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FILE - In this April 6, 2010, file photo, New Jersey Devils left wing Ilya Kovalchuk skates against the Atlanta Thrashers during the first period of an NHL hockey game at Philips Arena in Atlanta. Five weeks after rejecting the Russian's landmark 17-year, $102 million contract with the Devils, the league approved a revised 15-year, $100 million deal on Friday, Sept. 3, 2010, after reaching an agreement with the NHL Players Association on an amendment covering long-term contracts. (AP Photo/Gregory Smith, File)

Kovalchuk’s brief stay morphs into 17-year pact

By Ira Podell - Associated Press

FILE - In this April 6, 2010, file photo, New Jersey Devils left wing Ilya Kovalchuk skates against the Atlanta Thrashers during the first period of an NHL hockey game at Philips Arena in Atlanta. Five weeks after rejecting the Russian's landmark 17-year, $102 million contract with the Devils, the league approved a revised 15-year, $100 million deal on Friday, Sept. 3, 2010, after reaching an agreement with the NHL Players Association on an amendment covering long-term contracts. (AP Photo/Gregory Smith, File)

NHL rejects Kovalchuk’s 17-year deal with Devils

By IRA PODELL - Associated Press

Kovalchuk’s brief NJ stay morphs into 17-year pact

By IRA PODELL - Associated Press

Kovalchuk agrees to 17-year deal with Devils

By TOM CANAVAN - Associated Press

Kovalchuk signing long-term deal with Devils

By TOM CANAVAN - Associated Press

Kovalchuk agrees to 17-year deal with Devils

By TOM CANAVAN - Associated Press

Kovalchuk staying with Devils

By Tom Canavan - Associated Press

Quietly, NHL free agency opens on July 1

By ASSOCIATED PRESS - Associated Press