Speculation: Ilya Kovalchuk

[Meeqs]

My prediction is anyone who signs him for more than 1 year, maybe 2 will seriously regret it if they plan on being a competitive team.

 

[EdJovanovski]

Still think he signs with the Rangers

 

[Ziggy Stardust]

Teams better then Dallas and LA, San Jose possibly Washington obviously Tampa Nashville they're definitely closer to winning then either Dallas or LA that's for sure.

How is San Jose any more of a contender than Dallas or LA? They finished with two more points in the standings than the Kings, and had 3 more wins during the regular season than Dallas. You don't think Kovalchuk improves those teams' chances?

And nobody here was calling the Caps a Cup contender last summer, and now they have lost their head coach.

If he wants to win a Cup, he'll go sign with Pittsburgh.

 

[Scorcho]

I think he is already a lock to sign with the Bruins

The guy is coming back at a chance to win the cup not join middle of the pack teams like the Islanders, Stars, Rangers are at the moment

SJ also has a good shot but Boston is closer to Russia

you should probably look at a map if you think boston is closer to russia than San Jose...

 

[Number1RedWingsFan52]

How is San Jose any more of a contender than Dallas or LA? They finished with two more points in the standings than the Kings, and had 3 more wins during the regular season than Dallas. You don't think Kovalchuk improves those teams' chances?

And nobody here was calling the Caps a Cup contender last summer, and now they have lost their head coach.

If he wants to win a Cup, he'll go sign with Pittsburgh.

Pittsburgh would definitely be an option for sure, I could see him going to Pitt. Dallas and LA have chocked the last two years just doubt he has any interest in either.

 

[Number1RedWingsFan52]

Still think he signs with the Rangers

Saw somewhere that the Rangers are pretty much out of the running, On the Kovy sweepstakes.

 

[deaderhead28]

Pittsburgh would definitely be an option for sure, I could see him going to Pitt. Dallas and LA have chocked the last two years just doubt he has any interest in either.

Washington choked until this year and so has San Jose and Tampa lately.

 

[Ziggy Stardust]

Pittsburgh would definitely be an option for sure, I could see him going to Pitt. Dallas and LA have chocked the last two years just doubt he has any interest in either.

Was LA considered a Cup contender prior to 2012? The Penguins went through a seven year drought after winning the Cup in 2009, and a team with Crosby, Malkin, and Letang were always considered Cup contenders. The Blackhawks were considered contenders in 2016 and look at how they went out.

Like others pointed out, who expected Vegas to be as good as they were? How they perform next season is just as big of a mystery, as is who will be competing for the Cup next season. Kovalchuk is likely going to a team that is good, can make the playoffs, and where he has some decent linemates he can play with who give him a chance to win, and the team's in contention for his services match that criteria.

 

[Jester9881]

you should probably look at a map if you think boston is closer to russia than San Jose...

Russia is pretty big... where Ilya is going, Boston is about 5hrs closer by plane.

 

[Number1RedWingsFan52]

Washington choked until this year and so has San Jose and Tampa lately.

All those teams are still better then Dallas and LA, That's for sure.

 

[deaderhead28]

All those teams are still better then Dallas and LA, That's for sure.

Yeah so was Vancouver,St. Louis and Arizona in 2012 lol and we know how that turned out.A 8th seed won it all in convincing fashion.

 

[GetFocht]

Vancouver could offer him max, short-term contract.

 

[greasysnapper]

I mentioned it in the other Kovy thread but 100% guarantee he ends up somewhere close to NY or Hollywood. Why?




She runs the show and wants to be near the glitz and glamour, live the real celeb life.


And I mean who could blame Ilya. I'd sign with any team to make her happy.

 

[sovietsanta87]

Pittsburgh wont sign Kovalchuk. Sullivan would literally rip his head off his body the first time he floats at the top of his own blue line instead of back checking

 

[rocketdan9]

you should probably look at a map if you think boston is closer to russia than San Jose...

I mean Moscow...

And yes Boston is closer

 

[rocketdan9]

I mentioned it in the other Kovy thread but 100% guarantee he ends up somewhere close to NY or Hollywood. Why?




She runs the show and wants to be near the glitz and glamour, live the real celeb life.


And I mean who could blame Ilya. I'd sign with any team to make her happy.

Ok like you know these people on a personal level

Not all wives run the show btw

 

[greasysnapper]

Ok like you know these people on a personal level

Not all wives run the show btw

I do social analysis for a living. People put way too much personal information and indicators on their socials. She'll 100% steer the Kovalchuk family to a locale close to the glitz and glamour of high society where she can do her modelling.

 

[Ziggy Stardust]

Kovalchuk hanging out with Malkin... Kovalchuk to Pittsburgh, E5!

 

[Salem13]

you should probably look at a map if you think boston is closer to russia than San Jose...

I just did for giggles, turns out both Boston and San Jose are about 2,000 miles from the nearest Russian border.

 

[redcard]

I just did for giggles, turns out both Boston and San Jose are about 2,000 miles from the nearest Russian border.

I held a chopstick up to a globe and the results were inconclusive because I snapped the chopstick trying to match the curvature of the Earth.

 

[Steve Zissou]

LA just barely snuck into the post season as an 8th seed in 2012... and emerged as the first 8th seed in NHL history to win the Cup.

They were also only the 2nd team to steam roll the first, second, and third seeds from the playoffs.

How many of you called LA as the dark horse to even beat Vancouver in the first round?

Last I checked, SJ and Boston didn't get a prize for runner up any more than LA or Anaheim this year. Only one team wins the cup every year. End of story.

After witnessing Vegas' run this past year and the shortsighted comments here, apparently it's not a foregone conclusion that NHL fans, especially the brilliant armchair GM posters that we have here on HF, can comprehend the amount of parity in this league.

 

[Kcb12345]

Pittsburgh would definitely be an option for sure, I could see him going to Pitt. Dallas and LA have chocked the last two years just doubt he has any interest in either.

Yeah why would he come to Dallas. More money and no state income taxes? Who wants that that's horrible? Oh and he'd have to play with one of his best friends Radulov? God can you imagine getting more money and playing with people you like while on a team ready to contend? Horrible isn't it?

 

[rocketdan9]

I do social analysis for a living. People put way too much personal information and indicators on their socials. She'll 100% steer the Kovalchuk family to a locale close to the glitz and glamour of high society where she can do her modelling.

IF she is really running the show, why did Kovalchuk leave the US in the first place? He was already situated near New York... so she could model etc as you are stating

At the end of the day he is after a cup. Every expert states this is the primary reason why he wants to comeback ... and I believe them

 

[rocketdan9]

Kovalchuk hanging out with Malkin... Kovalchuk to Pittsburgh, E5!

Thats nice...but unless the Pens plan to trade Kessel, clearing a big chunk of money...can't see him joining the Pens

 

[supermann_98]

I held a chopstick up to a globe and the results were inconclusive because I snapped the chopstick trying to match the curvature of the Earth.

You broke your chopsticks for nothing bud, there IS no curvature of the earth #EarthIsFlat