Yes.
Aho – Staal – Teravainen
Kovalchuk – Lindholm – Svechnikov
McGinn – Necas – Williams
Martinook – Rask – Zykov
Rumor: Ilya Kovalchuk coming to USA to meet with NHL teams (unknown if he still signing with NYR)
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Yes.
Aho – Staal – Teravainen
Kovalchuk – Lindholm – Svechnikov
McGinn – Necas – Williams
Martinook – Rask – Zykov
torniojaws
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He should sing with Montreal so he can fulfill his childhood dream of being a true #1 center
Kevin27NYI
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They can afford him with JT, don't worry.
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oh boy
Will he use auto tune?
OvermanKingGainer
#BennettFreed #CurseofTheSpulll #FreeOliver
Man, Kovalchuk could sure instantly make a difference for Calgary
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He has played for the Atlanta Thrashers, New Jersey Devils, and SKA St. Petersberg.
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He has played for the Atlanta Thrashers, New Jersey Devils, and SKA St. Petersberg.
I'm
Pretty sure Lee is a gonner for a top 4
and Kovy would probably do better on the top line. not sure why people (not just you) are putting him on second line. A person that leads an entire professional league in scoring is a top 3 or is everyone saying that any KHL player is top 6 or below?
contract - I think a 2-3 year..maybe 4 year max contract is fairly safe. He just turned 35.
To put it into context..Marleau signed his contract at age 37. He will be 39 when the season starts and he's still pretty damn good. I personally think Kovy is better.
I'm pretty sure he'll end up with the Islanders. Isles have roughly 32 million coming off the books and that is not including the cap increase to between 78-82 million which brings the potential cap free space up to 40 million.
He's probably looking at LA because well, LA is a cool city to be a part of if you are a celeb and have money
Florida and Dallas because of the great taxes
Boston...I'm not sure? For the Lobster?
They can afford him with JT, don't worry.
Lee-JT-Bailey
Ladd/Kovalchuk-Barzal-Eberle
Ladd/Kovalchuk-Beauviller-Ho-Sang
Prince-Cizikas-Clutterbuck
oh boy
Pretty sure Lee is a gonner for a top 4
and Kovy would probably do better on the top line. not sure why people (not just you) are putting him on second line. A person that leads an entire professional league in scoring is a top 3 or is everyone saying that any KHL player is top 6 or below?
contract - I think a 2-3 year..maybe 4 year max contract is fairly safe. He just turned 35.
To put it into context..Marleau signed his contract at age 37. He will be 39 when the season starts and he's still pretty damn good. I personally think Kovy is better.
I'm pretty sure he'll end up with the Islanders. Isles have roughly 32 million coming off the books and that is not including the cap increase to between 78-82 million which brings the potential cap free space up to 40 million.
He's probably looking at LA because well, LA is a cool city to be a part of if you are a celeb and have money
Florida and Dallas because of the great taxes
Boston...I'm not sure? For the Lobster?
AveryStar4Eva
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I hope Dallas is able to land him. We need scoring help and having another Russian mentor doesn’t hurt.
BigKing
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It is funny that some Devils fans are bringing out the "all about the money" argument when I said the same thing when he signed with NJ over LA in the first place but was given numerous reasons why that wasn't the case when, obviously, it was.
Not knocking Kovalchuk for it either: the final NJ offer was for a lot more. Get paid while you can.
Not knocking Kovalchuk for it either: the final NJ offer was for a lot more. Get paid while you can.
In the end, how can anyone blame someone for getting paid. He already walked away from a ton of money which he will probably regret at some future point in his life if not already.This could be the last contract he signs. Can’t blame a guy for not wanting to worry about money for the rest of his life.
BigKing
Blake Out of Hell III: Back in to Hell
As I said, I'm not trashing him for it. I thought LA had the brighter future over NJ when he chose to sign there, but the Kings weren't close to the Devils offer. He got to a SCF in NJ so, in hindsight, you can't trash the decision.
Agree with this 100%. A 2-3 year deal for 5 mill a year is what I see happening. Though some team may go overboard and give him 6 mill a year.
Monahan as 3rd line RW? What's that about?
Not being a troll, this is a surprise to me.
BHD
Vejmelka for Vezina
wait, you seriously are putting bennett with gaudreau, and demoting monahan to the third line? smh
TomasHertlsRooster
Don’t say eye test when you mean points
I think San Jose will target Kovalchuk if they strike out on Tavares. They were linked to him last year when he was considering a return, and Peter DeBoer is very familiar with him. He also fits the type of player that San Jose needs.
Closest of these teams that actually have a shot of winning.
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XXX Krejci Pasta
Give Kovi the choice of which of those spots he wants and fill in the other with DeBrusk, Donato, Bjork or Heinen. Regardless, with Backes also in the top 9 mix, really makes the Bruins more than a one line team.
I hope you’re right. What makes you think that? Because they signed the KHL Dman?
Like I've said all along, he's signing in Dallas. Jamie Benn just followed him on Instagram as further evidence.
Number1RedWingsFan52
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He does have a home here in Florida, And i guess his Wife spends a lot of time there. So Florida would make perfect sense i guess.
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