Free-agent Kovalchuk staying with Devils

[zaxjax]

17 years / $102 million

The guy will be 44 when the contract is done! I know that he has scored the most goals in the NHL since the 2001-2002 season. Is he worth it? He's not Sidney Crosby, Alex Ovechkin, Malkin, Heatley or Thorton


Ilya Kovalchuk stays with New Jersey Devils - NHL News - FOX Sports on MSN

 

[SLVRBLT]

He's worth it IMO. Go Devils!

 

[MassCobra]

I'm glad he didn't go to the western conference and since I knew the Bruins were never in the market for him, I'm actually glad he stayed with the Devils but damn, 17 years is insane.

 

[zaxjax]

I'm glad he didn't go to the western conference and since I knew the Bruins were never in the market for him, I'm actually glad he stayed with the Devils but damn, 17 years is insane.

It's a very cap friendly deal from what the AP reported.


Kovalchuk will earn $6 million each of the next two seasons, $11.5 million for the following five seasons, $10.5 million in the 2017-18 season, $8.5 million for the 2018-19 season, $6.5 million in 2019-20, $3.5 million in 2020-21, $750,000 the following season, and $550,000 for the final five years of the unprecedented deal.


In his first playoff series with the Devils, he had two goals and was sent packing by the Flyers!

 

[blackvenom77]

NHL says NO DEAL.

 

[zaxjax]

NHL says NO DEAL.

The deal sounded too good to be approved

NHL rejects Kovalchuk's 17-year deal with Devils - NHL - Yahoo! Sports

 

[MassCobra]

17 years / $102 million

The guy will be 44 when the contract is done! I know that he has scored the most goals in the NHL since the 2001-2002 season. Is he worth it? He's not Sidney Crosby, Alex Ovechkin, Malkin, Heatley or Thorton

I missed this comparison 1st time around. He's right up there with Ovechkin and Crosby and above Malkin, Heatley and Thornton. He's as dynamic a player there is in the world so yea, he should be paid accordingly.

After reading why the NHL rejected this deal, I'm still not sure why. :??: But it seems like it just needs to be tweaked a bit. Or a lot. haha.

 

[AntiHeightPunk]

it got denied because they know he wont play another 17 years especially for 550k the last five years its just an easy way to work around the cap

 

[MassCobra]

it got denied because they know he wont play another 17 years especially for 550k the last five years its just an easy way to work around the cap

I guess that's what I don't understand. Why can't they just knock of those 5 years and give him a 12 year deal? I mean 550k is chump change when you're talking 100 million dollar deal.

 

[AntiHeightPunk]

there is probally a rule about money per year average