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Now We Can Talk Kovalchuk
by Paul on 02/03/10 at 03:35 PM ET
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via TSN,
Ilya Kovalchuk’s days as a member of the Atlanta Thrashers appear to be numbered.
Thrashers general manager Don Waddell met with the star forward on Wednesday and told him to expect a trade to another NHL team over the next few hours or days.
added 3:44pm, via Dan Rosen of NHL.com,
The Kings, Bruins, Rangers, Flyers and Blackhawks are reportedly interested, but all the stories we’re seeing now do not include the Flyers and Blackhawks.
added 3:55pm, via a Tweet from Bob McKenzie,
Teams in mix for Kovalchuk include: Boston, New Jersey, Rangers, Philadelphia, Calgary, Chicago and L.A. Some more. Some less. Auction time.
added 4:06pm, via a Tweet from Craig Custance,
Kovy very much in play, but I’m being told that the Blackhawks aren’t in the mix right now.
added 4:47pm, via a Tweet from Kevin Allen,
Thrashers’ want list hasn’t changed for Kovalchuk deal: they need players who can help now. There are interested teams we don’t know about
added 4:53pm, Another Tweet from McKenzie,
About a half dozen teams still in the mix for Kovalchuk. Likely to take at least another two or three days to sort itself out. No deadline.
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Given the recent comments from the Kings GM, seeing Jack Johnson involved in this would make a lot of sense.
Posted by Leo_Racicot on 02/03/10 at 04:28 PM ET
when Kovalchuk is traded, it symbolizes Bettman’s failure running nhl
Posted by FlyersFan on 02/03/10 at 04:34 PM ET
when Kovalchuk is traded, it symbolizes Bettman’s failure running nhl
You got that right!
Posted by TEMO from LANSING, MICHIGAN, U.S.A. on 02/03/10 at 04:48 PM ET
when Kovalchuk is traded, it symbolizes Bettman’s failure running nhl
Posted by FlyersFan on 02/03/10 at 04:34 PM ET
Because Wayne Gretzky was never traded.
Phil Esposito was never traded.
Glen Hall was never traded.
Ted Lindsay was never traded.
Oh wait…
Posted by Primis on 02/03/10 at 05:14 PM ET
It seems to me it would be more the Thrashers’ “fault” for him needing to be traded. Management of a sports team.
Posted by Nathan from BC on 02/03/10 at 05:15 PM ET
Because Wayne Gretzky was never traded.
Phil Esposito was never traded.
Glen Hall was never traded.
Ted Lindsay was never traded.
Oh wait…
Posted by Primis on 02/03/10 at 05:14 PM ET
my arrangement is based on that fact bettman and the owners thought the cba was a brilliant idea and it would prevent situations like this from happening and oops they got egg all over their faces
Posted by FlyersFan on 02/03/10 at 05:20 PM ET
I still don’t buy the Hawks as being in this… considering what they’d have to give up, it wouldn’t make them a better team… if anything, it might make them worse because they’d almost certainly be giving up better defensive players.
Posted by Nathan from the scoresheet! on 02/03/10 at 06:08 PM ET
my arrangement is based on that fact bettman and the owners thought the cba was a brilliant idea and it would prevent situations like this from happening and oops they got egg all over their faces
Posted by FlyersFan on 02/03/10 at 05:20 PM ET
And yet Wayne Gretzky was traded for financial reasons.
Pre-salary cap.
Posted by Primis on 02/03/10 at 07:05 PM ET
Well, Chicago won’t have to offer much to outbid most of the competition. Even though giving up good assets for a rental (I can’t see a realistic way for Chicago to sign Kovalchuk) isn’t always the best of ideas, it could be a method to reduce some of the cap problems facing in the offseaon. A chance to get a little extra punch to win the Stanley Cup is worth considering.
Posted by Moq from Denmark on 02/03/10 at 07:07 PM ET
Can’t imagine Kovy goes anywhere but Chicago…...I mean Chicago could afford to give up Versteeg, Skille, one of their Dmen and a #1 pick. They need to dump salary for next year anyway. How is anyone going to top that….? I mean LA could give Frolov and Johnson…but does anybody really want Johnson? He stinks…..
Posted by kevin from boston on 02/03/10 at 08:00 PM ET
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Looking forward to see how this plays out, but please stay in the same conference.
Unless the Hawks obscenely overpay; that would be cool too.
Posted by Osrt on 02/03/10 at 04:16 PM ET