The New York Post reports: Blackhawks winger Marian Hossa's contract could be voided in the wake of an ultimatum the NHL gave the NHL Players Association on Wednesday night regarding front-loaded, long-term contracts.
The league told the NHLPA that the contracts of Hossa, Ilya Kovalchuk and Roberto Luongo would be grandfathered into the collective bargaining agreement, provided the union agreed to certain conditions regarding the salary cap. If the conditions aren't accepted, the NHL will reject Kovalchuk's contract, de-register Luongo's and open a formal investigation into Hossa's 12-year, $63.3 million deal.
Get the full story: NYPost.com
The league told the NHLPA that the contracts of Hossa, Ilya Kovalchuk and Roberto Luongo would be grandfathered into the collective bargaining agreement, provided the union agreed to certain conditions regarding the salary cap. If the conditions aren't accepted, the NHL will reject Kovalchuk's contract, de-register Luongo's and open a formal investigation into Hossa's 12-year, $63.3 million deal.
Get the full story: NYPost.com
Steve Vegas on September 2, 2010 3:25 PM
This is why the NHL is the joke of the sports world.
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This doesn't even scratch the surface of why the NHL is a joke.
This is why the NHL is the joke of the sports world.
Mills, The best thing that ever happened to BC was Ovechkin. Because that DID prove just how valuable BC is to the Hawks. I love BC, and forget the PP, no one is better/faster at bringing the puck up the ice against trapping D's. What I don't love is his 7.2m cap hit. This cap pain is not limited to this year. Next year our choice is going to be who can we sign Sharp or Seabrook? And you tell me how we can sign both with that 7.2M cap hit???
Hey Cupboy, I guess you don't remember just how "successful" their PP was when he was out.
Any way we can have them void Brian Campbell's deal too???
So what, we already got our Cup.