Kovalchuk part V, The NHL Strikes Back, NHLPA files Grievance (All Discussion Here )

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Originally Posted by symbology

Oh, and Dipietro's was just a long freaking contract. No reduction is salary for the last few years, if I recall.

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Dipietro was younger when he signed it.

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Originally Posted by SmytheKing

Which numbers? Length of the deal? Two years longer than dipetro. The money? Less than ovechkin. His age when it is up? Chelios laughs at 44 and raises you six more years. Everything is speculation.
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Look, I don't think anyone is arguing that those other deals aren't attempted cap circumvention. Of course they are. I think the difference here is the extent of all these factors combined makes it too blatant for the league to swallow.

Thankfully, it's very easy to prove in this case whether there's been intent on both parts to honor the last third of the contract. All they have to do is to restructure the contract to spread out the money more evenly, same cap hit, same total $$$, same years. If they go for it, great, deal approved! However, I don't think either party would want to do it. Kovalchuk won't want to play more years to get to the magic 100M mark. The Devils won't want to risk having an overage overpaid albatross for longer than they already agreed to bear.

But hey, maybe you're right and they'll restructure it, and if they do, more power to them.

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Originally Posted by mmmcammy

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oh great here it comes again. damn you dean :lol:

Zetterberg's last 4 years are 7,3.5,1,1. Again much different than Kovy's.

The Kovy contract is really a joke in comparison to the others.

Just logged online for the first time in several hours. Saw the headline. Came straight to LGK. Let me just say, "Hey... Kovy?"

FUH.

Huh huh huh.

Huh huh HUH huh.

Kyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuu.

AH HA HA HA AHA HA HAHAH AHHAHAH!!!!!!!!!

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Originally Posted by mmmcammy

Hammond:

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That's pathetic and desperate.

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Originally Posted by mmmcammy

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Haha, this proves DL doesn't have any idea what the **** he's doing. Didn't he just say last night that Kovy wasn't the right guy for this organization?

He got beaten by a much better GM and he knows it. Think about it...Kovy made his decision to stay in NJ AFTER meeting with Lombardi. He must have gotten a bad impression.

The Devils need to change the headline on their website to "Kovy is Back?"

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Originally Posted by Vladimir27

Haha, this proves DL doesn't have any idea what the **** he's doing. Didn't he just say last night that Kovy wasn't the right guy for this organization?

He got beaten by a much better GM and he knows it. Think about it...Kovy made his decision to stay in NJ AFTER meeting with Lombardi. He must have gotten a bad impression.

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uh no he didn't say that. but don't let that stop you from making it up

If they contact Dean again, i would expect a lowball offer from him. I can't see DL taking kindly to the comments IK made. This is just comedy.