KOVY RETURNING TO NJ/DEVILS (UPDATED)

[Nasty_Magician]

i will say this...kovalchuk has put the devils on the map in publicity!

im sure he will be back and until he doesnt report to camp i have no reason to believe he wont be back. as long as he doesnt get hurt im fine with him playing in the all star game. heck those people gave him a job and supported him why not return that favor?


i will say this i do not even remotely see the appeal of playing in the khl. its supposedly run by russian mob money (russians are 10000000x worse then italian mafia) or so hollywood would lead me to believe. what kind of lifestyle is over there? flying in planes built in the 60's? ever watch any of the russian car cams?

Russia car crash compilation 5 TNL - YouTube

Haha, I just read a book called The Fix, about organized crime and soccer, and the owners of the team Kovy plays for also own a soccer team, and they are shady to say the least. The KHL is beyond corrupt when it comes to paying off teams and players.

 

[Nasty_Magician]

Want to get your tin foil hats out?

What if beek cut a back door deal with khl. The devils "lend" Kovy to the khl for the season to avoid having to pay Kovy his $12 million (pro rated) for the season?

Well then let's hope Brodeur drank from the fountain of youth and returns to 2003 form because we will have to win a lot of close games.

 

[MCDevils]

Want to get your tin foil hats out?

What if beek cut a back door deal with khl. The devils "lend" Kovy to the khl for the season to avoid having to pay Kovy his $12 million (pro rated) for the season?

Crazy thing is, I believe under the old CBA this was legal. In fact, I believe we may have done this with Vasyunov.

 

[nj_cup]

chicago did it with huet. thats what gave me the idea.

 

[nj_cup]

yeah so why would he want to be living and playing like that? i really doubt he will stay in russia just doesnt make sense on any level. heck if he did then the devils have a ton more of cap space. i would say tank the season get the #1 pick in the draft (at the rock) and rebuild it.

 

[Nasty_Magician]

Do we have our pick this year?

 

[MCDevils]

He would still count against the cap, but I guess that's irrelevant since we're still well under it in the first place. A

Anyway, I Datsyuk has been given permission to stay and play in the ASG by Detroit so that's probably all it is.

 

[rp2five]

Need to forfeit the pic either this year or 2014.

Regarding Kovy, he will be here next week. It would be nice if he asked permission like Datsyuk did, but I do not think its a huge deal.

 

[MCDevils]

As of now, yes. We either need to surrender the one for this summer, or the next.

 

[Nasty_Magician]

Does Lou have the balls to give this pick up if it's a weak crop?

 

[nj_cup]

Noway. The arena will have its share of ranger fans there. Will look even worse if devils fans don't have a pick the reason to show up

 

[nj_cup]

His salary wouldn't count against the cap. Thas why the hawks lent huet

 

[DevilishWon]

MC just an FYI twitter is the central bullshit repository of the world

 

[TiLoBrown]

Twitter is great, depending on who you follow. Follow the right people and its impossible to miss breaking news.

 

[CalamityX11]

the one time when we actually picked 2nd to last in the draft s/b the time we forfeit the pick honestly.

It's at the end of the first rd for christ's sake... get it out of the way with no real loss to take.

 

[nj_cup]

imo he really shouldve given the pick up last year. unless this kid turns out to be a steal who knows if that will happen. but i would really hate to see them paint themselves into a corner and hold god forbid the 1st pick next year only to have to give it up!

i can see them giving this years pick up (if its a late round) but i can see them then somehow trading to get into the 1st round

 

[Nasty_Magician]

imo he really shouldve given the pick up last year. unless this kid turns out to be a steal who knows if that will happen. but i would really hate to see them paint themselves into a corner and hold god forbid the 1st pick next year only to have to give it up!

i can see them giving this years pick up (if its a late round) but i can see them then somehow trading to get into the 1st round

That's what I'm thinking. One way or another Lou will find a way to have a first round pick both years. I actually like the Matteau pick, assuming he pans out. Power forwards are the type of guys you need to win in the playoffs.

 

[nj_cup]

WOW 30 million a year to stay in the khl?

Ex-Devils defenseman Alexei Kasatonov not helping in Ilya Kovalchuk saga | NJ.com

 

[Nasty_Magician]

WOW 30 million a year to stay in the khl?

Ex-Devils defenseman Alexei Kasatonov not helping in Ilya Kovalchuk saga | NJ.com

If that's the case I wouldn't even be mad. How can you compete with that? It would be a nice hit being taken off of our books if that's the case. And with a ton of teams likely to try and shed salary maybe we could benefit. Always trying to view things in a positive light.

 

[TheRobotDevil]

To be honest this is exactly why I give the C to Elias or Clarky over Kovy.Would rather have a leader than a superstar as the face of this franchise not a distraction.