The NY Post made a slight revision on its initial Ilya Kovalchuk(notes) reporting Monday, after first reporting that he was New Jersey Devils bound for seven years and $60 million. This is the before/after. [Twitpic; s/t Mirtle for noticing the difference] ? Did Atlanta get back in on Kovalchuk on Monday? ? Whatever the final contract, Mike Chen isn't digging the financial objectives of Kamp Kovalchuk: "I think we all understand that these players are human, and they want to live at a certain comfort level for themselves and their families for all of the sacrifices they've made to get to this point. But there's a certain level when the money is all on paper and offers no real practical purpose other than to fulfill ego." ? If you're not doing it already, please do follow the free-agent fun via the Yahoo! Sports UFA tracker. ? If the Detroit Red Wings are "selling it pretty hard" and Mike Modano(notes) still isn't buying yet, does that make you think retirement for Mo? ? No. 1 pick Taylor Hall signs with the Edmonton Oilers: "The base salary of that contract was $900,000 US per season, with enough performance bonus clauses to crank the deal to $3.75 million annually." ? If you've not seen it, really great work by Cap Geek getting the bonus penalties for teams on next year's cap. ? The top UFA bargains still on the table at center. Agreed on Eric Belanger(notes). But the only reason Mike Comrie's(notes) on this list is because he's a package deal with the eventual Mrs., right? ? Officials in Sochi bury a gold puck in cement for good luck in 2014. From the great Daniel Tolensky: "Apparently Kovalchuk is now asking for that gold puck as part of his negotiations." ? How the New York Islanders could have leveraged Ilya Kovalchuk into a spot inside the New (York) Nets Brooklyn arena. ? Arron Asham(notes) appears to be headed somewhere other than the Philadelphia Flyers this offseason. Good presence in the offensive zone, that one. ? How bad does it look when a big-time free agent like Ray Whitney(notes) signs with a team owned by the NHL? [The Puck Stops Here] ? "General Manager Steve Tambellini announced today the Edmonton Oilers have named T.D. Forss Head Athletic Therapist." We'll take ‘Guys who have their work cut out for them' for $200 please, Alex. ? Adam Proteau of The Hockey News takes on hockey clichés, including this gem: "‘In accordance with club policy, contract terms will not be disclosed.' Many of the NHL's franchises now have a 'club policy' allowing them to disclose dollar amounts, contract details and salary cap information - but just as many employ carrier pigeons, Pig Latin and encryption programs from the Pentagon to keep that info far away from the nosey-ass public."