kovalchuk signed

[scottflyers88]

i think. la radio reporting 15 years and 80 million. even if it is not true it looks like that is where he is going. i am guessing they will announce it on monday.

 

[IPostedWhat]

Leave it to a Flyers fan to have a thread title like that followed by the words, "I think."

 

[scottflyers88]

haha. well it is not official.

 

[IPostedWhat]

Why would he turn down a 17 year 100 million deal for a 15 year 80 million?

 

[scottflyers88]

ask la radio.

 

[scottflyers88]

not signed yet. they are discussing bonuses in 2012-2013 and a no trade or no movement clause.

 

[Bizzle McDizzle]

15 years with a no trade clause....






<coughyashincough>

 

[pixburgher66]

wow...so LA is gonna take the lower cap hit...for that piece of crap deal? seriously...when's the NHL going to grow a pair and STOP this. it's GOING to handicap a team someday, and people are GOING to be pissed off.

 

[IPostedWhat]

wow...so LA is gonna take the lower cap hit...for that piece of crap deal? seriously...when's the NHL going to grow a pair and STOP this. it's GOING to handicap a team someday, and people are GOING to be pissed off.

 

[Slimpikins]

wow...so LA is gonna take the lower cap hit...for that piece of crap deal? seriously...when's the NHL going to grow a pair and STOP this. it's GOING to handicap a team someday, and people are GOING to be pissed off.

I am perfectly fine with a division rival giving out NTC's with 15 year contracts.

 

[PhillyPhaithful48]

After wanting this to die down for the last 1927 weeks, thinking about guys like Kovalchuk, anze, brown, doughty, johnson, and many others. Not to mention a solid goalie in quick and a young stud in bernier (who will hopefully be wearing orange in the near future ...but doubtful


Are the kings really a legitimate force if they can lock up doughty?

 

[ritari330]

I said "Let me know when he actually signs his name on the dotted line" Damit!

 

[banditshcky11]

wow...so LA is gonna take the lower cap hit...for that piece of crap deal? seriously...when's the NHL going to grow a pair and STOP this. it's GOING to handicap a team someday, and people are GOING to be pissed off.

I hate to agree with anyone affiliated with the Pens... But you sir are correct this us ridiculous. Deals like what hossa got and this one need to be stopped(I'm relatively sure Prongers is a 35+ so the flyers are on the hook for the length of the contract). The league needs to regulate this by either setting a max term to deals or making the payroll of a player be their cap hit for that year(which will never happen). It does need to be stopped though cause if teams can constantly get around the cap why even have one?

 

[IPostedWhat]

But you sir are correct

<snicker snicker>

 

[pixburgher66]

I hate to agree with anyone affiliated with the Pens... But you sir are correct this us ridiculous. Deals like what hossa got and this one need to be stopped(I'm relatively sure Prongers is a 35+ so the flyers are on the hook for the length of the contract). The league needs to regulate this by either setting a max term to deals or making the payroll of a player be their cap hit for that year(which will never happen). It does need to be stopped though cause if teams can constantly get around the cap why even have one?

agreed. and i know...it's hard to handle isn't it? (madame btw). IMO they should add something like 'teams are responsible for all monies and cap hits on contracts with a tenure of 10+ years' or something similar. it's a loophole...and every GM knows it and is moving around it.

 

[PhillyPhaithful48]

<snicker snicker>

<tee hee >

 

[scottflyers88]

it is not really a loophole. the kings will have that same cap hit when he is in his late 30s.

 

[PhillyPhaithful48]

I really don't see too much of a problem with these contracts. Yea I don;t like to see them, but teams are taking on a huge risk by doing this. They can just as easily backfire.

 

[BOSSMANPC]

agreed. and i know...it's hard to handle isn't it? (madame btw). IMO they should add something like 'teams are responsible for all monies and cap hits on contracts with a tenure of 10+ years' or something similar. it's a loophole...and every GM knows it and is moving around it.

Did he call you a dude? Slap his ass pix !!!!

 

[dare2be]

it is not really a loophole. the kings will have that same cap hit when he is in his late 30s.

It IS a loophole, especially if the contract is front-loaded. Say the 80-mill contract is paid out at 7.5 mil per year for the first 10 years, and then 1 mil per year the last 5 years. If he retires after 10 years, he gets $75 million, the cap hit goes away for the last 5 years, and the team only has had a cap hit of 5.33 for 10 years while paying out 75 mil.