NHL Confirms They're Still Investigating Controversial Contracts

by Bruce Ciskie

Filed under: Blackhawks, Bruins, Canucks, Flyers, Eastern, Western, NHL Free Agency

When the NHL won their case involving the rejected contract of free agent Ilya Kovalchuk, it opened a can of worms.

Four other players -- Chris Pronger, Roberto Luongo, Marc Savard, and Marian Hossa -- had long-term deals that the league didn't like, and we learned those contracts were still under investigation, even though they had all been signed and registered with the league for some time.

There was no speculation from the league at the time as to what they would try to do about the contracts were they found to be against the rules. If they chose, the power existed to wipe the contracts off the books.

On Wednesday, NHL deputy commissioner Bill Daly confirmed to NHL.com that these deals are still under investigation.

 

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