Well fuck me

Loldevils

FML...

If Ilya Kovalchuk retires or defects in the 2013 off-season (age 30 as of July 1 that year) and is not traded before doing so, following is an estimated breakdown of the recapture penalties for the involved teams.

Team Benefit Penalty
New Jersey Devils (2013-14 through 2024-25) $3,000,000 $250,000

IMPORTANT NOTES [ Edited June 2, 2013 ]: Teams do not receive a credit for net negative cap benefit (where cap hit exceeds salary over the course of the contract prior to retirement). However, in calculating net "cap advantage," teams do receive a credit for seasons in which cap hit exceeds salary ... Calculations for players who have been traded during the season are rough estimates based on best information available and may differ from actual league numbers.

http://www.capgeek.com/recapture-calculator/?contract_id=2795&player_id=339&recapture_submit=set&retirement_year=2013&trade=0&acquiring_team=6&in_season_trade=-1&in_season_traded_year=2012&season_percentage=1&off_season_traded_year=2013

Lol. Schneider on failing team now

Lou sign big name pls to replace idiot russian

There's nobody out there that can fill his shoes.

And you can't trade for someone like him without depleting your roster

Teams can trade contracts to free cap space

Didn't know a player could break a contract like this to play in khl
Sure thing it's gonna heat up the tension between nhl and khl

Bonne chance