Funny stuff IMO
Nov 20, 2005 23:36:24 GMT -5
Post by Rhiessan on Nov 20, 2005 23:36:24 GMT -5
sports.espn.go.com/nhl/news/story?id=2231435
What a joke the Russian Ice Federation is!
First they opt out to deal with any other league on player transfers which is nothing more than a short term money grab. In a couple of years when this non-signing of a deal bites them in the ass they will be trying to sign it faster than G. W. Bush on an oil contract and at that point I hope the NHL and every other league makes 'em pay through the nose!
This thing with Ovechkin is just more of the same, sure they would actually want him back but they know that he's not going anyway, kid is having a blast. They don't care cause again it is nothing more than trying to get some money from the Cap's and the NHL. Even if this farce is enforced through the North American courts, I garen-damned-tee the first words to be translated from russian when the Cap's call will be compensation and settlement.
The thing that makes me feel sad about all this is what the Russian kids will have to deal with in the future, sad, sad, sad!
WASHINGTON -- Alexander Ovechkin's former Russian team is trying to get him back.
Alexander Ovechkin
Ovechkin
Dynamo Moscow wants a U.S. court to enforce a Russian arbitrator's ruling that it still owns the rights to the No. 1 overall pick in the 2004 NHL draft.
Ovechkin leads the Capitals with 15 goals -- no one else has more than four -- and 21 points. He leads NHL rookies in goals and ranks second in points.
In July, Ovechkin met a deadline to opt out of his 2005-06 contract with another Russian club, Avangard Omsk, so he could join the Capitals. His previous club, Dynamo Moscow, says that it matched Avangard Omsk's offer to Ovechkin but without an opt-out clause. Ovechkin played three years for Dynamo Moscow.
"We have been assured by legal counsel that both the ruling and the attempt to enforce it in the U.S. are without merit," Capitals general manager George McPhee said in a statement Sunday.
"Alex exercised his right to opt out of the Russian contract this past summer and signed with the Capitals. We are confident that the court will uphold Alex's contractual status and decision," he said.
Alexander Ovechkin
Ovechkin
Dynamo Moscow wants a U.S. court to enforce a Russian arbitrator's ruling that it still owns the rights to the No. 1 overall pick in the 2004 NHL draft.
Ovechkin leads the Capitals with 15 goals -- no one else has more than four -- and 21 points. He leads NHL rookies in goals and ranks second in points.
In July, Ovechkin met a deadline to opt out of his 2005-06 contract with another Russian club, Avangard Omsk, so he could join the Capitals. His previous club, Dynamo Moscow, says that it matched Avangard Omsk's offer to Ovechkin but without an opt-out clause. Ovechkin played three years for Dynamo Moscow.
"We have been assured by legal counsel that both the ruling and the attempt to enforce it in the U.S. are without merit," Capitals general manager George McPhee said in a statement Sunday.
"Alex exercised his right to opt out of the Russian contract this past summer and signed with the Capitals. We are confident that the court will uphold Alex's contractual status and decision," he said.
What a joke the Russian Ice Federation is!
First they opt out to deal with any other league on player transfers which is nothing more than a short term money grab. In a couple of years when this non-signing of a deal bites them in the ass they will be trying to sign it faster than G. W. Bush on an oil contract and at that point I hope the NHL and every other league makes 'em pay through the nose!
This thing with Ovechkin is just more of the same, sure they would actually want him back but they know that he's not going anyway, kid is having a blast. They don't care cause again it is nothing more than trying to get some money from the Cap's and the NHL. Even if this farce is enforced through the North American courts, I garen-damned-tee the first words to be translated from russian when the Cap's call will be compensation and settlement.
The thing that makes me feel sad about all this is what the Russian kids will have to deal with in the future, sad, sad, sad!
