Just a few hours after the Vancouver Canucks revealed that the NHL was looking into the contract of Roberto Luongo, the Boston Bruins have acknowledged that the NHL is also investigating the seven-year contract of Marc Savard.
Bruins GM Peter Chiarelli issued the following statement: "The league informed us upon their registration of the contract...that they would be investigating the circumstances surrounding this contract. From that point on, they commenced their investigation and it has been ongoing since then. On August 4, I met with two league-appointed lawyers as part of the investigation. We will continue to cooperate with the league in any future investigative proceedings if necessary."
In his ruling on the Ilya Kovalchuk contract, arbitrator Robert Bloch mentioned the contracts of Savard, Luongo, Marian Hossa, and Chris Pronger. Bloch wrote, "those (contracts) are being investigated currently with at least the possibility of a subsequent withdrawal of the registration."
The issue with all the contracts mentioned is their structure. All are heavily fron ...
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Boston Bruins: The NHL Is Looking at Marc Savard’s Contract
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