Confirmed with Link: Ilya Kovalchuk Feigns Retirement to go to KHL, Part II

[glenwo2]

Money? Wasn't it the big money year coming up? Why the hell would he pass that up? He's not going to make more money in Russia.

I have to think his back is ****ed up and he doesn't think he can compete at the top level, because otherwise this just doesn't make any sense.

Kovy has always been a guy with a great sense of NHL history. And he always talked about how he wanted to make his place in it. But now he just leaves. I don't get it.

Saugus, I think you missed the tweet which said he could be making 20 million per season WITHOUT TAXES, ESCROWS, and all that other stuff in the NHL.

So yes...It WAS about Money.

 

[MountainGoat]

what the **** do we do now

it's impossible to replace a player like that, he's a gamebreaker, one of the few players that can carry a team

 

[Devils Trap]

Hmm.. new username

Devilique?
Devilneider?
Devilias?
Devilson?
Devilac?
Deviliello?

god damn Kovy you really ****ed me out of a good username

I think DevilSon is pretty good .

 

[Bleedred]

I always thought he was kind of strange and emotional. I kinda was worried he would feel a little lonely with Moose not around, and I also was afraid he might not like losing his friend Volchenkov to a buyout.

At least now I won't have to worry about that.

 

[JerseyGuy276]

Rephrase...this is how angry I am

 

[chopmeister]

well this ****ing sucks. going to have to hope that the additions click and this team shows Lou enough over the first two months that it seems worthwhile to give up assets to add someone like Vanek in-season. trading for a 1st line winger at this moment is probably cost prohibitive. ILWT.

 

[DevilDog]

The lockout gets us again.

05 cost us the last year of Neidermayer and the time off helped Stevens decide he could be happy retired.

Now playing in Russia half a season just cemented Kovy's strong desire to play there. being the last guy to come back after the lockout makes a lot more sense now.

 

[Emperoreddy]

Hmm.. new username

Devilique?
Devilneider?
Devilias?
Devilson?
Devilac?
Deviliello?

god damn Kovy you really ****ed me out of a good username

EDIT: just remembered I joined this site.. the day of the Kovy trade! Maybe I should announce my retirement from the Devils too..

I'd go with Devilias to be safe, or Devilder.

 

[Pizza Rules]

This can't be justified. It's absolutely unforgivable.

We got Yashin'd, straight up. (Without the $'s, but still he cost us a lot in the end.)

You don't want to be a Devil? Great, see ya later. Gotta move on and trust Lou now.

 

[Flyerss]

Reason why Kovy left

 

[Saugus]

what a ****ing *******. could he have not done this before free agency began......he can rot for eternity for all i care.

left the team high and dry.......**** off and go home to your russia, piece of ****

There wasn't really much in free agency to replace him anyway. We would have signed a regrettable contract, Mogilny and Malakhov style. But the timing is still awful.

This is what amazes me.

We literally had Kovy by the balls and just let him go scot-free.

I don't know what Lou is thinking. He seems to be too determined to be the "good guy" recently and it keeps screwing us. Allowing Sutter to leave, letting the Wild get away with tampering with Parise, etc. The old Lou would never have let him go like this.

 

[hlaverty06]

Hmm.. new username

Devilique?
Devilneider?
Devilias?
Devilson?
Devilac?
Deviliello?

god damn Kovy you really ****ed me out of a good username

EDIT: just remembered I joined this site.. the day of the Kovy trade! Maybe I should announce my retirement from the Devils too..

Devilchenkov
Devilvador

 

[Tundra]

At least Tedenby is not going to be sandbagged on the bottom lines. Ted here's your chance. This upcoming season will amount to a tryout for the entire org.

 

[DevilChuk*]

I'd go with Devilias to be safe, or Devilder.

Devildeur?
Devilens?
Devilyko?

Got damn these replacement names really suck.

Shoulda signed Halichuk

 

[poeman]

$300k

ok thanks.

Btw, a request to any angry Devils fans intending on burning Kovy jerseys or shirts...Just give it away to Goodwill or Red Cross. Someone in more of an unfortunate situation can put them to better use

 

[JerseyGuy276]

Reason why Kovy left

****ing bieber.

 

[glenwo2]

what the **** do we do now

WE DIE.



Seriously, the Devils have persevered in the past. They will do so AGAIN, DAMMIT!!

 

[billingtons ghost]

Better yet....Tell him Kovy was Neutered. Woof.

feel like I'm neutered.

The fact is, I am going to have to go up to his closet, take his signed jersey, and throw it out.

 

[Scott04]

Sums up my feelings on the off-season.

 

[AZNDevil]

Reason why Kovy left

Thank you for this. First one to get me to laugh about this today.

 

[Tundra]

Saugus, I think you missed the tweet which said he could be making 20 million per season WITHOUT TAXES, ESCROWS, and all that other stuff in the NHL.

So yes...It WAS about Money.

Jersey has a crappy 9.75% state income tax on all incomes over 500k to boot.

 

[JerseyGuy276]

Devildeur?
Devilens?
Devilyko?

Got damn these replacement names really suck.

Shoulda signed Halichuk

I would like to personally vote for Devildeur

 

[Just Win]

 

[Emperoreddy]

Reason why Kovy left

Ok ok that seriously made me laugh the **** out loud. THank you sir.

 

[CerebralGenesis]

Money? Wasn't it the big money year coming up? Why the hell would he pass that up? He's not going to make more money in Russia.

I have to think his back is ****ed up and he doesn't think he can compete at the top level, because otherwise this just doesn't make any sense.

Kovy has always been a guy with a great sense of NHL history. And he always talked about how he wanted to make his place in it. But now he just leaves. I don't get it.

He could make double tax free so money is a factor.

He is also going to be a national hero now.