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Originally Posted by nik-
The Devils got punished because their Kovalchuk situation was completely ridiculous. They had 6 sub 1 million dollar years tacked on at the end on a contract that expired when he was 44.
That's in another Universe than a contract that has a 5 million year and then a 1.5 million year when the goalie is 37.
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The thing about the Kovy deal is that it wasn't a case of knowingly deceiving the league. The cap circumvention was public and spelled out in the terms of the contract.
If it comes out that the Flames had an understanding with Kipper that he wouldn't play out the contract, Bettman is going to throw the book at us. Kipper's back diving contract was the first one, I'm sure Bettman would love to make an example out of us.