The CBA clearly indicates that clubs retain the rights of unsigned collegiate (or college-bound) draft picks, for four years after the year of their selection — ending either (1) August 15th four years after the year of selection, if the player graduates from said college, or (2) June 1 four years after the year of selection, if the player does not graduate.
Reading Comprehension
Circumvention: Bloch’s Decision & my (mostly) non-gloating comments
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Is the Kovalchuk contract a circumvention of the CBA? Here’s the full text of the decision. First thought: I’m glad they released it. Second: I’m a little surprised at how “short but sweet” the opinion is. The argument he makes — or I guess the one he accepts — is pretty much exactly the one I…
The League’s Case against Kovalchuk
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According to infallible Twitter, the next chapter in the serial blockbuster known as Kovalchuk Month begins tomorrow, with day one of the hearing. There has obviously been a lot of chatter in the Kovalchukosphere about the NHLPA’s supposedly slam dunk case, Bettman’s vendetta against the Devils, the league not having a leg to stand on, the…
CBA Reading Comprehension Problem?
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(1) there can’t be fines because we’re dealing with Article 11; (2) there can’t be penalties because there’s been no interminable investigation; (3) Article 26 “doesn’t figure in yet” so the contract is “safe” — doesn’t seem to be the way the league and the union are interpreting the CBA. Like I said (and have said a million times), the exact relationship between 26 and 11 is not explicitly defined in terms of procedure, so don’t be surprised if it turns out to work in a way you don’t expect.
Kavka’s Toxin – Kovalchuk’s Intent
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Kavka’s toxin puzzle – Wikipedia An eccentric billionaire places before you a vial of toxin that, if you drink it, will make you painfully ill for a day, but will not threaten your life or have any lasting effects. The billionaire will pay you one million dollars tomorrow morning if, at midnight tonight, you intend…