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Where will Kovalchuk end up?
dennycrane wrote:I always thought the real reason this was an issue was that Kovalchuk is Russian, and there was a fear of bolting to the KHL once the first 11 years were up. If this had been Mike Richards or Sidney Crosby signing this kind of deal, do you really think it would have been appealed?
Oops!wprager wrote:Kovalchuk contract re-instated. Let's see how many years he actually plays.
shabbs wrote:Oops!wprager wrote:Kovalchuk contract re-instated. Let's see how many years he actually plays.
SpezDispenser wrote:dennycrane wrote:I always thought the real reason this was an issue was that Kovalchuk is Russian, and there was a fear of bolting to the KHL once the first 11 years were up. If this had been Mike Richards or Sidney Crosby signing this kind of deal, do you really think it would have been appealed?
Breaking contract to leave for the KHL? The idea is there though, he takes off at 38 and signs for 5 million real dollars in the KHL. Hmmm.
BigRig wrote:SpezDispenser wrote:dennycrane wrote:I always thought the real reason this was an issue was that Kovalchuk is Russian, and there was a fear of bolting to the KHL once the first 11 years were up. If this had been Mike Richards or Sidney Crosby signing this kind of deal, do you really think it would have been appealed?
Breaking contract to leave for the KHL? The idea is there though, he takes off at 38 and signs for 5 million real dollars in the KHL. Hmmm.
I wouldn't be at all shocked if Ilya signs with the KHL THIS week.
SpezDispenser wrote:I am NO fan of Kovalchuk's, but what he brings to the table is EXACTLY what Ottawa needs.
Too bad it isn't a year from now and Leclaire and Kovalev were off the books...
No, he's not truculent enough.SensGirl11 wrote:Toronto? Is that a possibility?
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