Kovalchuk........

Greetings fellow GM's.  Well, I am not sure about you fellas, but the Kovalchuk news was a shocker for me.  I did not see that coming.  I am curious to see if GM's will be somewhat cautious with Russian players in the future.  One never knows it seems.

I read today that Mr. Kovalchuk has signed to play for the KHL, and so I decided to consult the Manifesto for guidance.  Here is what I found:




Oh, the lockout has reared its ugly head and muddied the waters.  There are a couple of ways to look at this I feel.

1.  Follow the Manifesto rules by the letter, in which case 31 points would not qualify for any compensation.

2.  Make an adjustment for the lockout in the following manner:  New Jersey played 48 games last season in total.  Kovalchuk tallied 31 points in that time period.  Calculate that over a full 82 game season and one arrives at 53 points.  Good enough for a 4th round pick as compensation for the loss.

I favour door number two myself, but some feedback is always appreciated.

Thanks

G

door number two imo.

Thank you sir.

Seems like the fair route to me.

Yup 2 for me as well

I have taken the liberty of updating our September draft chart so that Chris will receive, as compensation for Kovalcuk's flight to the KHL, an additional 4th round pick.

I just would like ot point something out to  everyone;

If Malkin went to KHL this off season he would only equal a 4th round pick under the current rules being applied. I am not sure that would be fair, I think we should look at the palyers games played, not the teams total games played. If this was used for Kovelchuk, he would have been a 3rd rounder instead of a 4th and Malkin would be a 2nd rounder instead of 4th....Just something to look at.

If this were a top defenseman the best compensation you would be getting at best a 5th or 6th rder under the current rule because only 2 defensemen had over 30 points in the whole NHL....doesnt seem like that makes sense either...

All fair points Chris.
Also, I am not sure if we have anything in place for goalies.

I agree, that does seem low for a player such as a Kovalchuk or Malkin, players whom you build your team around. Kovalchuk's points-per-game were probably it's lowest out of his entire career, and with it being a strike year, that put another spin on the equation. Points-per-game played is a better monitor than points-per-team-games-played. PPG over PPTGP..too many letters.

What's a goalie?

Yes, it looks like our KHL rules need a little work. I will have a glass or red wine over the weekend and whip up something that will include D and G as well.

Mucho gracias....If you need to impliment for next season I will not have a problem with that.

I favour giving Chris a third round pick for him. He is the type of player one builds around, and factoring in games played seems fair at the very least.