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Originally Posted by Wood
He will need all 30 teams to approve
I want to see Lou keep him stuck in Russia
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Lou won't do that. He knows that Kovalchuk did him a major favour by wanting to leave, as it got him out from under his owner's mistake. The Devils would be almost guaranteed to support his return for that reason. The old contract was voided, so they have no obligation.
Most other teams likely won't care, and I suspect discussions among the franchises will hinge on the poor optics of blackballing a player. I also find the rules around this curious, as it seems unlikely that previous guys who retired before coming back had to get unanimous consent to return. Also, nothing the league ever does requires unanimous consent. Surprised it isn't 50%+1, two-thirds or three-quarters or something like that.