back from this event I'm not saying that you're wrong, but is this officially stated somewhere? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Devilsfan118 Posted August 10, 2010 Share Posted August 10, 2010 (edited) I'm not saying that you're wrong, but is this officially stated somewhere? Hmm...fair enough, I always assumed that as the 'top dog', he'd have to sign off on it. I could be wrong. You know what they say about assuming Edited August 10, 2010 by Devsfan118 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
devils26 Posted August 10, 2010 Share Posted August 10, 2010 (edited) Hmm...fair enough, I always assumed that as the 'top dog', he'd have to sign off on it. I could be wrong. You know what they say about assuming That's why I'm hesitant to call Bettman the scapegoat for this whole thing; I don't know how much he actually had to do with it. Edited August 10, 2010 by devils26 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
redruM Posted August 10, 2010 Share Posted August 10, 2010 What a joke, how do you approve a contract.. and then decide to invesigate, what a bunch of bafoons... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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