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Finally! NHL approves Ilyas new $100M deal with Devils
4 hours ago - nypost.com
... acquired Kovalchuk on Feb. from the Thrashers, who drafted him first overall in . Atlanta last winter offered him a -year, $ million contract, which he rejected, prompting the trade to New Jersey. After notching points in regular season games with New Jersey and leading the team with six points in five playoff games, Kovalchuk turned free agent on July . He was wooed by the Kings, with the Islanders and Stars also admitting interest before finally signing July for -years and $ million. A gala press conference was held, with Jamie Langenbrunner, Patrik Elias, ... Read More »
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With Kovy back, Devils look toward season
6 hours ago - devils.nhl.com
... the NHL. I think it's a great day for the organization like I said when we had the press conference about a month and a half ago, Martin Brodeur said Friday after TSN.ca's report that the deal had been approved. Im excited about the result. I know it was probably hard for the fans and even my teammates. Now we'll be able to move on and get on with training camp. The League rejected the first Devils-Kovalchuk pact back in July on the grounds that it circumvented the salary cap. After an NHLPA grievance, an arbitrator sided with the League and voided the deal. The second deal, signed ... Read More »
3. Fans go Kovy-crazy on Facebook, Twitter
6 hours ago - devils.nhl.com
... became a coveted unrestricted free agent: Who wouldn't want a two-time -goal scorer with -or-more in six straight campaigns? Kovalchuk's scoring prowess has been unmatched since his rookie season of -, and no one over that span has collected more goals (). Though at least one other team entered the mix, there was joy in Jersey on July , when the Devils announced they had gotten their man. A July press conference at Prudential Center welcomed Kovalchuk back. The NHL rejected the deal the next day on the grounds that it circumvented the salary cap. The NHLPA filed a ... Read More »
5. Reports: NHL, NHLPA Reach Agreement; Ilya Kovalchuk Contract to be ...
17 hours ago - nhl.fanhouse.com
by Adam GretzFiled under: Devils, NHL Free Agency, NHL EconomicsWe've been down this road before, but it appears as if the Ilya Kovalchuk contract situation is finally, mercifully, close to an end result. On Friday, multiple media outlets, including TSN's Darren Dreger, ESPN's EJ Hradek and Tom Gu Read More »
8. Puck Daddy chats with Paul Bissonnette about his triumphant return to Twitter& ...
1 day ago - sports.yahoo.com
... began to blame the Coyotes for taking their beloved "BizNasty" away from them, but it turns out it was his agent who recommended that he step away from Twitter for a while. We spoke with BizNasty, a former Pittsburgh Penguins winger, on Thursday night just as he was sitting down to dinner with teammate Scotty Upshall. Q. What made you come back to Twitter after your unexpected exit last time around? BISSONNETTE: My agent thought it'd be a good idea if I shut it down. I think he got scared with the Kovalchuk comment and didn't want any bad publicity. It was all in good fun and I think ... Read More »
10. D-day arrives again for NHL, Ilya Kovalchuk
1 day ago - sports.yahoo.com
... in baseball or anywhere else. So I couldn't comment on that one way or another. But there was no call last night." The call was Monday. And an NHL source told Sporting News that the delay in voting for Fehr had more to do with members of the executive committee preferring to seek the opinion of teammates before making a vote than any issues over Fehr's demands. But on the eve of a potential Kovalchuk ruling, there remained optimism the saga could all come to an end on Friday. Even if recent history suggests otherwise. Gatorade stages the replay of a high school hockey championship game ... Read More »
11. Exclusive: NHLPA remains leaderless as Kovalchuck deadline approaches
1 day ago - nypost.com
... to open a consulting firm, though with the express stipulation that his first priority at all times will be the NHLPA. Sources report that several player reps expressed concern over the compensation to hire Don and Steve Fehr. Calgary's Robyn Regehr told the board he would have to confer with his teammates before casting a vote. Fehr earned $ million as executive director of the MLBPA, a position he held for years until he stepped down in . That's the same salary his successor, Michael Weiner, earns. Bob Goodenow earned between $.- million in -, the last season before the ... Read More »
12. Prudential Financial annual golf outing to support Hockey in Newark
1 day ago - devils.nhl.com
... The free year-round program which requires participants to be Newark residents, targets youth from - years old and holds scrimmage and practice sessions at Prudential Center, home of the New Jersey Devils. Its education-based programming supports academic achievement, good citizenship and teamwork, and all travel team members must have at least a C average. The sponsorship is part of Prudential's ongoing and long-standing commitment to support communities in which is does business. We're pleased that the recipient of this year's charity outing is Hockey in Newark, Inc., which ... Read More »
13. Kovalchuk conspiracy + Fehr hiring = lockout?
1 day ago - sports.yahoo.com
... that future deals will no longer be extended past a players th birthday and the cap hit on contracts longer than five years will be weighted by formula to the highest-salaried season. Wednesday's developments, of course, raise all manner of questions and implications for the league and its teams, not the least of which concern the status of Hossa, who's already played a year under his deal, and Luongo, whose deal has been signed for almost a full year. Im not quite sure how you can unscramble that egg but, even if this mess can be resolved, at the very least it highlights the chasm ... Read More »
14. NHL will play hardball over Ilya ... & others
2 days ago - nypost.com
... Journal that former baseball union chief Donald Fehr has signaled his willingness to become the NHLPA's next executive director. Fehr is currently acting as an adviser to the union, whose operation is being run by middle-management types way over their heads in dealing with the NHL's hardball team of negotiators led by Daly. The NHL has informed the union that if it does not accept these givebacks two years prior to the end of the CBA -- a quintuple cap, now -- then the league will take the following actions: . It will reject the Kovalchuk contract. The Post has learned that the ... Read More »
15. NHL gives Players Assn. ultimatum on Kovalchuk, Luongo, Hossa
2 days ago - nypost.com
... ground, the league has informed the PA that: . It will reject the Kovalchuk contract. . It will move to immediately devoid the Luongo contract. . It will move to immediately open proceedings for a formal investigation into the Hossa contract. The NHL owns sweeping punitive powers against teams and players judged guilty of circumvention under Article of the CBA. Click on Each Photo ... Read More »
16. Kovalchuk decision delayed as NHL, NHLPA debate CBA
2 days ago - sports.yahoo.com
... Lamoriello would not comment when asked if he was aware if the NHL and NHLPA were discussing a change to the CBA. Although Kovalchuk's contract no doubt brought on this broader discussion between the NHL and the NHLPA, Lamoriello confirmed that no changes are being made to the deal that the team submitted on Friday and that there is no intention to make any changes. Darren Dreger of TSN said via Twitter that the Kovalchuk contract hasn't been rejected and there are discussions about the rules that govern long-term deals -- discussions that push this thing even further into September. ... Read More »
18. Devils GM weighs in on Kovalchuk deadline
2 days ago - centredaily.com
... salary cap hit of $. million. The league rejected Kovalchuk's -year, $ million contract in July, on grounds that it circumvented the salary cap. The reported deal was front- loaded so Kovalchuk could have earned as much money as possible while providing the lowest possible cap hit for the team. After the NHL Players Association filed a grievance, an arbitrator ruled on August in favor of the NHL, voiding the deal and making Kovalchuk an unrestricted free agent again. We ask that you refrain from profanity, hate speech, personal comments, spam, and other remarks that are off ... Read More »
20. Deadline extended for Kovalchuk decision
2 days ago - sports.yahoo.com
... Blochs decision," Devils general manager Lou Lamoriello said in a statement Wednesday. "We remain optimistic that this extension will result in an approval of the contract and that Ilya Kovalchuk will remain a valuable member of the Devils for the balance of his career." Lamoriello added that the team would have no further comment on the issue until it is resolved. Gatorade stages the replay of a high school hockey championship game cut short by injury in . Yahoo! News Network ... Read More »
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