jim777 Posted July 19, 2010 Share Posted July 19, 2010 Oh also...this is now the greatest thread ever. With all the twists and turns and the him finally signing with the Devs out of nowhere... If there is, trust that ESPN will be the last to report it. It's the best I've seen in my short stay Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Wensink Posted July 19, 2010 Share Posted July 19, 2010 Oh also...this is now the greatest thread ever. With all the twists and turns and the him finally signing with the Devs out of nowhere... If there is, trust that ESPN will be the last to report it. +1 This thread was / is better than most dramas on TV/Movies. Best plot twist since Sixth Sense. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CADevilsFan Posted July 19, 2010 Share Posted July 19, 2010 i don't think the deal can top 150 mil over 17 years. you are leaving a lot of money on the back end of that deal if so, because they can't exceed 11.8 million per season. Well if it is 150 mil over 17 wouldn't that put it at about 8.82 mil a year? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jim777 Posted July 19, 2010 Share Posted July 19, 2010 Quick, somebody paste Kovy's head on the Ninja girl and get this thread back on topic! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Neb00rs Posted July 19, 2010 Share Posted July 19, 2010 (but I have an irrational hatred of Martin). It's more of an irrational dislike for me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
American_Psycho Posted July 19, 2010 Share Posted July 19, 2010 Just woke up here on the West coast. Hell f'in yeah. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daniel Posted July 19, 2010 Share Posted July 19, 2010 I disagree with this. A 50 goal scorer is not a novelty. He'll bring excitement. Did Parise or Gionta, in and of themselves, put more fans in the seats when they put up (almost) 50 goals? Hockey is what it is. Obviously we all love it, but the casual sports observer isn't going to come to more than maybe one game they ordinarily wouldn't have because of Kovalchuk. An exciting team THAT WINS will be what helps attendance. The latter part being more important. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Amberite Posted July 19, 2010 Share Posted July 19, 2010 Well if it is 150 mil over 17 wouldn't that put it at about 8.82 mil a year? Yes, and this would be a disastrous contract. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Devilsfan118 Posted July 19, 2010 Share Posted July 19, 2010 kuklaskorner RT @dtolensky: Per Scott Burnside, Kovalchuk's deal could top $150 mil!?!? http://es.pn/bauJrK If this is true, I will I HIGHLY doubt lou would dish out 8.8m a year for 17 years. The point of such a long contract is to reduce the cap hit, not plague your team with a huge one. He's not that foolish. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
msweet Posted July 19, 2010 Share Posted July 19, 2010 http://twitter.com/UniqueMSweet/status/18934606681 ESPN says Kopvachuk Deal "which could top $150 million" and that doesn't mean it is that high http://goo.gl/6anC Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CarpathianForest Posted July 19, 2010 Share Posted July 19, 2010 Gaborik was a great signing, and has delivered in the department he was brought in to help. Offense. He's got flaws, but if Kovy puts up the numbers Gaborik was at least on pace to put up (50 goals, 100 points) before he got hurt, we'll be happy. Despite Gaborik's performance last year the Rags still missed the playoffs that's what I'm talking about. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Triumph Posted July 19, 2010 Share Posted July 19, 2010 Well if it is 150 mil over 17 wouldn't that put it at about 8.82 mil a year? yeah but the whole reason you make it that long is to cut down on the cap hit. so you have to plan for some 500k or 1m seasons in the back there. at the league maximum: 11.88*12 = 142.5. so there's still 7.5 left on the deal and 5 years left to go. now you can't have it go from 11.8 million to 1 million, it has to gradually decline (something like 11.8 9 6 1 i think is possible but i haven't read the CBA section on that since pronger). anyway 17 years at 150 million would possibly be worse than derek boogaard. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CarpathianForest Posted July 19, 2010 Share Posted July 19, 2010 True (that happens every year it seems) but the team was, at best, mediocre in the second half, which is when interest is supposed to pick up. While it might not be as noticeable in the point total at the end of the year, I think the coaching is better (not saying that Johnny Mac is going to be awesome, just that you can't do much worse than Lemaire last year), and even without Martin, the defense is improved (but I have an irrational hatred of Martin). I have an irrational weirdness of Martin just because it looks like his face stop developing when he was still in the womb. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Amberite Posted July 19, 2010 Share Posted July 19, 2010 ESPN_Burnside We hear 17 years about in the neighborhood of $150 million. Please please please let this not be true. Lou would have lost his mind if true. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
newarkdev01 Posted July 19, 2010 Share Posted July 19, 2010 (edited) I have a feeling he will have a new wife soon. eh, it worked for Marty Edited July 19, 2010 by newarkdev01 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
njdevil26 Posted July 19, 2010 Share Posted July 19, 2010 Burnside corrected himself by saying after the Devils contract PLUS the 50 mil he made in Atlanta, he will have made around 150 mil which brings us back to the 17 year 100 mil. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Coorslight Posted July 19, 2010 Share Posted July 19, 2010 Rolston not sure what Kovalchuk signing means to his future, has not been asked to waive no-trade Rolston has a no-trade clause, though, so he would have to approve any trade involving him. He said no one has asked him to waive his no-trade clause so far Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sokar Posted July 19, 2010 Share Posted July 19, 2010 i love watching how quickly people opinion changed once they heard what the deal might be Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Amberite Posted July 19, 2010 Share Posted July 19, 2010 Burnside corrected himself by saying after the Devils contract PLUS the 50 mil he made in Atlanta, he will have made around 150 mil which brings us back to the 17 year 100 mil. What a fvcking moron. Way to make ESPN that much more unreliable. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daniel Posted July 19, 2010 Share Posted July 19, 2010 Rolston not sure what Kovalchuk signing means to his future, has not been asked to waive no-trade Rolston has a no-trade clause, though, so he would have to approve any trade involving him. He said no one has asked him to waive his no-trade clause so far His tone (to the extent one can pick up a tone in writing) sounds like he would probably waive it depending on what the destination is. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Neb00rs Posted July 19, 2010 Share Posted July 19, 2010 Did Parise or Gionta, in and of themselves, put more fans in the seats when they put up (almost) 50 goals? Hockey is what it is. Obviously we all love it, but the casual sports observer isn't going to come to more than maybe one game they ordinarily wouldn't have because of Kovalchuk. An exciting team THAT WINS will be what helps attendance. The latter part being more important. Gionta and Parise are not 50 goal scorers. Neither of them have ever scored 50 but even if they had once they still wouldn't be "50-goal Scorers" neither would they equal a Kovalchuk. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Coorslight Posted July 19, 2010 Share Posted July 19, 2010 His tone (to the extent one can pick up a tone in writing) sounds like he would probably waive it depending on what the destination is. Yeah TG edited the post after I had already posted the link and quote otherwise I would've used this instead... Rolston, who has two seasons at $5,062,500 per season left on a contract he signed as an unrestricted free agent two years, spoke as if he knows he might be a player on his way out. He referred to the Devils multiple times as “they” and not “we.” Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CarpathianForest Posted July 19, 2010 Share Posted July 19, 2010 Pretty excited to see what other FA signings happen around the league since this Kovy thing is done. I've only been checking in on NHL network recently to see the news which takes forever since they are showing those Stanley Cup games and they recap all the trophy winners for that year plus blah blah blah on the chiron. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
msweet Posted July 19, 2010 Share Posted July 19, 2010 What a fvcking moron. Way to make ESPN that much more unreliable. As I guessed he would and tweeted a while ago....idiot Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Devils731 Posted July 19, 2010 Share Posted July 19, 2010 I'm am shocked Burnside would have rushed to say something bad about the Devils Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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