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If You See The Name Kovalchuk In Trade Rumors, Just Forget About It
by Paul on 05/16/09 at 04:28 PM ET
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from Chris Vivlamore of the Atlanta Journal-Constitution,
Ilya Kovalchuk will be a Thrasher next season.
General manager Don Waddell told the Journal-Constitution last week that, unequivocally, Kovalchuk will remain with the team as it attempts to re-sign one of the NHL’s elite players. There will be no trade deadline move — such as with Marian Hossa — if negotiations reach an impasse….
Kovalchuk, 26, has made it clear that to re-sign him, the Thrashers must improve a team that has missed the playoffs the past two seasons after failing to win a game in its only postseason appearance.
“If I feel like we’re in the right direction, for sure I think we’ll figure out a way to sign a new deal,” Kovalchuk told the AJC last month.
For Kovalchuk to stay, a player such as Kari Lehtonen might go.
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Of course the Thrashers aren’t going to trade Kovalchuk.
How can we know? Well, 1) trading Kovalchuk and trying to quickly rebuild the Thrashers would be the smart thing. 2) The Thrashers GM is Don Waddell, who is horrific. 3) This means the smart thing is never done.
Posted by HockeyinHD on 05/16/09 at 06:13 PM ET