Stifling skilled youth since day one...
- JCSabs06

What you call skill, most teams call garbage

yep...no way in hell njd allow this...among MANY other teams...this is bad for the entire nhl...not just the devils
- Xnightwish

So the Devils and Preds are victim of Russians scumbags. I'd worried if I were Columbus. Bob almost bailed this year, what's to stop him next year?

so what does that say about Clarkson's contract then?
- SpoiledByOil

terrible as well.

Any team willing to build their team around a Russian after all the BS that has happened in the last 10 years is crazy.

When Datsyuk leaves for the KHL next season, we'll be doing this all over again only with wing fans as the dejected
- Sheppy99

he signed a 3 year extension like a month ago

question? who are the potential big name free agents next summer? overnight the devils freed up a bunch of cap space?

I think so.

Franchise finances. Knowing that theres no way he will be able to play til hes 44, meaning a rediculous cap penalty for like 4 or 5 years. Plus like you said, they can now lobby for getting the 1st round pick back, which they wont.

Theres a reason why Lou structured Kovys contract with 2 years @ 6 million in cash before the mega-money comes in.
- aecliptic

Its until 42, and his salary actually goes up in the end. I don't think his recapture penalty would have been all that terrible. On top of that, Lou will most likely be long gone by then.

@AlexandrZaytsev: Sport-Express is reporting that Kovalchuk will play for SKA in the KHL.

I think regardless of the terminology of how this all went down, the KHL would have made an exception to whatever rule was holding them back.
- rmdevil313

probably correct due to his age and skill level, he'll immediately become one of their league's selling points. What a Richard. 11 years in the NHL and to screw over a team like that.

question? who are the potential big name free agents next summer? overnight the devils freed up a bunch of cap space?
- devfan30

Vanek, Kessel, Dustin Brown, Marleau, THornton, Pommenville, Heatley.

Speechless..

I mean how can this guy leave his team and teammates high and dry like this. The organization is now in a real bad spot. Lou has his work cut out for him.

So the Devils and Preds are victim of Russians scumbags. I'd worried if I were Columbus. Bob almost bailed this year, what's to stop him next year?
- tomburton99

The new GM for columbus seems to be quite good, he would figure it out before hand and trade his ass to a team that "needs a goaltender" only to see him leave... maybe he'll trade him back to Philly

What you call skill, most teams call garbage
- annoyance_101

Like Hodgson?

So the Devils and Preds are victim of Russians scumbags. I'd worried if I were Columbus. Bob almost bailed this year, what's to stop him next year?
- tomburton99

Really, nothing, short of an agreement between the two leagues preventing this type of thing. I can't see the KHL entering into any type of agreement like that, especially now, with that league becoming a legit alternative for Russian players. NHL teams are just going to have to accept the risks when it comes to drafting and signing Russian guys.

Isn't the cap recapture just a cap hit penalty, and not an actual fine? By the time Kovy retired there could be a completely new CBA and the recapture thing would be something of the past. I have a hard time imagining this is what the Devils wanted with no first round pick, actually looking decent this season, and the penalty only doubling to 500k.
- rmdevil313

True but my thinking with the cap recapture is if the new group of investors/owners come in and want to spend to the cap, a smaller recapture penalty is better. My point on the payment of 11 million should've been all I typed there.

Hope that makes sense.

@AlexandrZaytsev: Sport-Express is reporting that Kovalchuk will play for SKA in the KHL.
- tomburton99

he signed a 3 year extension like a month ago
- Jurco_28

Kovalchuk had 12 years left on his deal. Means nothing.

Can Garth just leave? Anyone seen what we are apparently giving for Vanek? Larsson and Henrique. Ya lets give up our team to get a guy for a year

Vanek, Kessel, Dustin Brown, Marleau, THornton, Pommenville, Heatley.
- tomburton99

the sedins , ryan miller, boumweester.

pointless to put together a list because A LOT of the guys will get resigned

- Cheeseballin

fuq is this

Like Hodgson?
- Feeling Glucky?

How many games did he actually coach him? TERRIBLE example coming from you though i'm not surprised at all

Parise, Clarkson, Kovalchuk ...gone ...NJ must be a great place to play.
- broadstreet11

True but as soon as they the guys above are past their prime and looking for one last absurd contract they will be heading your way to Philly to underperform and get bought out after a few worthless seasons.

Vanek, Kessel, Dustin Brown, Marleau, THornton, Pommenville, Heatley.
- tomburton99

Sedins too, but doubt they play anywhere else.


Always starts out looking great like this, but lots of guys will be re-signed and one or two could be traded if the team can't sign them and the new team will push to re-sign them instead.

fuq is this
- Jurco_28

KHL's Trophy!

Can Garth just leave? Anyone seen what we are apparently giving for Vanek? Larsson and Henrique. Ya lets give up our team to get a guy for a year
- bobert836

Kovy should of told Lou about this earlier... Lou could of traded him for E.Kane and Wheeler. Speaking of the Jets, Kovy is the 2nd russian to leave the NHL this off season, Burmistrov being the first. Damn bastards

How many games did he actually coach him? TERRIBLE example coming from you though i'm not surprised at all
- annoyance_101

He completely mishandled Grigorenko as well. You can argue that he shouldn't have been in the NHL in the first place but as long as he was there he should have played. Having him in the press box every other game was an awful choice for a kid like that.