As it turns out there isn't really that much to report on in this new chapter of The Kovy Chronicles: The Lion, The Witch, And The Indecisive. In fact, the situation is fairly simple. The NHL believes that Kovy's seventeen year deal circumvents the salary cap because they don't think he will be playing until he's 44. As a result, they rejected the contract. Now what can happen next is the Devils can either re-file the contract, or the NHLPA can file a grievance, which would deem the deal dead in the water until an arbitrator oversaw the proceedings.
Though I'm not sure how this works in terms of his being able to sign with other teams, but it will be interesting to see if the Devils next offer is sub par to the Kings 80 million dollar one. My guess is he'll still stay with the Devils, it's just the numbers may need to be reworked. Then again, if they don't have the cap space to pay him the way he wants to be paid, it could mean the Kings, the KHL, or even the Islanders or Maple Leafs. Either way, it's nice to see the NHL putting its foot down on ridiculous contracts like these.
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