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[Greatness=PavelDatsyuk]

Not a lot out about this yet, but its official at least, guess the NHL doesn't think he will play until he is 44

My linkhttp://tsn.ca/nhl/story/?id=328025

[Hockeytown0001]

[HankthaTank]

BOOM! LOL Figured as much.

[puffy]

Dare I ask what's next?

Please not another 7 week negotiation. I'm sick and tired of hearing about Kovalchuk!

Edited by puffy, 20 July 2010 - 08:40 PM.

[Tommy_Like_Wingy]

I wonder how they're differentiating this from the other contracts like it.

[Duck Guy]

classic...

[titanium2]

[One4TheWings]

Tomorrow at 8pm on TSN. Kovi: The Decision.

[Original-Six]

LOOOOOOL.....

and the Kovalchuck drama continues....

[toby91_ca]

I wonder how they're differentiating this from the other contracts like it.

No other contract took a player to the age of 44 and no other contract trailed off in later years quite as significantly.

Rejecting this deal was an absolute no brainer to me.

[Johnny Diamonds]

This is bulls***, if the NHL will not allow contracts like this then they at least need to make the salary cap a soft cap with a luxury tax.

[Z and D for the C]

Good.

If a player signs a contract, before age 35, that has him playing into his 40s, it should count against the cap even if he retires. (Injury exception)

Edited by Z and D for the C, 20 July 2010 - 08:50 PM.

[toby91_ca]

This is bulls***, if the NHL will not allow contracts like this then they at least need to make the salary cap a soft cap with a luxury tax.

How is it bulls***? How would you really see this different than a 50 year contract that the player gets paid most of the money in the first 10 years?

Easy to say a 50 year contract is absurd, but this contract is just as absurd. You can point to other "similar" contracts, but with those, there is at least a reasonable chance the players will play out the deals. There is a zero chance this contract would be played out. Also, 95% of the cash is paid a little over half way through the contract......just stupid and obvious circumvention.

[edicius]

I find this hilarious. Absolutely hilarious. Lou must be fuming.

[EZBAKETHAGANGSTA]

Sucks for Ilya. Rocks for the KHL

[haroldsnepsts]

The Devils were basically daring the league to stop this deal and lost.

Aside from signing a player until he's 44, this part is pretty ridiculous too:

Kovalchuk was slated to earn $95 million over the first 10 years of the deal and then just $7 million over the last seven seasons.

That's pretty obvious they were trying to reduce the cap hit.

[WingsallTheway]

good.

[Original-Six]

I find this hilarious. Absolutely hilarious. Lou must be fuming.

"but Detroit,Vancouver and Chicago did it..."

Edited by Original-Six, 20 July 2010 - 10:22 PM.

[Barrie]

The Devils were basically daring the league to stop this deal and lost.

Aside from signing a player until he's 44, this part is pretty ridiculous too:

Kovalchuk was slated to earn $95 million over the first 10 years of the deal and then just $7 million over the last seven seasons.

That's pretty obvious they were trying to reduce the cap hit.

Can't blame NJ for trying.

[toby91_ca]

I wonder if a new deal will be announced quickly. You have to wonder if NJ might have worked out a couple deals. Try this one and because there was a huge risk of having it not approved, work out another one as well.