Per Tom Gulitti: Kovalchuk decision likely Tuesday

Thank you to Tom Gulitti of the North Jersey Record, all signs point to the decision Kovalchuk's 15 year deal being announced on Tuesday though it does have until 5 pm Wednesday to do it otherwise the contract would have to be registered. The NHL reportedly according to TG spent most of today reviewing the deal and could have informally submitted a letter with their decision to the Devils management. Nobody from the Devils was left to comment on any of the matters. It seems the last few years of the deal addressed all the concerns raised by the league and arbitrator Richard Bloch, so should be an interesting Tuesday if we do find out their decision. The Devils Fans are still holding their breath. It would be unlawful for the league to reject the deal since it knows that this saga will be an important ammunition for the NHLPA in the next round of collective bargaining scheduled to take place sometime in 2012.