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Originally Posted by Locke
If truth be told, with my tinfoil hat on in all of its majesty....
The Devils were having trouble making their payroll and were taking on loans from the NHL....it may not be a stretch that Gary suggested they explore other avenues of cutting costs....
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Personally, I think you can take the tin hat off. Even with that monster contract I think the Devils could have traded Kovalchuk and gotten some good assets out of the deal.
They didn't need him to retire to get out of the contract. (IMO)