Comments on: Who loses with a 17 year contract? http://hockeyindependent.com/blog/ryanb/19960/ NHL hockey blogosphere of your favorite team rumors, trades, opinion, recaps, previews and news Sun, 20 May 2012 16:58:37 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 By: Ensest Hikaye http://hockeyindependent.com/blog/ryanb/19960/comment-page-1/#comment-71966 Ensest Hikaye Thu, 15 Sep 2011 10:11:25 +0000 http://hockeyindependent.com/blog/?p=19960#comment-71966 Great post, where can i find posts like that. Please help me i need this. Great post, where can i find posts like that. Please help me i need this.

]]> By: Justin Marques http://hockeyindependent.com/blog/ryanb/19960/comment-page-1/#comment-11289 Justin Marques Wed, 21 Jul 2010 19:56:38 +0000 http://hockeyindependent.com/blog/?p=19960#comment-11289 I agree, Ryan. This team has always been run by Lamoriello, and they have found a great deal of success while under him. The problem seems now that Lamoriello is being "told" to go out and sign Kovalchuk so that the Devils will have an appealing star once Martin Brodeur retires. Lamoriello is a team first guy, and a MASSIVE signing like Kovalchuk has never been part of his repertoire. It is obvious Lamoriello does not agree with the deal, and it is fair to say that today he may even be happy the league did not approve of the deal. I do still believe Kovalchuk will be a Devil in the end, I just do not believe Lamoriello will be happy with the higher cap hit and the effect it has on the long-term Devils. This could very well signal the final season for Lamoriello as a general manager in the NHL. He cannot be too happy with the interference from above! I agree, Ryan. This team has always been run by Lamoriello, and they have found a great deal of success while under him. The problem seems now that Lamoriello is being “told” to go out and sign Kovalchuk so that the Devils will have an appealing star once Martin Brodeur retires. Lamoriello is a team first guy, and a MASSIVE signing like Kovalchuk has never been part of his repertoire. It is obvious Lamoriello does not agree with the deal, and it is fair to say that today he may even be happy the league did not approve of the deal. I do still believe Kovalchuk will be a Devil in the end, I just do not believe Lamoriello will be happy with the higher cap hit and the effect it has on the long-term Devils. This could very well signal the final season for Lamoriello as a general manager in the NHL. He cannot be too happy with the interference from above!

]]> By: RyanB http://hockeyindependent.com/blog/ryanb/19960/comment-page-1/#comment-11275 RyanB Wed, 21 Jul 2010 15:04:39 +0000 http://hockeyindependent.com/blog/?p=19960#comment-11275 I'm simply stunned that the NHL rejected this deal. I think it's a joke but I really didn't think anyone at the head office would have the balls to call the Devils on this. I agree with your statements Lamoriello; you could see how displeased he was with this deal at the press conference yesterday. If ownership pushes him to renegotiate and take on a higher cap number that could handcuff the team down the road I could see this as the beginning of the end of his time in New Jersey. I’m simply stunned that the NHL rejected this deal. I think it’s a joke but I really didn’t think anyone at the head office would have the balls to call the Devils on this.

I agree with your statements Lamoriello; you could see how displeased he was with this deal at the press conference yesterday. If ownership pushes him to renegotiate and take on a higher cap number that could handcuff the team down the road I could see this as the beginning of the end of his time in New Jersey.

]]> By: Justin Marques http://hockeyindependent.com/blog/ryanb/19960/comment-page-1/#comment-11251 Justin Marques Wed, 21 Jul 2010 02:05:02 +0000 http://hockeyindependent.com/blog/?p=19960#comment-11251 Unfortunately, Ryan, the contract was just rejected by the NHL. The only question that remains is whether or not the rejection is based on circumventing the salary cap, or whether or not they don't approve of the "lockout protection" during the 2012-2013 season, which guarantees Kovalchuk his annual salary whether or not the league is locked out. Lou obviously doesn't like the deal, as is visible through his comments during the press conference and after, so maybe he's happy it's been rejected. As an architect of the current CBA, it will be interesting to see how he fights Gary Bettman over this. Unfortunately, Ryan, the contract was just rejected by the NHL. The only question that remains is whether or not the rejection is based on circumventing the salary cap, or whether or not they don’t approve of the “lockout protection” during the 2012-2013 season, which guarantees Kovalchuk his annual salary whether or not the league is locked out. Lou obviously doesn’t like the deal, as is visible through his comments during the press conference and after, so maybe he’s happy it’s been rejected. As an architect of the current CBA, it will be interesting to see how he fights Gary Bettman over this.

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