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

Originally Posted by No One

I wonder why the NHL chose this contract to reject, when others have gone through. It really doesn't make sense.

Other contracts have a couple years at around a million a piece.

Kovlachuk's has several years at league minimum.

Specifically, one year at $750K then five years at $550K.

Originally Posted by No One

The issue is that the league has approved similar contracts before.

I'm not too familiar with the other contracts but I'm wondering how many of them had the player playing for league minimum at the end of it and for so many years.

Originally Posted by Bogey

Other contracts have a couple years at around a million a piece.

Kovlachuk's has several years at league minimum.

Good answer Bogey!!

Originally Posted by Toothless

I'm not too familiar with the other contracts but I'm wondering how many of them had the player playing for league minimum at the end of it and for so many years.

None of the other contracts were this extreme, and that's why it was rejected.

Originally Posted by Bogey

Other contracts have a couple years at around a million a piece.

Kovlachuk's has several years at league minimum.

The last 6 years are 750k for one year, and then 5 at 550k. If each of those go up to 1 million, that's and extra 2.5 million on the contract.

104.5 / 17 = 6.15 cap hit, but he's still "playing" til he's 44.

Originally Posted by rede2rage80

So does tampa trade gagne back to philly and demand a do over as well???
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Speaking of that I don't understand why they had to wait to see where IK went to make that deal. Niether of those teams were in the hunt for IK so why wait?

Originally Posted by Bogey

Other contracts have a couple years at around a million a piece.

Kovlachuk's has several years at league minimum.

True, but the intent of all of those contracts are the same, which is to lower the cap hit.

About time the NHL does something about these long term contracts.

This really showa what a tool Bettman is. We all knew how this contract was going to look. He waits three weeks to do something? I feel this is a warning shot more than anything. I fail to see how the league can prove this.
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