Greg Wyshynski kirjoittanut behind-the-scenes-tarinaa Kovaltshuk-kuviosta. Ymmärtääkseni hän on ihan luotettava kirjoittaja ja haastatellut Sheroa juttua varten – kai. Käytännössä Sherolla ei siis ollut mitään mistä neuvotella muiden joukkueiden kanssa.
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In other words, the Devils would get something for him, or lose him for nothing.
New York Rangers in exchange for Kovalchuk, and that Shero turned them down." data-reactid="31">Shero glanced down at the text message. Someone was inquiring about a rumor they had heard: That Shero, the Devils’ general manager, had been offered a first-round draft pick from the
New York Rangers in exchange for Kovalchuk, and that Shero turned them down.
“That was a lie,” said Shero on Thursday.
“I never turned down a first-round pick. I never turned down a seventh-round pick. I never turned down anything. Why? It’s really simple: There was nothing to turn down.”
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As July 1 approached, Kovalchuk didn’t have a concrete offer from another team. But Grossman had enough interest from three teams to take these potential matches back to Shero in the hopes that they could transition from contractual discussions to the compensation talks.
Shero reached out to all three in the last week.
All three determined they weren’t in on Kovalchuk.
One team was a definite “no.” Another team had something cooking with Grossman, but never circled back to Shero.
The last team traded a few text messages with Shero, before informing the Devils general manager that there were other areas of need they wanted to address ahead of adding Kovalchuk. They were going to circle back with Grossman, but Shero said they never did.
So the market for Kovalchuk had become the Sahara.