Ilya Kovalchuk Traded To New Jersey Devils - SB Nation

It looks like the Devils see an opportunity and they are taking it. This puts a little more pressure on Darcy and Company.

about 2 years ago David Oleksy 6 comments 0 recs |

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Yes it does put the pressure on. Heard they only gave up oduya and bergfors. That true?

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by bflo on Feb 4, 2010 8:13 PM EST via mobile reply actions

Yes from their roster

they also gave prospect Patrice Cormier and a 1st round draft pick.

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by David Oleksy on Feb 4, 2010 8:17 PM EST up reply actions

Alright i just heard on the nyr-caps game. They gave up quite a bit.

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by bflo on Feb 4, 2010 8:25 PM EST via mobile up reply actions

they sign Kovalchuk long-term, otherwise not so good. Still, this is a bit scary for us for the rest of this year. Devils, Caps, Pens, Sharks, Blackhawks – all very tough. Yikes, what a great Stanley Cup chase this should be this spring.

by ccthemovieman on Feb 4, 2010 9:16 PM EST reply actions

It's a good deal for NJ if and only if

they win the Cup this year. They just went all in. They’ve got 10 UFA/RFAs next year not including Kovy.

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by twoeightnine on Feb 4, 2010 9:32 PM EST up reply actions

agreed

I’d pay him only as a rental (and not in Buffalo – I wouldn’t want him to begin with). But for a player demanding over $10M/year…he’s not THAT good. Either he is, IMO, overestimating his worth, OR he really doesn’t like living in Atlanta.

by The Burl 8 on Feb 5, 2010 2:59 PM EST up reply actions