Should the flames be charged the same thing?
Here's the deal with the Kovalchuk contract: It was so beyond the pale of an acceptable and defensible contract, it was rubbing the league's nose in circumvention to the point where they had no choice to fine and discipline one of their teams, something they would be generally be adverse to.
Ticky tack bs in the final year is one thing. Kovalchuk's and Luongo's deals are a whole different matter.
Edit: Also, Alfredsson actually played that contract out, vs. a situation like Kipper and Calgary where that final year was clearly for circumvention and it looks like he won't play it out.
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