Agent: Pronger, Hossa, Savard, Luongo Contracts Will Stand

The drama involving the NHL usually ends in early June when the Stanley Cup-winning team skates around the ice with the Cup held over their heads.  This summer, the drama seems to be reaching a fever pitch in August.

Since the NHL won the arbitration hearing regarding the structure of Ilya Kovalchuk's contract, questions regarding some previously signed and approved contracts have arisen.

The Boston Bruins and the Vancouver Canucks have acknowledged that the NHL has been looking into the contracts of Marc Savard and Roberto Luongo.  

Philadelphia Flyers president Peter Luukko has a different view, telling CSNPhilly.com, "The contract with Chris Pronger that we registered with the National Hockey League is one we certainly feel was a compliant contract.  The Pronger contract is structured differently than the Kovalchuk contract. And it's been in effect well over a year."

Chicago Blackhawks brass has been silent in regard to Hossa's deal.  On the other hand, the NHL has not. League vice president of public relations Gary Meagher has said the Hossa's deal is one that the league is "looking at."

The heavily front-loaded contracts have received more attention since an arbitrator ruled that the similarly structured Kovalchuk contract circumvented the NHL's salary cap.

A new wrinkle has been added to the drama as an unnamed agent has offered his take on the situation. 

The agent said, "The NHL isn't going to do anything with these deals. Nothing is going to happen. They've been trying to investigate most of these deals for a year.  I can tell you they certainly aren't going to rip up a contract that has already been signed and approved by the league. That's the difference: The deal that Kovalchuk signed was never approved by the league. The rest of these deals passed the smell test."

If the NHL does not plan on taking some type of action on these contracts, why would they come out and acknowledge they are investigating them? The ruling by the arbitrator should be sufficient to keep any more of these deals from being signed.  

One thing is certain, it will be an exciting summer in the NHL as we watch this drama play out.

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