It's official, the NHLPA has filed a grievance on behalf of Ilya Kovalchuk in order to protest the rejection of his seventeen year, 102 million dollar deal. Though they said in a statement that they hope the matter can be resolved quickly, everyone around the league knows that the Players' Association has dropped its gloves for a fight. Unfortunately for the NHL, they will most likely lose this fight, despite being in the right (for once) in this situation. Nevertheless, I'm sure that this little contract loophole will be closed up during the next CBA, yet don't be surprised if that takes about three seasons to work out.
It really is a shame though. The NHL finally put its foot down over something that everyone in the league knew was circumventing the cap, and the NHLPA goes and picks a fight about it. Yes, it was to be expected, the NHLPA are world renowned dicks. Still, it's a shame to see the NHL go down in the one battle that they're actually fighting for the right thing in.
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