NYR Viper
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I highly doubt that happens. Although after next season when almost the entire team is UFA, that may be a different story.
Confirmed with Link: RIP NHL Lockout (September 15th 2012 - January 12th 2013)
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After a lockout that did NOTHING for the league as far as popularity, diluting the league of talent and charismatic players is ALWAYS a good idea.
What is the NHL going to do, extradite him from Russia and force him? If the KHL wants to breach their agreement with the NHL, I am not sure that there is much that the NHL can do about it. I am not a lawyer and not sure of what can and cannot happen, but the KHL is a professional league on a different continent. If Russian born players think that they can get paid more, why wouldn't the KHL try to keep them?
If teams loose their Russian stars to a different league, then it is a case of the owners reaping what they sow.
Maineice11
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I'm positive all this talk is about coming back for this year, not about staying in the KHL indefinitely. It would royally screw them over this year but he'd be back next year and while the Devils would be pissed, they wouldn't cut him loose or suspend him for next year or something
Chaels Arms
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It would really be ironic if the guy who signed the most egregious contract under the last CBA, a contract that contributed to causing the lockout, ended up staying in Russia after the lockout ends.
That being said, I just don't see it happening. Kovalchuk seems like a pretty hungry competitor and he's not walking away from the NHL after making it to SCF.
That being said, I just don't see it happening. Kovalchuk seems like a pretty hungry competitor and he's not walking away from the NHL after making it to SCF.
haohmaru
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Never liked Kovalchuk and I wouldn't put it past him that he stays in the KHL. I wouldn't be surprised one bit.
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Kane One
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Change is good.
Sorry, I have to call this out. The player contracts were subject to a CBA which expired. Management exercised a legal option available to it under the framework of collective bargaining. Once the CBA is ratified the owners will of course all have to honor all the individual contracts under the auspices of the new CBA. Likewise, Kovy (and everyone else) was free to ignore his contract and seek employment elsewhere while the CBA was expired. This was an option available to them under the framework of collective bargaining. Once the CBA is ratified again, he, Vishnovsky and everyone else will be bound by legally binding contracts which are subject to the CBA and thereby also subject to the transfer agreement between the KHL and the NHL.
The two situations are NOT the same.
Maineice11
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It sounds like they will be voting electronically on Thursday and Friday and the Owners are voting tomorrow
Blues head coach Ken Hitchcock has reached out to NBA people asking them about short, compact season and impact on players, etc. Smart.
Pierre LeBrun @Real_ESPNLeBrun
For those asking about release of NHL sked: it's still being worked on. Certainly won't be released before owners' meeting (Wed) and ...
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... Probably not before players also ratify
Andy Strickland @andystrickland
#Stlblues looking at back to back against #Redwings to kick off season? One of the games is expected to air on #NBC
Andy Strickland @andystrickland
Surprised how few #NHL Owners apologized to their fans
Pierre LeBrun @Real_ESPNLeBrun
For those asking about release of NHL sked: it's still being worked on. Certainly won't be released before owners' meeting (Wed) and ...
Pierre LeBrun @Real_ESPNLeBrun
... Probably not before players also ratify
Andy Strickland @andystrickland
#Stlblues looking at back to back against #Redwings to kick off season? One of the games is expected to air on #NBC
Andy Strickland @andystrickland
Surprised how few #NHL Owners apologized to their fans
Call it as you wish, BRF. Just seeing it from my point of view. The owners used an option and decided to get out from under having to pay contracts (albeit subject to the CBA). Any Russian player, playing for a different league, on a different continent can. He and any Russian player can utlize whatever is fair in businesss for themselves. He needs never playin the NHL again. That would make his contract void. The owners choose to make a grab for money. The Russian players can do the same. In the end, IF (HUGE IF) this happens, the owners reap what they sow.
The transfer agreements are only as good as both sides want to make them. Again, what is the NHL going to do? Come and extradite the players? Yell really loudly at the KHL?
Hunter Gathers
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If the KHL wasn't willing to enforce the agreement (which it appears they are), the only other avenue would be to go through the IIHF, and I'm pretty sure all they can do is ban him from international play.
Becuase they do not care. To them, the fans are sheep who will flock and fill their coffers.
And idiots like Melrose, only further their cause. When he was on air, it was "we have the hungriest, greatest fans in the world. Off course they will come back. They always have before. And the game will be better than ever."
I think that this time, the owners feel a sting.
My point is that the KHL is not going to enforce. I am just saying that the NHL would be SOL on this.
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They would be, yes. Though I'm sure it would be tough for Kovalchuk to sit and watch the Sochi Olympics. Anyways, the KHL has indicated they will honor the agreement (link).
Whatever. Who cares?
I dont want anyone apologizing. I dont want any empty message painted on the ice.
I want everyone to shut up and play some hockey.
RangerBoy
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http://www.boston.com/sports/hockey...ith-new-cba/7Iz0EOGGbhv3gZtnUX9z8H/story.html
We discussed this last week in the lockout thread. The NHL didn't really accomplish what some teams wanted. Changing the 2nd contract. The same inflationary systems remain. The cap didn't go down. It was $64.3M in 11-12. It can't drop below $64.3M. The big market teams will generate a ton of revenue pushing the cap up and up. The small market will have a tough time keeping up.
The Boston Globe article also says this is Bettman's last CBA. He is 60. Gary won't be around in 8 or 10 years. Bill Daly looks like the heir apparent.
RangerBoy
Dolan sucks!!!
Revenue sharing was increased but more teams will be receiving it. Those teams will be receiving less in the new CBA than they did in the 2005 CBA.
Fehr did a very good job.
Fehr did a very good job.
So, so ready.
And this board is hilarious--in two days, I've seen about 20 posters that I haven't seen for months.
RangerBoy
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