Still MIGHTY Posted July 11, 2013 Share Posted July 11, 2013 Reportedly, he's looking at 5 years, $50M in the KHL compared to the 12 years, $77M left in Jersey.This Russian thing is really becoming an issue for the NHL.---Also, Devils still have to give up their 1st rounder next year as punishment for the cap circumvention with that contract. | ANA | LAA | LAR | LAL | ASU | CSULB | USMNT | USWNT | LAFC | OCSC | MAN UTD | Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CS85 Posted July 11, 2013 Share Posted July 11, 2013 What a weird thing. Quote "You are nothing more than a small cancer on this message board. You are not entertaining, you are a complete joke." twitter Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sport Posted July 11, 2013 Share Posted July 11, 2013 He's only 30. Well, enjoy the KHL. As long as a heavy majority of the world's best player would rather play in North America than in Russia, I'm not really worried about that league. Contract negotiations with russians will suck because they have leverage other players don't, but that's been true for longer than Kovalchuk's been in the NHL. This doesn't help dispel the stereotype that Russians are flighty. In the long run this may be the best thing for the Devils. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Funky Bunky Posted July 11, 2013 Share Posted July 11, 2013 HOLY I'm going to be on the Yahoo Sports/Sportsnet hockey podcast today talking with Greg Wyshnski of Puck Daddy! Their normal co-host Jeff Marek of Sportsnet is out today, so there's a slew of people going on the show, and he chose me as one of them!Tune in at 2:50 p.m ET/11:50 a.m. PT at this site: http://www.sportsnet.ca/590/marek-vs-wyshynski/ : to hear me talk about probably hockey, hopefully some Ducks hockey with the Puck Daddy himself. I'm pretty excited.That's awesome! I listen to MvsW everyday! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Funky Bunky Posted July 11, 2013 Share Posted July 11, 2013 With the first overall selection in the 2015 NHL draft, the New Jersaaay Devils are proud to select from Erie of the OHL, Connor McDavid. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Still MIGHTY Posted July 11, 2013 Share Posted July 11, 2013 Lose Parise, Clarkson, Kovalchuk, and Brodeur over the course of 3 offseasons. Yeah, they're heading into rough times in Jersey.How would it feel to be Cory Schneider right now? Yikes.---And you know what? Blanket statement. I almost wouldn't mind all Russians just going back over to the KHL and getting this over with. | ANA | LAA | LAR | LAL | ASU | CSULB | USMNT | USWNT | LAFC | OCSC | MAN UTD | Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Still MIGHTY Posted July 11, 2013 Share Posted July 11, 2013 So, apparently, Kovalchuk could earn $20 million in the KHL... PER. SEASON. | ANA | LAA | LAR | LAL | ASU | CSULB | USMNT | USWNT | LAFC | OCSC | MAN UTD | Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lights Out Posted July 11, 2013 Share Posted July 11, 2013 Ouch, I feel so bad for Devils fans. After how hard the Devils got punished for Kovalchuk's contract, him retiring now is just more salt in the wound.With the first overall selection in the 2015 NHL draft, the New Jersaaay Devils are proud to select from Erie of the OHL, Connor McDavid.Didn't they get their pick for this coming year taken away? POTD: 2/4/12 3/4/12 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Still MIGHTY Posted July 11, 2013 Share Posted July 11, 2013 With the first overall selection in the 2015 NHL draft, the New Jersaaay Devils are proud to select from Erie of the OHL, Connor McDavid.Didn't they get their pick for this coming year taken away?RIght. Hence 2015. | ANA | LAA | LAR | LAL | ASU | CSULB | USMNT | USWNT | LAFC | OCSC | MAN UTD | Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The_Admiral Posted July 11, 2013 Share Posted July 11, 2013 And you know what? Blanket statement. I almost wouldn't mind all Russians just going back over to the KHL and getting this over with.I've been saying this for a while now. What is it about Russians? ♫ oh yeah, board goes on, long after the thrill of postin' is gone ♫ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sport Posted July 11, 2013 Share Posted July 11, 2013 Ouch, I feel so bad for Devils fans. After how hard the Devils got punished for Kovalchuk's contract, him retiring now is just more salt in the wound.I keep seeing this from people on twitter. I couldn't feel less bad for Devils fans.The contract was going to get terrible and hinder their team at some point so now they get out of it and they'll get to start their inevitable rebuild now and they'll probably get to draft McDavid first overall in two years.On top of that, Devils fans are among the most spoiled fanbases in sports. Three Stanley Cups, a million playoff appearances, they were in the Finals as recently two years ago, and they've gotten to enjoy MARTIN BRODEUR (!). Aside from that weird year where they were terrible and still almost made the playoffs and last season they've had about two decades of sustained excellence. Devils fans can handle some losing.but maybe that's just my view as a fan of a team that's never won a playoff game. I wish this would've happened to the Red Wings of the mid to late 90's when they were rolling with two lines and a defensive pairing of the Russian red army. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ninersdd Posted July 11, 2013 Share Posted July 11, 2013 Schneider is a major upgrade in goal for them since Brodeur and Hedberg were pretty bad last year. I could see them being more mediocre and thus not getting the top pick(s). BEAR DOWN ARIZONA!2013/14 Tanks Picks Champion Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The_Admiral Posted July 11, 2013 Share Posted July 11, 2013 Yeah, not sure where we're getting the Devils falling into the land of Connor McDavid. They have Schneider, Larsson, a decent pipeline, and a commitment to defense. It's a meat grinder of a division they're in, but they'll hang in there semi-demi-acceptably. Look at how untalented Nashville and Phoenix were and still made the playoffs regularly. Devils can swing that, and they probably have more talent. ♫ oh yeah, board goes on, long after the thrill of postin' is gone ♫ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rams80 Posted July 11, 2013 Share Posted July 11, 2013 So, apparently, Kovalchuk could earn $20 million in the KHL... PER. SEASON.Consider it hazard pay. On 8/1/2010 at 4:01 PM, winters in buffalo said: You manage to balance agitation with just enough salient points to keep things interesting. Kind of a low-rent DG_Now. On 1/2/2011 at 9:07 PM, Sodboy13 said: Today, we are all otaku. "The city of Peoria was once the site of the largest distillery in the world and later became the site for mass production of penicillin. So it is safe to assume that present-day Peorians are descended from syphilitic boozehounds."-Stephen Colbert POTD: February 15, 2010, June 20, 2010 The Glorious Bloom State Penguins (NCFAF) 2014: 2-9, 2015: 7-5 (L Pineapple Bowl), 2016: 1-0 (NCFAB) 2014-15: 10-8, 2015-16: 14-5 (SMC Champs, L 1st Round February Frenzy) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rams80 Posted July 11, 2013 Share Posted July 11, 2013 So we've lost both Kovy and DiPietro's stupid contracts in one offseason.In loving memory:http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kyrUt6xn7hM On 8/1/2010 at 4:01 PM, winters in buffalo said: You manage to balance agitation with just enough salient points to keep things interesting. Kind of a low-rent DG_Now. On 1/2/2011 at 9:07 PM, Sodboy13 said: Today, we are all otaku. "The city of Peoria was once the site of the largest distillery in the world and later became the site for mass production of penicillin. So it is safe to assume that present-day Peorians are descended from syphilitic boozehounds."-Stephen Colbert POTD: February 15, 2010, June 20, 2010 The Glorious Bloom State Penguins (NCFAF) 2014: 2-9, 2015: 7-5 (L Pineapple Bowl), 2016: 1-0 (NCFAB) 2014-15: 10-8, 2015-16: 14-5 (SMC Champs, L 1st Round February Frenzy) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FiddySicks Posted July 11, 2013 Share Posted July 11, 2013 So, Ilya Kovalchuk retired out of the clear damn nowhere.12 years left on his deal.Holy crap. The Devils are in deep. I mean.... WHAT?Wait wait wait. Tell me I'm reading this wrong. If you retire TWELVE years before your contract is up, you still get paid for those 12 years? That can't be right.And frankly, I'm honestly not surprised Ilya Kovalchuk would pull something like this. He's always seemed like the kind of dude who simply doesn't want to give enough of a crap about playing hockey to match his enormous talent level.This is how I'll remember Ol' Kovy On 11/19/2012 at 7:23 PM, oldschoolvikings said: She’s still half convinced “Chris Creamer” is a porn site.) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sodboy13 Posted July 11, 2013 Share Posted July 11, 2013 So the KHL is undergoing rapid, far-flung expansion, overpaying for stars, and running without a salary cap? Well, this ought to get fun in the next few years. On 1/25/2013 at 1:53 PM, 'Atom said: For all the bird de lis haters I think the bird de lis isnt supposed to be a pelican and a fleur de lis I think its just a fleur de lis with a pelicans head. Thats what it looks like to me. Also the flair around the tip of the beak is just flair that fleur de lis have sometimes source I am from NOLA. PotD: 10/19/07, 08/25/08, 07/22/10, 08/13/10, 04/15/11, 05/19/11, 01/02/12, and 01/05/12. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Funky Bunky Posted July 11, 2013 Share Posted July 11, 2013 Yeah, not sure where we're getting the Devils falling into the land of Connor McDavid. They have Schneider, Larsson, a decent pipeline, and a commitment to defense. It's a meat grinder of a division they're in, but they'll hang in there semi-demi-acceptably. Look at how untalented Nashville and Phoenix were and still made the playoffs regularly. Devils can swing that, and they probably have more talent.Dude, look at the roster. They have an equal forwards corps to that of Nashville/Phoenix (not overly talented or deep), and their defense is NO WHERE close to either Nashville or Phoenix. Nashville has the best defenseman in the game, and Phoenix has one hell of a player in OEL. New Jersey also has a lot of impact players who are getting pretty old (Elias, Salvador, Zidlicky, etc.), and while they have a decent pipeline, will those guys like Merrill and Boucher be ready to help out that 2015 team? ... And what has Larsson done so far?They weren't even a good team this year WITH Kovalchuk. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Still MIGHTY Posted July 12, 2013 Share Posted July 12, 2013 | ANA | LAA | LAR | LAL | ASU | CSULB | USMNT | USWNT | LAFC | OCSC | MAN UTD | Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eye Posted July 12, 2013 Share Posted July 12, 2013 Ouch, I feel so bad for Devils fans. After how hard the Devils got punished for Kovalchuk's contract, him retiring now is just more salt in the wound.I keep seeing this from people on twitter. I couldn't feel less bad for Devils fans.The contract was going to get terrible and hinder their team at some point so now they get out of it and they'll get to start their inevitable rebuild now and they'll probably get to draft McDavid first overall in two years.On top of that, Devils fans are among the most spoiled fanbases in sports. Three Stanley Cups, a million playoff appearances, they were in the Finals as recently two years ago, and they've gotten to enjoy MARTIN BRODEUR (!). Aside from that weird year where they were terrible and still almost made the playoffs and last season they've had about two decades of sustained excellence. Devils fans can handle some losing.but maybe that's just my view as a fan of a team that's never won a playoff game. I wish this would've happened to the Red Wings of the mid to late 90's when they were rolling with two lines and a defensive pairing of the Russian red army.But on top of all that, horrible to not good enough attendance throughout their history. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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