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Kovalev Given Some Time-Off
by Paul on 02/17/09 at 04:16 PM ET
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from the CP via TSN,
Struggling veteran Alex Kovalev has been given some time off by the Montreal Canadiens.
General Manager Bob Gainey said Tuesday he met with Kovalev to tell him he won’t be on the team’s trip this week for games Wednesday night in Washington and Thursday night in Pittsburgh.
His status for a home game Saturday against Ottawa remains uncertain.
Gainey said Kovalev is not suspended and will still be paid. He said the right-winger appears to be tired and has not been playing well of late.
added 4:27pm, via Sean Gordon of the Globe and Mail,
Gainey said he hasn’t spoken to any other teams about trading Kovalev, but when asked if he would be willing to move the vastly talented 36-year-old, he said “this is the trading season.”
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Gainey said Kovalev is not suspended and will still be paid.
I wish you could suspend players for underperforming!
Posted by K24 from NYC on 02/17/09 at 09:55 PM ET
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Posted by kevin from boston on 02/17/09 at 04:22 PM ET