KHL to attempt buy-out of Kovalchuk contract?

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KHL to attempt buy-out of Kovalchuk contract?

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Igor Eronko ‏@IgorEronko
#KHL head Alex Medvedev says he'll be in NA in February to discuss with #Devils Ilya Kovalchuk's contract buyout to have him back in Russia
George Malik ‏@georgemalik
Alex Medvedev, the KHL commish, tells Sport-Express that he's going to Jersey in Feb to try to recruit Kovalchuk: http://bit.ly/UKcQ0y" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;
Retweeted by Spector's Hockey
James Mirtle ‏@mirtle
Hockey's cold warrrrr RT @SlavaMalamud: More Medvedev. "NHL's opinion of itself is so high... OK, let them get drunk on their greatness."
Slava Malamud ‏@SlavaMalamud
And more Medvedev. "Our league will act according to our own and international rules. If players decide to stay, we will help them."
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Slava Malamud ‏@SlavaMalamud
More Medvedev. "NHL's opinion of itself is so high... OK, let them get drunk on their greatness. We'll see how many Euros look our way"
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Re: KHL to attempt buy-out of Kovalchuk contract?

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Malamud is a little bit of a sensationalist. Lamoriello was asked about this in a press conference yesterday (go figure), and someone asked if he's going to allow the KHL to buyout the contract and he said, "NO." I don't see it happening....
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Re: KHL to attempt buy-out of Kovalchuk contract?

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DocEmrick wrote:Breaking: Spetsnaz invades East Coast
You must've put in the Call of Duty Modern Warfare 2 disc, not the NHL '13 one.
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Re: KHL to attempt buy-out of Kovalchuk contract?

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NHLn Radio on the way to work today said that he'll be here on Wednesday.
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Re: KHL to attempt buy-out of Kovalchuk contract?

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..."OK, let them get drunk on their greatness...."

It's nowhere close to the legendary "pure sports terrorism," but still elicited a chuckle from me.
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Who would have thought, all those Cold War years over nuclear armaments and mutually assured destruction..... and Russian/American hostilities would FINALLY come to a head over a man-child malcontent making millions of dollars playing a child's game.

You can't make this stuff up.
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Each of the last 3 threads i've been in have had you basically hating players? How do you tolerate watching games with all of these selfish "man-children" all over the ice?
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Re: KHL to attempt buy-out of Kovalchuk contract?

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Cole, Kovalchuk, and Martin?

That is "hating" them when their actions or play have fairly earned some criticism?

Reality check bro. If we are going to laud guys for good character, actions, and play-- we can also call them out when they do the opposite. It's called life.
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penmyst wrote:Cole, Kovalchuk, and Martin?

That is "hating" them when their actions or play have fairly earned some criticism?

Reality check bro. If we are going to laud guys for good character, actions, and play-- we can also call them out when they do the opposite. It's called life.
What did Martin do to get his character questioned?
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Well, surely you saw the quality of those scrambled eggs....
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Rylan wrote:
penmyst wrote:Cole, Kovalchuk, and Martin?

That is "hating" them when their actions or play have fairly earned some criticism?

Reality check bro. If we are going to laud guys for good character, actions, and play-- we can also call them out when they do the opposite. It's called life.
What did Martin do to get his character questioned?
I want to know what Cole did. Nothing as of now.
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Cole is a school boy *****. He looks like he'd be a grinding, tough winger, but he's a wuss. A mere lad.
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Re: KHL to attempt buy-out of Kovalchuk contract?

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Idoit40fans wrote:
Rylan wrote:
penmyst wrote:Cole, Kovalchuk, and Martin?

That is "hating" them when their actions or play have fairly earned some criticism?

Reality check bro. If we are going to laud guys for good character, actions, and play-- we can also call them out when they do the opposite. It's called life.
What did Martin do to get his character questioned?
I want to know what Cole did. Nothing as of now.
Thinking about retiring because of the new CBA.