A reminder as reported before that Kovalchuk’s final signing bonus money is payable Dec. 15 after which he’s only collecting on his $700k salary for the rest of the season. He does, however, have a $4.25 M salary on the books for next season... if he’s still in the NHL https://t.co/DGEia1juWX

— Pierre LeBrun (@PierreVLeBrun) November 12, 2019