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This is getting interesting. Someone doesn’t want Ilya Kovalchuk to sign with the New Jersey Devils. An arbitrator voided the contract he originally signed with the team, and now the NHL has rejected the latest proposed framework. While no formal contract was submitted, the two sides talked conceptually. Photo Caption: Devils executives are asked about [...]

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Arbitrator voids Kovalchuk deal

An independent arbitrator has agreed with the NHL that the contract between Ilya Kovalchuk and the New Jersey Devils is a bunch of crap. Kovalchuk had signed a 17-year, $102 million deal with the Devils that was completely outrageous and designed to pay him a ton while keeping his cap number low. You see, the [...]

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Remember that 17-year contract that the New Jersey Devils agreed to with Ilya Kovalchuk? It was set to pay him tons of money until the last six years of the deal, when they’d only owe him some $550,000 per year. Well, it ain’t happening. The NHL has blocked the contract, saying that it circumvents the [...]

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Kovalchuk gets 17-year deal

You read that right. Ilya Kovalchuk has re-signed with the New Jersey Devils and it’s an insane contract. The NHL’s CBA is a complete joke and teams are abusing it constantly. Kovalchuk signed a 17-year (you read that corrently), $100-plus million contract with the Devils that will keep him in a red jersey until he’s [...]

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Lemaire retires from coaching

Getting a hockey team to win your division and earn the No. 2 seed can really energize a coach and a franchise. Getting your rear ends handed to you in five games by the No. 7 seed can really deflate a coach and a franchise. And New Jersey Devils head coach Jacques Lemaire is so [...]

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Leighton to start Monday

The Philadelphia Flyers are going to start Michael Leighton in goal tonight despite the fact that they’ve lost his last two starts. Still, he was pretty good in those starts and it’s not like the Flyers have Pelle Linbergh in his prime sitting on the bench. Tonight, look for the Flyers to take on the [...]

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One of the best teams in hockey, just got a little better.  I mean a lot better.  The New Jersey Devils acquired Ilya Kovalchuk, Anssi Salmela, and the Thrashers’ 2010 second round pick from Atlanta for the Devils’ 2010 first and second round picks, John Oduya, Niclas Bergfors, and Patrice Cormier on Thursday night. Obviously, [...]

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