kovalchuk to devils - confirmed

[NJDevils_30]

100!

I vote you put that horse avatar back up....

 

[GagneFire12]

100!

101! Palindrome!

 

[Darkstone42]

101! Palindrome!

Universe - 1
You - 0

 

[IPostedWhat]

I vote you put that horse avatar back up....

It's still a horse avatar, but even better because I made it.

 

[IPostedWhat]

101! Palindrome!

What does the chick from Star Wars have to do with it?

 

[naslundfan19]

What does the chick from Star Wars have to do with it?

Or Sarah Palin?

 

[GagneFire12]

Universe - 1
You - 0

My Mom always said I was slow.

 

[Darkstone42]

My Mom always said I was slow.

Well then...

Your mom - 1
You - 0

 

[NJDevils_30]

It's still a horse avatar, but even better because I made it.

True.


Is the horse on drugs?

 

[GagneFire12]

Well then...

Your mom - 1
You - 0

I'll take that, there is still plenty of time left on the clock, right?

 

[Darkstone42]

I'll take that, there is still plenty of time left on the clock, right?

Well, that depends on your life choices concerning the placement of your obsessions, I suppose.

=)

Also, 111 - a real palindrome. Take that!

 

[IPostedWhat]

Is the horse on drugs?

Does Gagne still have an unhealthy obession with a certain young Disney sensation?

 

[puckhead]

For what it's worth, if I were a GM, I would not have done this. I can't imagine signing a guy, even a young guy, to any deal longer than seven years. A guy like Kovalchuk, who is approaching 30, I would likely have signed for 5 years and $40 million at the max. I would definitely have started with an offer of 5 years for $35 million, though. If he didn't take it, I'd look at someone else.

this summer, there IS no one else. (in terms of impact forwards).
and, he had the KHL offer as a bargaining chip.

Good for Kovalchuk, he held out for a huge paycheck, and he is hugely overpaid.
good for NJ, they figured a way to fit it under the cap (within the rules).

 

[Darkstone42]

this summer, there IS no one else. (in terms of impact forwards).
and, he had the KHL offer as a bargaining chip.

Good for Kovalchuk, he held out for a huge paycheck, and he is hugely overpaid.
good for NJ, they figured a way to fit it under the cap (within the rules).

Then I'd either look for a trade, sign a reclamation project on the cheap for a one-year deal, or hope a young guy could step into the role. If I were a GM, I wouldn't want to handcuff myself like that. The landscape of the league evolves too much and too fast to hand out super-long deals, in my opinion.

I mean, what if the cap drops? That contract's hard to move, and you're going to be waiting a long time for it to come off the books. What if he gets hurt and can't make a full recovery but continues playing nonetheless at a lower level? Now you're saddled with a bad cap hit. What if he plays out the entire contract? You're in cap hell now. I just don't like the idea of a long-term deal. New Jersey (and Chicago, Detroit, New York, and whoever else has handed out one of these deals) thought the reward was greater than the risk. I'm of the opposite mind.

 

[NJDevils_30]

Now the only question I'm left with is whether to get a Kovalchuk Russia jersey or Devils jersey. I can't decide..

 

[naslundfan19]

Kypreos hearing the league rejected the deal:
Nick Kypreos (RealKyper) on Twitter

 

[naslundfan19]

James Duthie and Gord Miller also saying NHL rejects deal.

 

[NJDevils_30]

And now it's on TSN. ahah wow.

This is crazy...

To court we go I bet.

 

[PhillyPhaithful48]

Confir-what?

 

[pixburgher66]

so who wanted the dotted line? yeah...apparently 'signing on the dotted line' just ain't enough these days. when was the last contract rejected? just curious.