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Originally Posted by GranteedEV
Because he was and remains the better player, the elite one, who fills more of a team need. He also signed for less term, because he was 35 and not 31. It's water under the bridge at this point but Kovalchuk was by far the better signing.
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That is your opinion. He hadn't played in the NHL in 5 years - it wasn't known how his game would translate back over to the NHL. Arguments could have been made for either signing, it is not cut and dried as to who the better signing is. I'll give you one thing though, the shorter term would have been nice.