What? No way.
WoW...wtf....
Tom Gulitti @TGfireandice 1m
Ilya Kovalchuk has announced his retirement. This is not a fake.
Katie Carrera @kcarrera 1m
Huh what?! RT @TGfireandice: Ilya Kovalchuk has announced his retirement. This is not a fake.
What? No way.
Points-only, Full Keeper Dynasty League
Active roster (no starts, just total points): 12 FW, 6 D, 1 Goalie
Forwards: Kucherov, Barkov, Teravainen, Seguin, Hoffman, Lindholm, Gusev, Horvat, Meier, Perron, Schwartz, Johansen, Pavelski, Buchnevich, Hischier, Granlund, Bracco
Defense: Josi, Dahlin, Letang, Gostisbehere, Ekman-Larsson, Petry, Slavin, Keith, Matheson
Goal: Lehner, Holtby, Varlamov
Farm: Soderstrom, York, Woo, Tracey, Dorofeyev
ummmm, wtf is right!
https://twitter.com/NHLDevils/status/355410613587025921
BREAKING: Ilya Kovalchuk announces he will retire. "This decision was something I have thought about for a long time."
wow not totally surprised by this but still a wow
Kovalchuk: "This decision was something I have thought about for a long time going back to the lockout and spending the year in Russia.
The Rebuild:
Goalies: Price, Schneider
Defence: Pietrangelo, Shattenkirk, Carlson, Schultz, Barrie, Leddy
Forwards: Crosby, Benn, Bergeron, JVR, Turris, Skinner, E. Kane, Huberdeau, Galchenyuk, Tarasenko, Granlund, MJ90
Points Only Keeper - Donating $$$ since 2009
Just saw this come through on my phone.
Do you think this is something NJ knew about before the draft? If not would they have liked to know about it pre-draft???
Yahoo 12 Team H2H
G, A, +/-, PPP, SOG, HIT
W/ GAA, SV%, SHO
C: McDavid, Suzuki
LW: Tkachuk, Schwartz
RW: Seguin, Bratt, Necas
D: Josi, Letang, Rielly, Theodore, Chabot
G: Hart, Knight, Hill
IR: Murray
Figured this was going to happen sooner or later but not for the next few years at least.. Wow.. NJ is going to be awful this year.
2010-2011 League Champion
2012-2013 Runner Up
ROTO
2C, 2LW, 2RW, 4D, 2,G | G, A, PPP, +/-, PIM, BS, W, GAA, SV%
C: Getzlaf, Backstrom
LW: Hall, Tlusty
RW: Malkin, Lupul
D: Ehrhoff, Del Zotto, Enstrom, Carle
G: Holtby, Smith
Bench: Faulk, Druoin, MacKinnon, Brodin, S. Mason, Bernier
H2H Keeper League [5F, 1D, 1F/D 1G]
2013 - 3rd
2C, 2LW, 2RW, 4D,1 Ult, 1 G -H2H Daily Start - G, A, +/-, Hits, BS, PPP, SHP - W, SV, GAA, SO
F:Tavares, Landeskog, E.Kane, Backes, Yakupov, RNH/Kesler
D: Green/OEL
G: Rask
Holy crap.
I can't promise I'll try but I'll try to try.
He just one upped Timmy T.
10 Team Yahoo Roto
Keep 3F, 1D, 1G (to max 2 years unless franchise keeper)
3C,3LW,3RW,4D,2G,2BN,2IR Roto-play 85games/position
Player: G, A, +/-, PIM, PPA, PPG, HIT, BS SOG, FW
Goalie: W, GAA, SV, SV%, SHO
C: (F1) Tavares, Stastny, Carter
LW: 1-Hall, Pacioretty, B.Schenn
RW: Mackinnon, Nyquist, Hornqvist
D: 1-Carlson, Josi, Faulk, Franson
G: Andersen, Mason
BN: Jones, Niemi
#- denotes number of years I have kept a player. 2 = I need to trade him this year, (F1) = Franchise Keeper, up to 4 years.
Damn. Just heard. Def screws some dynasty league GMs.
How old is he? Devils still on the hook for the remainder of the contract?
@SmittysRant
What the ****?
WTF!! I just acquired him in a deal last week in one of my leagues!!!
This better not be happening.
10 Team, Points Only, Cash League
25 Man Roster (no position), top 20 point getters count at end of month
Keep 20/25 at seasons end, Cut 5 to FA for redrafting
Goalie points W=2pt L=-1pt SHO=2pt
Stamkos, Tavares, Eichel, Mercer, JRobertson, RThomas, Kucherov, Nugent-Hopkins, Tuch, KConnor, Necas, Point, Konecny, SJarvis, Cozenz, Morrissey, Bouchard, Josi, Novak, Tolvanen, Peterka, SBennett
G- Vasilevskiy, Sorokin, Oettinger
"Cleavage is like the sun. You can look, but dont stare.. Unless you're wearing sunglasses."
i am shocked that he didn't let them know so that they could buy him out