devlman Posted August 25, 2010 Share Posted August 25, 2010 I think the pressure of being the face / savior / only hope we will ever have of being good, of the Atlanta Thrashers was much greater. I disagree because no one cared about Atlanta. Plus, his FA saga has garnered by far the most attention this off-season in the NHL Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
overtime98 Posted August 25, 2010 Share Posted August 25, 2010 If the NHL is REALLY looking at other contracts like this, then tell those players they can not play until they we work there contract because it circumvents the cap. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mmajeski06 Posted August 25, 2010 Share Posted August 25, 2010 (edited) http://sports.yahoo.com/nhl/blog/puck_daddy/post/Devils-Langenbrunner-frustrated-by-Kovalchuk-or?urn=nhl-265083 Langs: "I'm pretty confident. I've spoken to him. He wants to be a part of our team. I think he showed that by signing in the first place. I'm hopeful and confident that it will." Edited August 25, 2010 by mmajeski06 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NJDevil1530 Posted August 25, 2010 Share Posted August 25, 2010 I can't take this anymore! it's just getting so ridiculous now, tell Bettman to suck on a big fat horse d!ck Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LOTCB Posted August 25, 2010 Share Posted August 25, 2010 As a Non-Devil fan I have to say this is the most ludicrou$ process I have ever seen in any sport for any free agent. Good job Bettman for getting salmoina eggs on your face Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mmajeski06 Posted August 25, 2010 Share Posted August 25, 2010 How long until we get the standard Lou, "Everything is status quo"...which basically can be translated as "Bettman's still being a prick." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Xunolix Posted August 25, 2010 Share Posted August 25, 2010 Can you imagine the reception we're gonna give him if Kovy re-signs and we win the Cup? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ThreeCups Posted August 25, 2010 Share Posted August 25, 2010 We should sign Kovy to a 12 year $72 million deal. Structure it at $8, $8, $8, $7, $7, $7, $6, $6, $5, $4, $3, $3. Then give him about $25 mill in a suitcase and call it a day! In other news, RAPIDLY approaching page 500! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Amberite Posted August 25, 2010 Share Posted August 25, 2010 Can you imagine the reception we're gonna give him if Kovy re-signs and we win the Cup? If I was Bettman, I'd fear for my personal safety if that were to happen. Devils fans would not treat him nicely when he steps on the ice, with or without the cup. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SC Devs Fan Posted August 25, 2010 Share Posted August 25, 2010 If I was Bettman, I'd fear for my personal safety if that were to happen. Devils fans would not treat him nicely when he steps on the ice, with or without the cup. Please. Any Devil fan who even thinks of hurting anyone over whether Kovy sign/does not sign hhere needs help right now. And lets be serious, Devil fans have not treated Bettman nice for years. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cgosha21 Posted August 25, 2010 Share Posted August 25, 2010 Time to take out a little stress on Bettdick!!!! Knock Him Out! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Amberite Posted August 25, 2010 Share Posted August 25, 2010 Please. Any Devil fan who even thinks of hurting anyone over whether Kovy sign/does not sign hhere needs help right now. And lets be serious, Devil fans have not treated Bettman nice for years. Sure, I agree with you. But there will still be some morons who will try to throw something at him. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pattyelias Posted August 25, 2010 Share Posted August 25, 2010 Sure, I agree with you. But there will still be some morons who will try to throw something at him. True. While I certainly wouldn't and I wouldn't encourage anyone else to, I would definitely laugh my a$$ off. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Random Poster Posted August 25, 2010 Share Posted August 25, 2010 Sure, I agree with you. But there will still be some morons who will try to throw something at him. And if they miss they'll get booed, so aim high bitches! lol. (I don't condone that behavior...it's only a joke....) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SC Devs Fan Posted August 25, 2010 Share Posted August 25, 2010 Kings fans think Bettman is unfair to them. Stars fans think Bettman is unfair to them. Rinse and repeat until finished. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ThreeCups Posted August 25, 2010 Share Posted August 25, 2010 Kings fans think Bettman is unfair to them. Stars fans think Bettman is unfair to them. Rinse and repeat until finished. When did they have a free agent signing rejected by an arbitrator and dragged through a 2 month circus act??!? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dejaentendu2101 Posted August 25, 2010 Share Posted August 25, 2010 (edited) Bettman said we didn't submit another contract. There was no rejection. What? Edited August 25, 2010 by dejaentendu2101 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
iamtheprodigy Posted August 25, 2010 Share Posted August 25, 2010 Bettman said we didn't submit another contract. There was no rejection. What? We didn't submit a contract. We just spoke "conceptually". And they "conceptually" hosed us again. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SC Devs Fan Posted August 25, 2010 Share Posted August 25, 2010 When did they have a free agent signing rejected by an arbitrator and dragged through a 2 month circus act??!? I agree, but when did they submit an absurd contract. And I believe the circus here is equal parts the league, the team and the player. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Neb00rs Posted August 25, 2010 Share Posted August 25, 2010 Well folks, looks like the Devils did submit something along the lines of the 15 year contract I predicted and it was indeed rejected. I'm not sure the Devs shouldn't try arbitration again but risk/reward is questionable. I'd like to see the contract framework that was rejected. Despite TG's report I'm not sure anything was rejected because it seemed to me that Bloch only just felt comfortable rejected the last Kovy contract so if I was the Devils, and I submitted a more reasonable deal this time, I would feel pretty good about getting Bloch to rule in my favor this time. Of course, unofficially maybe the league threatened to pursue penalties for the first contract if the Devils did something like that. I think that's exactly what's going on here. A simple chess move to stop the Devils from going to arbitration with a more reasonable contract. Well I guess this puts the conspiracy nonsense to bed about Lou getting the first one rejected intentionally, since we've now had a second one torpedoed It was intentional the first time because he intended to go to arbitration. Maybe Lou can see if he can sign Kovy to a short term deal in able to at least get things going. bad idea. Big cap hit. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thelastonealive Posted August 25, 2010 Share Posted August 25, 2010 (edited) @dchesnokov According to @plysenkov and our mutual sources the league is looking for a contract for around 13 years for Kovalchuk. I feel like the league should be paying Kovalchuk. I mean, if they get to pick the terms and length of the contract, that's only fair, right? Edited August 25, 2010 by thelastonealive Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Amberite Posted August 25, 2010 Share Posted August 25, 2010 @dchesnokov According to @plysenkov and our mutual sources the league is looking for a contract for around 13 years for Kovalchuk. I feel like the league should be paying Kovalchuk. I mean, if they get to pick the terms and length of the contract, that's only fair, right? Yep. Apparently the league tells teams what their contract needs to look like these days. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Neb00rs Posted August 25, 2010 Share Posted August 25, 2010 @dchesnokov According to @plysenkov and our mutual sources the league is looking for a contract for around 13 years for Kovalchuk. I feel like the league should be paying Kovalchuk. I mean, if they get to pick the terms and length of the contract, that's only fair, right? Just before you edited your post I was about to say: Oh so now the league signs players to contracts? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cgosha21 Posted August 25, 2010 Share Posted August 25, 2010 (edited) NBC Schedule is out for the year. We got 3 games this year My link Edited August 25, 2010 by cgosha21 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jagknife Posted August 25, 2010 Share Posted August 25, 2010 @dchesnokov According to @plysenkov and our mutual sources the league is looking for a contract for around 13 years for Kovalchuk. I feel like the league should be paying Kovalchuk. I mean, if they get to pick the terms and length of the contract, that's only fair, right? i agree they need to set limits on these deals, but this should have been taken care of day 1 with the deals 2 summers ago. not 2 years before the CBA expires and we have another lockout, cause its all but a certainty in 2012 with the NHLPA being a bunch of unorganized babies. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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