NHL Reportedly Wants Compromise With Union Over Kovalchuk Contract

by Bruce Ciskie

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

While NHL media and fans wring their hands over the league's inability to rule on Ilya Kovalchuk's new contract with the New Jersey Devils, the league is apparently working behind the scenes to make a deal of their own.

Larry Brooks of The New York Post reported Thursday morning that the NHL wants to cut a deal with the NHL Players Association. It's a deal that the league hopes will put an end to these ridiculous long-term contracts that have become all the rage.

Brooks reports that NHL deputy commissioner Bill Daly sent a letter to the union late Wednesday night to outline the league's position and lay out this proposal.

 

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