Non-Minnesota NHL News XII

[Billy Mays Here*]

Don't do it.

Well of course I'm not actually going to.

 

[Victorious Secret]

Heater for a second. Sold. Sign Jagr for a year.

 

[Billy Mays Here*]

http://hfboards.mandatory.com/showpost.php?p=69096141&postcount=920

 

[Jarick]

That would be awesome if we hadn't already cleared cap space...

 

[MNWILDFAN001]

Chuck's on the phone with Lou now, "So I've got this dude named Heatley..."

I thought this too. Although after reading Wild are going to try to use their 3rd line as a shutdown line, and will play more than the 2nd line, I want to see how he does.

 

[Vashanesh]

Chuck's on the phone with Lou now, "So I've got this dude named Heatley..."

Hell, I'd do it as a cap dump. I don't think Heater fits on this team anymore.

 

[AKL]

I'm actually shocked. Who's supposed to be my #1 LW on NHL 14 now? Ugh.

 

[Vashanesh]

I'm actually shocked. Who's supposed to be my #1 LW on NHL 14 now? Ugh.

Uh... Parise?

 

[Casper]

Heater for a second. Sold. Sign Jagr for a year.

Do it!

 

[forthewild]

Wow devils better hope they don't end up with a high pick because they don't have it

 

[INTOTHEVOID]

I am in utter disbelief at Kovalchuk... just wow.

Feel bad for Devil's fans.

 

[Wild48]

I think Grabovsky is next. I will not be surprised if this is a trend. As the KHL gets more of a foothold in Europe & competition starts to near the NHL's... what's the incentive for guys to leave their home country, play in a country they're unfamiliar with across the globe?

The Russians are treated poorly while they're here. Don Cherry & Mike Milbury are a couple prime examples... obviously not the rule... but there are plenty of people who don't like Russian players (and russians in general)

 

[AKL]

Wow devils better hope they don't end up with a high pick because they don't have it

They will though, they finished with the 9th pick last year and now they just lost their only above average player. Not to mention they're playing in the most stacked division by far.

 

[MuckOG]

Man, I just can't get over how absolutely ****ed the Devils are right now and into the near future.

They now have no real scoring to speak of, other than a 37 year old aging Elias. Their pool of offensively-gifted prospects is extremely shallow, and they don't have their top pick in next years draft, and with Kovalchuck bolting, could potentially be in the top 5 of the 1st round.

If this happened to any other fanbase than the Devils, I could empathize.

 

[rynryn]

they still have Zidlicky!
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[rynryn]

ha...watch Suter head for russia.

 

[Wild48]

The best part of all these rants are the fans that think Kovy owes them something.

They like to say YOU SIGNED A CONTRACT! PLAY IT! HONOR YOUR CONTRACT

Simply put the NHL has already altered his contract once. It's long enough that it will be altered again in the next lockout.

I don't blame ANY NHL player who considers playing in another league... Especially one based in their home country.

Kovy doesn't owe the Devils or the fans a damn thing. He's an employee. Nothing more.

 

[MuckOG]

Chuck's on the phone with Lou now, "So I've got this dude named Heatley..."

God yes!!!

We could even throw in Prosser for free....

 

[GopherState]

I think Grabovsky is next. I will not be surprised if this is a trend. As the KHL gets more of a foothold in Europe & competition starts to near the NHL's... what's the incentive for guys to leave their home country, play in a country they're unfamiliar with across the globe?

The Russians are treated poorly while they're here. Don Cherry & Mike Milbury are a couple prime examples... obviously not the rule... but there are plenty of people who don't like Russian players (and russians in general)

Plus having to adjust to another culture and country is very difficult. Katie Baker had a great article on that subject (both sides of the North American-Russian equation) from the WJC over at Grantland.

 

[Avder]

http://devils.nhl.com/club/news.htm?id=677775

Kovalchuk retires from the NHL. Wow.

So, am I right that they don't have their 1st round pick next season as part of the penalty of signing Kovy to that deal? If so, that pick is shaping to be a very good pick that they DESPERATELY NEED now more than ever.

http://hfboards.mandatory.com/showpost.php?p=69096141&postcount=920

I am laughing so hard over this! I know it's wrong to get enjoyment from other peoples misery but I am just drinking this in and enjoying it like finely aged wine. So, Devils fans still glad they kept Kovy and let Parise go? How's that workin' out for ya?

This feels like some kind of karmic retribution raining down on that franchise. Parise bailed out JUST IN TIME.

they still have Zidlicky!
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Icing on the cake!

 

[NHL1674]

I am in utter disbelief at Kovalchuk... just wow.

Feel bad for Devil's fans.

I'm not shocked at all. He's shady. When the lockout ended, he didn't want to come back to the States. Some of his comments painted the picture that he was happy playing back home. At least Heatley grew into a player who was respected by his teammates in San Jose and Minnesota. Kovie just crapped on a team that went way out of their way to keep him. They may have lost Parise as a result of that whole fiasco. They got screwed more ways than one, and Kovie won't give a damn. He's too busy counting his money. I realize he may not "owe" them anything, but it's a thing called respect. It wasn't that long ago when he signed that big contract. If he had ANY thoughts or temptations about playing back home, he should have spoken up.

 

[J22*]

I am in utter disbelief at Kovalchuk... just wow.

Feel bad for Devil's fans.

**** those guys. Go to the Devils board and read the "Will Parise be booed" thread. That should change your feelings a little. I guess they will have to come up with a new chant as well, dont think "Kovy's better" is gonna work anymore.

 

[DANOZ28]

if it was the nuckers id say lets all rip em but man i feel bad for jersey fans. maybe they can start cheering for the wild?

 

[Dr Jan Itor]

"Clowe is better" probably won't work either. Looks like they are quite the predicament.

 

[this providence]

So who's starting the Kovy chant when the Devils visit?