This whole Kovalchuk fiasco has sparked a lot of debate about these front loaded deals that have been handed out to players these past few seasons. Some contracts are legit and some are shady. Henrik Zetterberg's contract is a legitimate one as it runs out when he's 40. The same is for Marc Savard. Marian Hossa, Roberto Luongo, and Chris Pronger's deals are different as Hossa and Pronger will be 42 and Luongo will be 43.
It's possible Pronger plays until he's 42, as Chelios played til he was 48. Other defenceman have been able to play past 40 but it's not a norm. Especially with the speed in today's game. Hossa will most likely not play until he's 42 and there's no way Luongo will be playing until he's 43, he's a good goalie but he's no Dominik Hasek. Hasek was a fitness freak and it was uncanny that he was able to play in the NHL until he was 43 and still be playing oversea's.
Dominik Hasek was also not a full time starter in the NHL until he was 28, he didn't log much mileage by that point.
Seeing though that the CBA will end in 2012 and the NHL will fix this loophole, I thought it'd be a good idea to share an idea with all of you involving t ...
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