Kovalchuk, day 20; WE'RE BAAAAAAAAAACK!
by Quisp on Jul 20, 2010 8:10 PM PDT
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PrintThe relevant sections of the CBA:
11.5(g) In the event the League rejects an SPC [...] pursuant to Section 11.6(a) below [...] if the NHLPA disputes such rejection, [...] the NHLPA must notify the League, [...] by no later than 5:00 p.m. New York time on the day following the day such notice of rejection [...] is received by the NHLPA [...] except that the NHLPA may provide such notice by no later than five (5) days from the day such notice is sent by the League if the League's notice is sent between July 1 and the date which is seven (7) days prior to the commencement of the Regular Season [...] Such notice from the NHLPA shall set forth the specific reasons that are the basis for such NHLPA dispute.
11.6 Rejection of SPCs and/or Offer Sheets; Subsequent Challenge and/or De- Registration of SPCs (a) Rejection of SPCs and/or Offer Sheets. In the case of an SPC [...] that is filed and rejected by the League, the following rules and procedures shall apply: (i) If an SPC [...] is rejected: [...] (C) because it is or involves a Circumvention of either the Club's Upper Limit or the Maximum Player Salary, and:
- (x) if the NHLPA does not timely dispute and refer to the Arbitrator such rejection in the manner set forth in Section 11.5(g) above, then immediately upon the expiration of the time period within which the NHLPA may dispute and refer to the Arbitrator such rejection, the SPC [...] will be deemed null and void ab initio (i.e., the Player's Free Agency and/or contractual status shall revert to the status he held prior to signing his SPC [...]
- (y) if the NHLPA does timely dispute and refer to the Arbitrator such rejection in the manner set forth in Section 11.5(g) above, then such dispute over that rejection shall be both heard and decided by the Arbitrator within forty-eight (48) hours [...]
- (iii) If the Arbitrator sustains the League's rejection of any such SPC [...] pursuant to subsection (i) above, then the Arbitrator shall order that the rejected SPC [...] will, immediately [...] be deemed null and void ab initio (i.e., the Player's Free Agency and/or contractual status shall revert to the status he held prior to signing his SPC [...]
So there you have it. The NHLPA has five days to "dispute." If they don't, the contract is void. If they do, it goes to an Arbitrator, who decides within 48 hours. So we will know within a week.
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Dustin Brown owes you dinner, at a cost worthy of having saved 9,000 dollahhhhs 'merican
End Corporate Personhood.
You're traveling in another dimension...
Bravo, Quisp. Did you know that Bettman & Co. are regular readers of your posts?
Somewhere, Rod Serling is smiling.
i'll show you my butt tattoo if you'll show me yours
GIVE ME BACK MY LIFE!!!!!!!!!!!
by 88fingerslukee on Jul 20, 2010 8:22 PM PDT via mobile reply actions
ehhh
this deal gets rejected, then Kovy & Devils come to a new agreement. This sure is drama, but nothing King’s fans need to think about
Fair is fair
First off, if Kovy seriously was interested in winning a Cup, he should have signed with the the Kings. The Flyers dismantled the Devils last year, and they have the same basic team going into next year, and arguably some upgrades on D. Why would Kovy believe things will be any different next year, with the same basic Devils team in place, backstopped by a goalie wiho is another year fatter and slower, even if he was one of the best to ever play the position.
Kovvy wanted one thing and one thing only, and that is to be paid more than his rival and pal Alex O. He probably had a better chance at a cup had he stayed in Atlanta.
I don’t see it that way. I mean, I love the Kings, but the Devils are a fine team. Granted, if they don’t win in the next year or so, they will miss the veteran/Brodeur window. But the Kings were hardly the only valid choice.
In Dinglebarn We Trust
There were very few teams that could even find a way to sign the guy, and it boiled down to who is on the way up and who is on the way down. I think the Kings painted a realistic picture for Kovy and his agent of what type of deal they would need to be able to bring him to LA and have a legitmate shot at a cup. NJ, even with it’s ludicrous 17 year frontload to get the cap down to 6m is going to have to shed from a mediocre team with very little offensive fire power. There is no way in the world that NJ is going to win another cup, not now or in the forseeable future, with or without Kovy. He of all people should know this because he played for them down the stretch and into an embarrassing 1st round blow out in a year where there was probably the most playoff parity in league history.
I can see your point by looking at it this way:
NJ swapped in Volchenkov for Martin and added Tallinder, but as you say, they’re not much different from the team that closed out last year. Plus, Kovalchuk’s deal would have required them to shed at least one more veteran player to get under the cap.
So yes, they would probably have been a slightly worse team this coming year with him.
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In Dinglebarn We Trust
by Niesy on Jul 20, 2010 9:18 PM PDT reply actions 1 recs
I’m never going to bed tonight with all the laughing I"m doing … I’m dying here. I actually thought I was tired of Kovy drama, but this is awesome.
Ever get the feeling we are on a collision course with reality?
"They who would give up an essential liberty for temporary security, deserve neither liberty or security" -- Benjamin Franklin
Just when Kovadonnachuk THOUGHT he had the last laugh.....
Gary Bettman says, “Shut your mouth,fool!”
Wow. Leave the desk for a few hours to see a client
and Holy Cow!
Bettman must have gotten a ton of heat from the Small Market Clubs over the past few days.
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