Just when we thought this Ilya Kovalchuk thing could finally end -- you know, two months after it began -- we hear this:
The Ilya Kovalchuk contract situation expected to reach a conclusion by 5 p.m. ET on Wednesday will instead continue until 5 p.m. ET Friday. The NHL and NHLPA mutually agreed to extend the deadline to accept or reject the latest contract Kovalchuk signed with the New Jersey Devils.
That's Dan Rosen of NHL.com, breaking the hilarious news. That's what it is at this point: just absolutely, positively hilarious. But seriously, why the delay? Here are a few possible scenarios:
- The NHL was going to reject the deal, but they want to make it work so they're chatting with the Devils and trying to get a fix made by Friday. Why else would the PA have agreed to extend this deadline?
- The NHL is going to reject this thing regardless, but they want to wait until everybody is gone, on their way to Labor Day Weekend vacation spots on Friday afternoon. One of the first rules of PR: when you're announcing bad news, you wait til the end of business on Friday.
- The NHL likes playing sick jokes on people.
16 days til training camp.
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The NHL has become the sick joke
There was a funny article written recently (can’t remember from where atm) that was mocking this whole situation by saying something like “Kovalchuk contract finally accepted, but since Kovy is already 42 years old, he has decided to retire”. The entire league has become a farce, and I no longer have any doubts that there WILL be a lockout after this CBA expires. These morons will never be able to agree on anything because of their collective stubbornness and idiocy.
"Everything is status quo." - Lou Lamoriello
"*Heavy groan*" - The Entirety of Devils Nation
by njdss4 on Sep 1, 2010 6:25 PM EDT reply actions
This is nothing but the arrogance of Bettman once again coming to the surface so he can flex his muscle at a dysfunctional NHLPA. I don’t believe that it is in the best interest of the players to accept this deal. The effect on escrow would be devastating. It is also a deal that Devils ownership wants but not necessarily Lamourelo. I believe the NHLPA is gearing up to attack the NHL over it’s bottom dwelling teams and the effect this is having on revenues. It is those teams that are dragging salaries down and keeping the cap from where it should actually be.
by Hockey Playoff Run SensFan on Sep 3, 2010 1:12 PM EDT reply actions
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