[SumAznGuy]

Originally Posted by clowe

Cap Geek's numbers for Kovalchuk:

2010-2011 $6,000,000
2011-2012 $6,000,000
2012-2013 $11,500,000
2013-2014 $11,500,000
2014-2015 $11,500,000
2015-2016 $11,500,000
2016-2017 $11,500,000
2017-2018 $10,500,000
2018-2019 $8,500,000
2019-2020 $6,500,000
2020-2021 $3,500,000
2021-2022 $750,000
2022-2023 $550,000
2023-2024 $550,000
2024-2025 $550,000
2025-2026 $550,000
2026-2027 $550,000

At the end of the 2020-21 season, he will be 38. If he chooses to retire by then, there is no cap hit to the Devils.
While he plays, the cap hit is a lowly $6M.

This deal is only retarded if Kovy fails to perform. If he continues at the point a game pace, then it is worth it. With this deal, there is still enough $$$ left in the estimated cap space to resign Parise to a similar long term deal.

If Kovy decides to stay and play past 2020-21, then it will be bad as his cap his is still $6M assuming he can't maintain the pt per game pace at that age.