Saturday Links: Please, Jebus, let this be the end of the Kovalchuk saga edition

by Poor College Student on Sep 4, 2010 6:00 AM CDT

It could be. It might be. Ladies and gentlemen, we have potentially reached the end of the Kovalchuk contract debacle.

Actually, this shit will probably drag on at least another week before it's all official.

NHL News:

Finally, after months of anticipation, it appears the league is ready to accept Mike Comrie's 1 year deal with Pittsburgh.
And that whole Kovalchuk mess is reportedly drawing to a close, pending NHL approval.
Naturally, Down Goes Brown has the inside transcript of how the negotiations panned out.
The kitten-themed mask will only add fuel to Answer Man's goalie hatred.
Puck Daddy chatted with Paul Bissonnette about his legend among the Twittersphere.
Puck Father also explains the potential changes to long term contracts in the CBA. Essentially, the over-40 years will be thrown out in terms of evaluating the cap hit.

Other Stuff:

College as a freshman sees it.
If you're this good at Etch-A-Sketch art, you probably need to go outside more often.
Cracked looks at movies with flaws that were filled in by deleted scenes.
Our nation's worst fear has been realized: One "giant block of uninterrupted text." (Hint: Book)

Video:

Since we're laying Kovalchuk's rejected contract to rest (probably not)...

After watching this, you won't be sure what you've witnessed, but that's ok.

The school's pulling all sorts of funny business with the internets here as part of a construction project. Regardless, someone'll get you your links/open thread for Sunday.

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Just letting you know the NHL/NHLPA agreement (+ the Kovalchuk contract) was settled late last night, in other words it is over.

by drhgzang on Sep 4, 2010 7:33 AM CDT reply actions

I FINALLY HAVE CONSISTENT INTERNET

WINNER, I’m back baby!!!

Look I'm sure youre a nice person and everything but that Redwings jersey you're wearing makes me want to cave your face in with my fist...it's not you it's me and the fact that you're a fucking Redwings fan

by RFJCC on Sep 4, 2010 10:13 AM CDT reply actions

Theres a girl in the fanposts who likes Tesla. Quick, before she gets away!

He raged at the world, at his family, at his life. But mostly he just raged.
Just because Jay McClement is the best defensive forward in the NHL doesn't mean he should win the Selke.

by Icion on Sep 4, 2010 11:42 AM CDT up reply actions

So who is

NJ going to get rid of the month before the season starts to get rid of approx $2.6mil to get under the cap?

Some of those etch a sketch things awesome. Well all of them since I could only do lines in funky ways.

Hockey players wear numbers because you can't always identify the body with dental records.

It is the sweet, simple things of life which are the real ones after all. Laura Ingalls Wilder

by luvhockey on Sep 4, 2010 7:51 PM CDT reply actions

Bryce Salvador and Dainus Zubrus

Mathew Barnaby to Lyle Odelein: "Cornelius, as we like to call him, gets under your skin. Planet of the Apes. Look at him. Seriously. He looks like Cornelious."

Odelein to Barnaby: "He should take a look at his wife. She's God-awful to look at."

by RolliePollieKovy on Sep 5, 2010 12:06 PM CDT up reply actions

Good luck with that.

NHL teams are either capped out or at their self-imposed budget limits. $2.9M for a third-paring defenseman or $3.4M for an inconsistent third-line forward? No way.

by BleedBlue42 on Sep 5, 2010 3:07 PM CDT up reply actions