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Chicago Denies Any Wrongdoing With Hossa Contract
by Paul on 07/31/09 at 09:18 PM ET
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from Chris Kruc of the Chicago Tribune,
“The Blackhawks vehemently dispute any implication the team has in any way violated the collective bargaining agreement or had any intention whatsoever to circumvent the salary cap,” a Hawks team spokesman said Friday. “The contract is legitimate and approved by the NHL. We are confident the NHL will conclude that there is absolutely no evidence the Blackhawks intended to circumvent the salary cap.”...
The National Hockey League Players’ Association is not involved in the investigation but NHLPA Director Paul Kelly said in an e-mail Friday that it will fight to allow players to sign such contracts.
“The NHLPA will take whatever steps are necessary to insure that players continue to have the unfettered ability to negotiate contracts that are compliant with existing CBA rules,” Kelly wrote.
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The NHL just has no controversy this year. How much do you think Hossa would be making at 39 years old? 1.5mil? 2 maybe? It’s common sense in my opinion. I haven’t heard them complain about Zetterberg. Yes, He’ll be making more than Hossa in his final years but isn’t it the same situation? Detroit wants more room under the cap later on too. Who wouldn’t for aging players? I think the NHL is going way overboard on this… especially for deals THEY looked over and THEY approved.
Posted by Matt Fry from Winnipeg on 08/01/09 at 02:16 AM ET
What? They’re not admitting wrongdoing and accepting a hefty fine?
This is a surprising turn of events!
Posted by Garth on 08/01/09 at 09:17 AM ET
How much do you think Hossa would be making at 39 years old? 1.5mil? 2 maybe? ... I haven’t heard them complain about Zetterberg. Yes, He’ll be making more than Hossa in his final years but isn’t it the same situation?
Marian will be making $1.0M each when he’s 39 and 40, and $750k when he’s 41 and 42. Hank also will be making $1.0M each when he’s 39 and 40, but that’s it. The Wings didn’t sign him for two years that everyone knows he’ll never play. Both Hank and Hossa play too hard to ever make it past 40.
I think the NHL is going way overboard on this… especially for deals THEY looked over and THEY approved.
Now, on that part, I agree with you. They did review it. They did approve it. So making a big thing out of it now is going overboard. But if they had raised this issue at the time the contract was submitted, I think they would have had a legitimate complaint against the Hawks.
Posted by OlderThanChelios from Grand Rapids on 08/01/09 at 01:43 PM ET
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would be interesting to see how this one goes
Posted by Oilers Rock from Edmonton, Alberta on 08/01/09 at 01:49 AM ET