Will Kovy stay or will he go now?

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DarrenDreger: Bill Daly remains confident Kovy and KHL will honor deals. "We have no reason to believe the KHL will let them play". More Daly...

DarrenDreger: Continued Daly on Kovy and KHL..."It would be inconsistent with our agreement with them."

TSNBobMcKenzie: So gist of all that is Kovalchuk stuff is just rumors right now. May very well turn up in NJ but many hearing he might not.

 

[jstewismybastardson]

what could the KHL and russian players arguments be? lockout violated terms of their agreements? The signed contracts under a previous cba / spc that has now been replaced?

they cant possibly get around this ... if they want the pros in Sochi ???

 

[mattola]

speaking of another Kovy

Nick Kypreos ‏@RealKyper
Interesting 2 hear some players being invited to short'n training camps. Not more interest' than Alex Kovalev to #Panthers. Closing in on 40

 

[pixburgher66]

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[jstewismybastardson]

@SlavaMalamud Kovalchuk says, 'I will need to read the new agreement' before he decides what to do next.

 

[mattola]

@SlavaMalamud Kovalchuk says, 'My Agent will need to read the new agreement' before he decides what to do next.

fixed

 

[pixburgher66]

Sorry Kovy, you can't sign that ridiculously awful deal and then decide "I'm outta here!"

 

[awaz]

seriously, if there was one contract that caused the lockout it was kovys

(i know i know, lots came before his, ed snider started it all, his was just the most aggregious.. .. dont kill me devs fans)

 

[Nasty_Magician]

I don't really want to imagine losing Parise and Kovy and then potentially losing Zajac next year. Top lines aren't that important in hockey are they?

 

[awaz]

I don't really want to imagine losing Parise and Kovy and then potentially losing Zajac next year. Top lines aren't that important in hockey are they?

not when you STILL have brodeur.. he's gotta be like 97 now right?

 

[TheRobotDevil]

I don't really want to imagine losing Parise and Kovy and then potentially losing Zajac next year. Top lines aren't that important in hockey are they?

Clarky is a free agent after this season too.As far as Kovy Lou Lams and Kovys agent believe he will be back but om not a huge Kovy fan either.But you already know that

 

[davnlaguna]

Lets pretend Kovy doesnt come back. Does that leave NJ out a draft pick and stuck with a 6.66 mil cap hit for the rest of his deal?

 

[pixburgher66]

Lets pretend Kovy doesnt come back. Does that leave NJ out a draft pick and stuck with a 6.66 mil cap hit for the rest of his deal?

I imagine they'd do the buyout thing. But talk about painful. Not sure there's anything they could really do though. All deals are signed under the assumption that the NHL/KHL agreement will be held up.

 

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Tom Gulitti of the Bergen Record reports that - two days after the NHL and NHLPA reached a tentative deal on a new CBA - Kovalchuk was on the ice Tuesday for St. Petersburg SKA's Kontinental Hockey League game against Ak Bars Kazan.

Questions aplenty regarding Kovalchuk's NHL return

 

[IPostedWhat]

I think we all know why this is happening:

http://www.sportshoopla.com/forums/nhl-hockey-forum-message-board-general-discussion/11262-devils-wont-win-cup-while-kovy-team.html

 

[DaBoltsNIsles]

I expect Kovalchuk to honor his contract with the Devils.

Visnovsky's agent said earlier today that if the KHL says he can't play that Vis will report to the Islanders.

I expect the same scenario to happen with Kovy.

 

[IPostedWhat]

 

[TheRobotDevil]

I think we all know why this is happening:

http://www.sportshoopla.com/forums/nhl-hockey-forum-message-board-general-discussion/11262-devils-wont-win-cup-while-kovy-team.html

I've done some training during the lockout

 

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I can't wait until Yakupov pulls the same thing on the Oil

 

[TheRobotDevil]

I can't wait until Yakupov pulls the same thing on the Oil