Contract Termination: Ilya Kovalchuk

[MMC]

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[innitfam]

Wonder who will kick tires... maybe Boston?

 

[Yog S'loth]

Gettin' the ol' Mike Richards, eh?

 

[Static]

Washington/Florida

 

[Filthy Dangles]

What are the Salary and Cap implications?

Does Kovalchuk get all his money? Does he still count toward the cap?

 

[CREW99AW]

I think he has this season and 1 more on his King's contract.
Does LA carry his $4m per cap hit, until the end of the 2020-2021 season?

 

[vanarchy]

"but Ilya still wants to stay in the NHL while having a lucrative offer from Omsk Avangard in the KHL"

Your time to play in the NHL was in 2013, bro.

 

[explore]

How bad was he that LA didn't want him on the team even though he was putting up 0.5 points/game?

 

[Seventyx7]

How bad was he that LA didn't want him on the team even though he was putting up 0.5 points/game?

Very. It (surprisingly) wasn't even a question of effort.

 

[ViD]

I thought besides his terrible defensive game he wasn’t that bad

 

[KingCanadain1976]

How bad was he that LA didn't want him on the team even though he was putting up 0.5 points/game?

la's record with Kovy is a lot worse then without

 

[LD29]

2x1M and you are welcome in Edmomton

 

[WingsMJN2965]

Need some insight from Kings fans. Was it an LA problem or a coaching problem?

 

[TheLegend]

 

[sheed36]

I think he has this season and 1 more on his King's contract.
Does LA carry his $4m per cap hit, until the end of the 2020-2021 season?

According to CapFriendly he has a 6.25m cap hit.

 

[RyGuy]

There may be more to this than meets the eye, but Kovy is still a PP threat and his shot is still lethal. He was able to play a decent 2-way game with NJ, back when we actually had a system. This guy can still help a team offensively. LA has been a joke the last few years, and he was never utilized properly. I hope he finds a better fit.

 

[KingCanadain1976]

Need some insight from Kings fans. Was it an LA problem or a coaching problem?

well imo your going to get a lot of different answer from our fan base but to me it look like he didnt buy into la new system I seen a lot of him bumping into team mates and bad passes

 

[themelkman]

Sharks kick tires?

 

[Kupo]

Nobody saw this coming!

 

[alg363636]

I'm tempted to see him on Krecji's wing but I also know he will most likely be terrible and not worth it.

 

[Yog S'loth]

Kings are going to have a whopping $11m in cap tied up in the 20-21 season between Kovalchuk, Phaneuf, and Richards, with no LTIR magic wand available to wash any of it away.

 

[A1LeafNation]

Wonder if Kovalchuk would have made more money if he stayed in Jersey.

Anyone know what he made in the KHL and LA vs what he would have made in NJ if he stayed?

 

[BB88]

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I'm tempted to see him on Krecji's wing but I also know he will most likely be terrible and not worth it.

For damm cheap why not give it a shot?

Some of the options are terrible right now.

 

[Fixxer]

la's record with Kovy is a lot worse then without

I only saw one game of him, against the Habs. I had commented how it was "sad", as I watched him in Atlanta, how creative he was... and to see him at this point, it just felt weird. The NHL is the best league in the world and Kovalchuk can't be the integral piece of a team unless he is placed in a specific role with limited time. Otherwise, he already has a place in the KHL waiting.

 

[qqaz]

Well they were already paying him while not playing him, so this isn't totally out of the blue.

I want to know how this happens without it being considered a buy-out. Anyone know why this can be called "termination" instead? Is it because Kovalchuk is agreeing to it?

Either way, I think he's done in the NHL. Sad, because I loved this guy's game when he was with the Thrashers. He was the best player in the league after the three headed monster of Sid/Malkin/Ovie.