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Given the language of Richard Bloch's ruling that sustained the NHL's rejection of New Jersey's contract with Ilya Kovalchuk, I ask an important yet difficult question: What exactly is the "line in the sand" now for future NHL contracts?

The arbitrator ruled in favor of the NHL in their rejection of Ilya Kovalchuk's contract. This post is a snap judgment, stating what the next step is and stating how confusing this all is.