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Wednesday Bluenotes: Q&A #2 & Kovy News

What an interesting 48 hours. In that time frame Ilya Kovalchuk signed a 17 year, $102 million contract with the New Jersey Devils and the NHL rejected it. An odd time to finally take a stand on cap circumventing contracts, but the NHL finally did it. I still question Ilya’s statement that “this wasn’t about...

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What the Kovalchuk Signing Tells Us

The fog surrounding the NHL off-season was lifted Monday morning as the news of Ilya Kovalchuk’s landmark contract circumnavigated the twitterverse. News of the Flyers and Lightning deal swapping Simon Gagne for Matt Walker and and a 4th was quick to follow. Tampa GM Steve Yzerman says the timing was mere happenstance. Odd timing or...

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