All I can say is… WOW! Only time will tell how this contract plays out, what kind of dividends the team reaps in search for a fourth Stanley Cup title, how many years of the contract are actually played, the impact of this contract running into a new CBA, etc…

Here is the breakdown as per Andy Strickland:
Ilya Kovalchuk

10-11 6.00 NHL
11-12 6.00 NHL
12-13 11.50 NHL
13-14 11.50 NHL…

Can it be? Devils twitter and Tom Gulitti of the Fire and Ice Blog reporting Kovalchuk signed and sealed!

As per Uncle Lou’s custom there are no #s but there is a Press Conference at The Rock on Tuesday.

As Sam Woo said, “This is Uncle Lou’s time to shine” and he did so far.

The Devils are going for it.

Lamoriello and the Devils lock up on of the game’s premier snipers in Kovalchuk….

I know many of you, but now I am getting a bit fed up with this Kovalchuk saga.
Is he uncertain where he wants to go? Is there anything else, we may not know, holding this up? Does he really know where he wants to land?

I think he has squeezed himself out of the market in terms of salary requirements as teams are moving forward utilizing cap space by adding pieces to their puzzle. If I am…