  Yesterday, Richard Bloch sustained the NHL's rejection of Ilya
Kovalchuk's contract with the New Jersey Devils. The $102
million over 17 year deal was voided and so Kovalchuk is now an
unrestricted free agent.  While the situation with Kovalchuk
hasn't changed beyond the rejection yet, something important was
revealed last night.  Late last night, Eric Macramella of
Offside: A Sports Law Blog and of Team1200 posted his own
analysis complete with a PDF of Bloch's decision.  If you have
any interest in what was decided, then it's a must-read.  
Thanks to Greg Wyshynski for tweeting it, which caught my
attention (and sorry for the lack of a hat tip in the FanShot
about it, I'll make up for it here).  As an aside, isn't it
fantastic we're in a time where such information can be made
public and reviewable.  If we're willing to put the time and
effort into it, we can read the decision, review the CBA, look
over rules, etc. and come to our own conclusions instead of just
relying on someone else's interpretation.