Comments on: NHL fines Devils $3M, one first rounder and third rounder in 2011 for rejected Kovalchuk contract

By: Should the NHL be upset with the structure of Brad Richards’ new contract? | ProHockeyTalk

Sat, 02 Jul 2011 21:56:44 +0000

[...] ridiculous deal. The NHL eventually ratified an amended version of Kovalchuk’s contract, but it came at a price. The Devils were fined $3 million for their shenanigans, lost their 2011 third round pick and must [...]

By: Devils win NHL Draft lottery move up to fourth; Edmonton gets top pick in 2011 draft | ProHockeyTalk

Wed, 13 Apr 2011 01:06:56 +0000

[...] Ilya Kovalchuk‘s signing over the summer, at some point over the next four years the Devils must give up a first round pick. Fortunately for them it’s their option on when to do so. We’re thinking the Devils [...]

By: NikolaiNYR

NikolaiNYR — Tue, 14 Sep 2010 12:40:28 +0000

I think they got hit with the penalty in part for how Lou Lamoriello carried himself throughout the affair, stating plainly to the press that he was walking through the loophole. You can’t mock the league without paying the price.