Comments on: Elias: Kovalchuk missing start of Devils camp would be a big deal

By: 16marusr

16marusr — Fri, 11 Jan 2013 23:46:34 +0000

He will be coming to mn so it’s all good…. GO WILD

By: eyeh8goodell

eyeh8goodell — Fri, 11 Jan 2013 14:36:15 +0000

Drop your phony concern for the guys overseas who temporarily lost their jobs, it’s no different than any other person in any other field losing their job to somebody with better qualifications. That’s sports. The best guy gets the gig. I wonder where your concern for contracts was when the owners were trying to get out of paying what they CONTRACTUALLY agreed to pay. So, STFU.

If Kovy wants to stay in Russia, there’s not a damn thing the NHL can do about it. And that IIHF transfer agreement is hardly an iron clad document. May

By: whatsupwithlowercase

whatsupwithlowercase — Fri, 11 Jan 2013 03:23:51 +0000

Why didn’t you bring up Pavel? Wouldn’t the exact same thing apply to him, too? I feel bad for the players around the world that lost their jobs, but are they not capable of losing their jobs EVERY season to a better player? It just so happened to be NHL players this season–if they don’t have a fallback plan at this point in their lives then they just got a good life lesson (and they are probably getting their jobs back).

As for the Devils owning Kovalchuk, I think you are confusing slavery with gainful employment. And to propose that the NHL made Kovalchuk a global superstar is preposterous–Kovalchuk’s abilities and determination have made him a global superstar, the NHL just helped expedite the process.

Under normal circumstances I absolutely agree, get to camp on time. However, the start of this season is anything but normal.

By: barkar942

barkar942 — Fri, 11 Jan 2013 02:23:35 +0000

” It would be a nice token of gratitude from those players to the various leagues around the world.”
I say ask all of the players who lost their hockey playing jobs because of all of the “scabs”, yes I said “scabs” who took their jobs, about their gratitude to Mr. Kovy and Mr. Ovie and all of the other NHL millionaires who put them on the hockey unemployment line. I say the word they would be using isn’t gratitude.
Gratitude is what Mr. Kovy should have for his ridiculously high paying job here in the NHL that has made him a global superstar, and his first priority should be to get back here when everyone else is to report. The Devils own his butt, and he should remember that. Also, he allowed the Devils to own his butt. He signed on the dotted line, so here should his priorities lie. However, should he decide to stay in Russia and not return on time, then he should be suspended and fined by the team.

By: 950003cups

950003cups — Fri, 11 Jan 2013 02:23:19 +0000

Two ways to look at it.

A) You start and end the season together as a team. No single player is more important than the team. Especially one who has no rings.

B) He’s been doing more training than anyone else there. It’s the same as GM’s putting guys in the AHL until training camp.

Depends how you wanna see it. I hope Kovalchuk plays the game and makes it to camp (somehow) on time. I’m more of the Answer B type guy. But I can see those who feel Answer A is best

By: whatsupwithlowercase

whatsupwithlowercase — Fri, 11 Jan 2013 01:21:30 +0000

I really don’t think it is a big deal for either player to miss, it isn’t like we are talking about two rookies–these are established players that know how to get ready for an NHL season. To be honest I think any player that played in another league during the lockout should be allowed to play in that league’s all-star game should they be selected (as long as it happens before the start of the NHL season). It would be a nice token of gratitude from those players to the various leagues around the world.