Posts Tagged ‘ Ilya Kovalchuk ’

Hmm: someone mentioned a hypothetical trade of Kovalchuk for Versteeg and Barker; so I ran the cap numbers, filling out the roster with minimum wage players and signing IK to a $7MM cap hit

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January 14, 2010

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Are Waddells hands tied in Kovalchuk standoff? – NHL News – FOX Sports on MSN

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January 14, 2010

Spector: A source familiar with the talks suggested Thrashers’ ownership might be tying Waddell’s hands by an unwillingness to pay what it takes to commit to the franchise’s success. The Thrashers are owned by Atlanta Spirit, a group of nine businessmen which also own the NBA’s Atlanta Hawks as well as Phillips Arena, where...
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But That’s Not What He Said

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January 14, 2010

From Kukla’s Corner, with headline boiling-down Hammond: Kings Plan to Keep Frolov This Season Rich Hammond lf LAKings Insider has a Q & A with GM Dean Lombardi, Question: If, over the next few weeks, it seems unlikely that anything will happen there (Frolov contract), does that influence what you do with him?...
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Red Light District: Top 5 potential suitors for Kovalchuk

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January 13, 2010

The way it looks right now, Ilya Kovalchuk will become the prize acquisition at this year’s trade deadline. With negotiations between Ilya Kovalchuk’s agent Jay Grossman and Thrashers general manager Don Waddell not going in the right direction, few people around the league are optimistic an extension will get done. If they can’t reach...
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From Voice of Valeri: Drew Drewiske is hurt. OH NO!

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January 13, 2010

The Kings have placed D Drew Drewiske (UBI) on the IR. via Voice of Valeri. Also, “the likes of” Bernier or Johnson are the “expected return price” for Kovalchuk. I know, shocker. Evernote lets you save all the interesting things you see online into a single place. Access all those saved pages from your...
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Spector Says Brown Won’t Be Traded For All the Obvious Reasons

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January 13, 2010

Dustin Brown to Atlanta as part of a deal for Kovalchuk?  Ain’t happenin’. Brown’s their captain, part of the corps of young talent around which management has rebuilt the Kings, he’s among their leading scorers and one of their best physical players, plus they’ve got him signed to an affordable $3.175 million per season for...
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And to this trade proposal I say NO: John Buccigross has 29 proposals for Atlanta (and my one answer)

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January 12, 2010

Los Angeles Kings Proposed trade: Kovalchuk for Jonathan Bernier, Alexander Frolov, Oscar Moller and a No. 1 pick. This is the other team we are hearing to be among the favorites to land Kovalchuk, and most of us could figure that out. Why? Because the Kings need a proven goal scorer and a talent...
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From Helene Elliott: Kings and Ilya Kovalchuk?

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January 12, 2010

The Kings need a pure scorer who could make a difference in the one-goal games they’ve recently lost and solidify their playoff ambitions. Atlanta left wing Ilya Kovalchuk, a two-time 50-goal scorer who can become a free agent July 1, has a $6.4-million salary cap hit that would be prorated according to the number...
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Hey! That’s Brilliant! Kovi can be our superstar AND our enforcer!!

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January 12, 2010

From the Toronto Star: There’s no reason at all to feel sympathy for Ilya Kovalchuk. He’s a rich, talented hockey player who is going to get richer soon, and he might just show next month in Vancouver on the big Olympic stage that he’s even more talented than most believe. Last time we saw...
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Pierre LeBrun Blog – ESPN

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January 11, 2010

Kovalchuk update I wrote last weekend that the Thrashers would have to enter into a new phase if there was no contract resolution with Ilya Kovalchuk, and that’s exactly what has transpired. While the team remains focused on trying sign the star captain to an extension, it has also started to quietly talk to...
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