Speculation: Still Still Still Much Ado About Kovy - Still Still Still Still in Russia

[Emperoreddy]

No Country for Old Kovy

 

[Lindys Lazy Eye]

What does CBJ have that makes sense and fits our needs?

 

[Setec Astronomy]

What does CBJ have that makes sense and fits our needs?

Ryan Murray.

 

[NjDevsRR]

Really hope "Episode VI: Return of the Kovy" was done already.

 

[Emperoreddy]

Episode VII: The Last Kovy

 

[SpeakingOfTheDevils]

I would hope Minnesota would be interested in a Brodin for Kovalchuk swap.
Brodin pre expansion, Kovalchuk on July 1.

What does this mean?

CBJ is very interesting, but I'd hope Shero would make them pay a premium. The division thing is a big deal.

 

[Emperoreddy]

I would hope Minnesota would be interested in a Brodin for Kovalchuk swap.
Brodin pre expansion, Kovalchuk on July 1.

This isn't happening. The merc has not committed to any contract with a specific team yet, and almost definitely won't by the time of the expansion draft.

The expansion and entry draft are completely irrelevant to any potential deal with The Russian

 

[Triumph]

Columbus really doesn't have anything interesting that I think they'd trade, plus they have to cut some salary to fit Kovalchuk in without huge difficulty. So if they could do something like Kovalchuk-Cammalleri (Devils retain 25%) for Hartnell-Clarkson-2018 1st-Bjorkstrand? I doubt Columbus goes for that.

According to Capfriendly's cap calculator, Cbus would save $3.25M on next year's cap buying out Hartnell this off-season, so maybe they could just buy him out.

I definitely don't want Ryan Murray, a 2nd overall pick who will always make more money than is justified given his draft position. He had a poor season last year, though he was almost always paired with a lefty. I still would not want to pay the high draft pick premium.

 

[Emperoreddy]

Just feels like typical UFA throw **** at the wall that X team and Y team are interested, but in the end really aren't realistically.

 

[Zajacs Bowl Cut]

I'd want Bjorkstrand from Columbus

 

[Monsieur Verdoux]

Josh Anderson is another interesting name from the Blue Jackets. However I'd prefer Bjorkstrand.

 

[GameSeven]

Episode VII: The Last Kovy

"It's time for the Kovy... to end."

 

[JK3]

The Good, the Bad and the Kovy

 

[ScottyK]

You were meant for me, and Kovy was meant for you "

thats right everyone.....song lyrics now.

 

[Stephen Gionta]

What does this mean?

CBJ is very interesting, but I'd hope Shero would make them pay a premium. The division thing is a big deal.

It means Fletcher and Kovalchuk agree to a specified contract, pre expansion draft. Since it cannot be signed until July 1, Brodin gets sent to NJ pre expansion draft for future considerations, then on July 1, sign Kovalchuk to that specified contract he had in place with Fletcher, and send him to Minnesota.

 

[Balance]

I'm here without you, Kovy
But you're still on my lonely mind
I think about you, Kovy
And I dream about you all the time
I'm here without you, Kovy

But you're still with me in my dreams
And tonight it's only you and me, yeah.

The miles just keep rollin'
As the people leave their way to say hello
I've heard this life is overrated
But I hope that it gets better as we go, oh, yeah, yeah

 

[KohoDonuts88]

It means Fletcher and Kovalchuk agree to a specified contract, pre expansion draft. Since it cannot be signed until July 1, Brodin gets sent to NJ pre expansion draft for future considerations, then on July 1, sign Kovalchuk to that specified contract he had in place with Fletcher, and send him to Minnesota.

Bettman would call expansion draft shenanigans (insert Super Troopers reference) on that one, and rightfully so.

 

[Zajacs Bowl Cut]

the league would never allow Brodin to be traded for "future considerations". Lets be realistic here.

 

[MadDevil]

Just what we need, to get nailed a second time for shenanigans with Kovy.

 

[Emperoreddy]

No trade involving expansion draft and the entry draft is going to happen.

Come on

 

[KohoDonuts88]

Bill Daly on shenanigans:

"There has to be a high level of diligence to make sure those things don't happen and to make sure people know there will be significant penalties imposed if they were to screw around with the rules,'' Daly said.
Daly said violators of the expansion rules forgo a first-round draft pick, so penalties in the same vein would be "appropriate." New Jersey Devils GM Ray Shero insisted anyone would be crazy to attempt that type of circumvention.

http://www.tsn.ca/concerns-about-nhl-expansion-draft-emerge-1.609388

 

[JK3]

One Flew Over the Kovy's Nest

 

[Setec Astronomy]

Bill Daly on shenanigans:



http://www.tsn.ca/concerns-about-nhl-expansion-draft-emerge-1.609388

All trades need approval anyway. And I'm pretty sure that if someone had a Kovy as "future considerations" deal in mind, it would be run by Bettman or Daly ahead of time.

 

[Cheddabombs]

Oops Kovy Did It Again

 

[Bleedred]

Oops Kovy Did It Again

Hit me Kovy one more time!

Haha we're getting weird now!