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If we're talking the 40+ rule being included as was the rumor yesterday then, like I said yesterday:

Why would the PA reject this? This makes the unofficial rules official. It's completely fair what the league is asking for. The new rules will stop all these investigations and rejections in/of future contracts. The PA isn't losing much here - the rules only apply to players who's contracts go past 40 and are longer than 5 years. How many contracts are there that take players into their 40's in the NHL anyway? How many 5+ year deals does each team have? I'd say all these rules will do is take about 1-2 million dollars in cap room from all teams and prevent future rejected contracts and subsequent arbitrations.

What the PA is going to get is less contract rejections and contract scrutiny as long as a contract follows the new rules. It may be a loss for the PA but what is turning down these rules going to do for the PA? It's going to get all these current contracts voided/fined and inspire the league to start giving more and more hell to teams and players who submit a long-term contract.

I don't even really think it's much of a loss. The PA will walk away with the league being less on their backs about contracts: That's the tradeoff, they take 2 rules that prevents ridiculous contract andget the league to have less argument for rejecting a contract that follows all rules.

so if this ultimatum were to apply to the Kovalchuck contract wouldn't that just make it a 13 year 92, 93 million dollar deal?

[Devils could part with Zajac if Kovalchuk stays]

I hate to say it but i'd rather see patty or langenbrunner go....and thats only if we cant dump rolston or zubrus

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CAPGEEK.COM CAP CALCULATOR

FORWARDS

Zach Parise ($3.125m) / Travis Zajac ($3.887m) / Dainius Zubrus ($3.400m)

Patrik Elias ($6.000m) / Jason Arnott ($4.500m) / Jamie Langenbrunner ($2.800m)

Ilya Kovalchuk ($6.667m) / Jacob Josefson ($0.900m) / David Clarkson ($2.666m)

Patrick Davis ($0.500m) / Rod Pelley ($0.550m) / Vladimir Zharkov ($0.850m)

Re-Entry ($2.531m) / P-L Letourneau-Leblond ($0.525m)

DEFENSEMEN

Anton Volchenkov ($4.250m) / Andy Greene ($0.737m)

Henrik Tallinder ($3.375m) / Tyler Eckford ($0.550m)

Colin White ($3.000m) / Mike Mottau ($1.000m)

Matthew Taormina ($0.510m)

GOALTENDERS

Martin Brodeur ($5.200m) /Johan Hedberg ($1.500m)

BUYOUTS: Jay Pandolfo ($0.833m) / Andrew Peters ($0.166m)

CAPGEEK.COM TOTALS (follow @capgeek on Twitter)

(these totals are compiled using the bonus cushion)

SALARY CAP: $59,400,000; CAP PAYROLL: $60,024,917; BONUSES: $740,000

CAP SPACE (23-man roster): $115,083

Edit: lol is there a bonus cushion this season?

everyones forgeting about mark fraiser

from rotoworld:

The New Jersey Devils believe the contract with Ilya Kovalchuk will stand.

GM Lou Lamoriello says that he "feels good about what we submitted" to the NHL in terms of a contract with free agent winger Ilya Kovalchuk. The NHL is now reviewing the 15-year, $100 million deal that was agreed to on Friday. The salary cap hit would be $6,666,667. While Lamoriello did not want to speculate on the NHL’s decision, he does feel good about the way things were handled. Aug. 28 - 11:47 am et

666! 666!

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Double Post...Sorry

Yeah I bet the NHL won the case and the devs have been re-working the contract all day.

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People, spare your f5 buttons!

http://www.google.com/#q=kovalchuk&hl=en&prmd=nuiv&tbs=rltm:1&tbo=u&ei=3GhgTOKvCIT68Aayyd23DQ&sa=X&oi=realtime_result_group_more_results_link&ct=title&resnum=7&ved=0CEcQ5QUwBg&fp=d9804d37b84b33a1

Awesome

[trade rumors????]

anyone hear anything about any moves we might make now that pattys out???????