Triumph Posted July 19, 2010 Share Posted July 19, 2010 Apparently a deal can be rejected if it was made with no intent to see it through to its conclusion. While it's true that this deal should pass muster if Pronger and Hossa's did, it is at least conceivable that the league might want to take a stand against a deal like this eventually. it's pretty outrageous, but if it gets rejected, they go back to the drawing board and sign a 15 year/101 M deal. hossa's deal takes him up until he's 42 as well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HellOnICE Posted July 19, 2010 Share Posted July 19, 2010 I'd like to see the league stand up to Lou after not on the other deals. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
theamazingtiny Posted July 19, 2010 Share Posted July 19, 2010 On the subject of front loaded contracts....Don't hate the player hate the game. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OurMarty'sBetter Posted July 19, 2010 Share Posted July 19, 2010 The deal is reportedly worth $102 million in total over 17 seasons. According to Dmitry Chesnokov of PuckDaddy, the contract will pay Kovalchuk $10 million each of the first eight seasons and $7.5 million per season for the next two seasons after that. That would leave $7 million to be spread over the final seven seasons of the deal, which will conclude when Kovalchuk is 44 years old. from nj fire and ice Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Triumph Posted July 19, 2010 Share Posted July 19, 2010 I'd like to see the league stand up to Lou after not on the other deals. they could because this one is even more absurd than the ones that have come before. we'll see. chesnokov has it as really front-loaded, but it could be less than we think. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OurMarty'sBetter Posted July 19, 2010 Share Posted July 19, 2010 http://devils.nhl.com/?navid=nav-teamnav-njd HAHAHAAH already Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Neb00rs Posted July 19, 2010 Share Posted July 19, 2010 I'd like to see the league stand up to Lou after not on the other deals. It's not going to happen as much as they'd probably like to. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jas0nMacIsaac Posted July 19, 2010 Share Posted July 19, 2010 Man I say screw the 1st next year with Rolston and trade Salvador. We could set ourselves up for a pretty strong 5 year period. Parise - Zajac - Langenbrunner Elias - Arnott - Kovalchuk Zubrus - Josefson - Clarkson Davis/Vasyunov - Pelley/Sestito - Zharkov PLL Volchenkov - Greene Tallinder - Urbom White - Corrente/Taormina Fraser Brodeu Hedberg Nearly 3.5 million in cap space to play with. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marshall Posted July 19, 2010 Share Posted July 19, 2010 Man I say screw the 1st next year with Rolston and trade Salvador. We could set ourselves up for a pretty strong 5 year period. Parise - Zajac - Langenbrunner Elias - Arnott - Kovalchuk Zubrus - Josefson - Clarkson Davis/Vasyunov - Pelley/Sestito - Zharkov PLL Volchenkov - Greene Tallinder - Urbom White - Corrente/Taormina Fraser Brodeu Hedberg Nearly 3.5 million in cap space to play with. Tedenby in the minors then? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Prucenterrules Posted July 19, 2010 Share Posted July 19, 2010 I've just been in a great mood since I saw that Kovy was back on my lunch break. Is it october yet? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
msweet Posted July 19, 2010 Share Posted July 19, 2010 Devils waiting for league approval http://blogs.northjersey.com/blogs/fireice/devils_waiting_for_league_approval_of_kovalchuks_contract/ The main reason why there apparently have not been more details released on the contract Ilya Kovalchuk agreed to with the Devils earlier today is that it has yet to be approved by the NHL, a source said. Considering that the league has not voided similar long-term contracts in the past, it would appear unlikely that the it would block Kovalchuk’s contract. Still, because it is a lengthy and apparently complicated deal, the NHL will take a thorough look at it before giving approval. The Devils will make the official announcement during a news conference at 1 p.m. Tuesday at Prudential Center. As I mentioned earlier, MSG-Plus will not carry the news conference live, but will post it along with interviews on MSG.com later in the day. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ThreeCups Posted July 19, 2010 Share Posted July 19, 2010 Welcome to the ILYA ERA kids! We should be scary good next season.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HellOnICE Posted July 19, 2010 Share Posted July 19, 2010 There's still work to be done. I'm not happy with that roster right now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OurMarty'sBetter Posted July 19, 2010 Share Posted July 19, 2010 all i got to add to this is say hello to increased ticket prices Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ThreeCups Posted July 19, 2010 Share Posted July 19, 2010 There's still work to be done. I'm not happy with that roster right now. Like what? Every team is capable of being improved, but I would say we look pretty damn good right now.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NJDevs4978 Posted July 19, 2010 Share Posted July 19, 2010 i hope the 50mil is just bonuses, which i think dont count against the cap Bonuses do count against the cap (example A, Hedberg's deal which isn't actually for $1.5 million, example B Toews' bonus for winning the Conn Smythe kicking in and further hamstringing the Hawks). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HellOnICE Posted July 19, 2010 Share Posted July 19, 2010 Like what? Every team is capable of being improved, but I would say we look pretty damn good right now.... We still can't move the puck as well as need to from the back end. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
msweet Posted July 19, 2010 Share Posted July 19, 2010 We still can't move the puck as well as need to from the back end. yup Kovy... end to end Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lateralous Posted July 19, 2010 Share Posted July 19, 2010 Tedenby in the minors then? May as well trade him instead of the 1st. Considering we now have 3 of the top 15 LWs in the game, it's not like we're going to need a top 6 guy at that position anytime soon. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ThreeCups Posted July 19, 2010 Share Posted July 19, 2010 We still can't move the puck as well as need to from the back end. Possibly. Greene is decent, and supposedly Tallinder is ok? The D should be an interesting group to watch this year.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marshall Posted July 19, 2010 Share Posted July 19, 2010 May as well trade him instead of the 1st. Considering we now have 3 of the top 15 LWs in the game, it's not like we're going to need a top 6 guy at that position anytime soon. That is of course assuming that no-one on the LW or C gets hurt. Say Elias goes down, or someone at C and Elias is needed to fill in. We need the depth, last season showed that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
section 110 Posted July 19, 2010 Share Posted July 19, 2010 convenient that 102 / 17 = 6. That's Elias' cap hit and seemingly a barrier for the team. Makes a statement too regarding where Lou wants to see contracts. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Prucenterrules Posted July 19, 2010 Share Posted July 19, 2010 May as well trade him instead of the 1st. Considering we now have 3 of the top 15 LWs in the game, it's not like we're going to need a top 6 guy at that position anytime soon. I would not trade him. He has a lot of upside and it would be silly to trade him. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
devalxc Posted July 19, 2010 Share Posted July 19, 2010 i demand this thread goes to the hall of fame section Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ClarkyDano23 Posted July 19, 2010 Share Posted July 19, 2010 Now trade his ass to the kings for Johnson and Kopitar!! Lou would be all like "nobody makes lou wait!!! NOBODY!!!!" This really made me LLOL(extra L for literally) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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