Posts Tagged ‘ Ilya Kovalchuk ’

Kovalchuk Musings with tons of self-serving disclaimers

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January 11, 2010

The first of which is, I don’t really know if I think Kovalchuk fits in the Terry Murray system, and beyond that, I don’t know how much I care. But it’s possible he might not fit and I might care a lot. Don’t know. Second disclaimer: you might think that Kovalchuk at a $6MM...
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From the National Post: Bruins, Kings among teams that could make a run at Kovalchuk

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January 11, 2010

Let the bidding war begin. With contract talks between Ilya Kovalchuk and the Atlanta Thrashers reportedly going nowhere, the soon-to-be unrestricted free agent is suddenly at the top of everyone’s wish list. The Los Angeles Kings reportedly sent general manager Dean Lombardi to Atlanta to scout the team and inquire about a potential trade....
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I don’t want to imply that Eklund’s sources are in fact commenters on other people’s blogs, or that the commenter in question is me

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January 11, 2010

From the burning bush: On Dustin Brown and Jack Johnson… Sources are telling me that if Kovalchuk were to end up in LA, Dustin Brown and Jack Johnson could be part of a deal. Even if they aren’t in that deal I would put the chances that either/or is still a King on March...
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From NHL on Fox: Trade market should heat up sooner

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January 11, 2010

From the most-reliable Spector, emphases mine: The annual trade deadline is less than two months away but this season, business in the market could pick up earlier than usual due to the league’s mid-February shutdown for the 2010 Winter Olympics. A trade freeze will be implemented from Feb. 13-28, leaving only three days following...
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The Hockey News/Adam Proteau’s Blog: THN.com Blog: Kovalchuk mismanagement should spell end of Waddell

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January 11, 2010

Former Lightning GM and THN.com contributor Jay Feaster underscored that point last month when he wrote the Thrashers can’t afford to play a game of contractual chicken with the Russian star – at least, not up to and beyond the March 3 trade deadline – and the time to deal him is now. As...
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Purcell is not making Kopitar Suck

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December 30, 2009

If you are reading this you have already read the other Kings blogs and you have seen the irate comments venting all over Ted Purcell. Ted Purcell is lost. Ted Purcell falls down. Ted Purcell is not NHL calibre. Ted Purcell shouldn’t be on the first line. Ted Purcell has naked pictures of Terry...
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Cut/Paste in its entirety: RudyKelly on today’s game sort of

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November 13, 2009

    WOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!! WOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!! Man am I pumped for this game.  I’m a Kings man tried and true but I sure do love those Atlanta Thrashers.  There’s Ilya, of course, who is without a doubt my favorite non-Kings related hockey player in the league.  I don’t watch Ilya Kovalchuk enough to know if he’s...
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Russia invites Frolov to Olympic Camp

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August 3, 2009

The Russian Ice Hockey Federation has named 38 players for their Olympic Summer Camp from Aug. 29 to Sept. 1 in Moscow. The KHL and the NHL contribute with 19 players each. Goalkeepers: Ilya Bryzgalov (Phoenix Coyotes, NHL), Simeon Varlamov (Washington Capitals, NHL), Alexander Eremenko (Salavat Yulayev Ufa, RUS), Evgeni Nabokov (San Jose Sharks,...
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HockeyBuzz.com – Matthew Barry – KINGS FANS NEED TO CALM THE HELL DOWN

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July 1, 2009

Several teams have left themselves ripe for raiding: How does Chicago pay for Kane and Towes and Keith who are RFA’s next year, not to mention Versteeg and Seabrook? Who does Calgary dump? 40 million for just 8 players? The Rangers have 40 million committed to just 15 players, I’m still trying to figure...
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Fire up the grill: Five NHL offseason trade scenarios – USATODAY.com

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May 1, 2009

The problem for Kovalchuk is an uncertain economy leaves him unsure how he can be paid on the open market. It’s possible the salary cap could go down in 2010-11 and teams will be scrambling to shed high-priced players. Noted. via Fire up the grill: Five NHL offseason trade scenarios – USATODAY.com. Evernote lets...
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