Now that nonsense is over, we can focus on where Ilya Kovalchuk is going to sign.
It's down to only a handful of teams...what's the holdup?
So apparently, both the NBA and the NHL have their divas this year. The NHL's version is high-scoring Russian winger Ilya Kovalchuk, an unrestricted free agent formerly of the Atlanta Thrashers and New Jersey Devils. Both players decided to drag their contract negotiations out publicly, and while apparently one of them has made their decision (I quite honestly don't know or care what it was), Kovalchuk remains unsigned.
Options include, and please keep in mind this is based entirely on ugly public negotiations and rumour-monger websites, re-signing in New Jersey (Remember Ilya: Nothing good has EVER happened because of New Jersey), one of two New York teams, the Kontinental Hockey League in Russia, and Los Angeles.
Who so few options?
Because the NHL actually has a salary cap, and Ilya thinks he's worth more money than the best players in the world. So he and his agent are playing each team and league against each other in order to squeeze an extra million dollars out. Of course, each team is doing the same thing...pretending to walk away from negotiations to try to sign him for a million dollars less. It's really quite messy, and precisely the kind of thing that shouldn't be dragged out in public. Just negotiate, and sign the silly thing...let me know when you've decided.
Of course, if you're such a self-important egomaniac that you think you need your own TV show to declare to the world your intentions...punch yourself in the face.
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