I remember when the lockout ended, Kovalchuk was the last straggler back to North America. I remember early in the lockout when Kovalchuk said this: "I don’t rule out staying in Russia in the case of a reduction of our salaries in the NHL." (Oct.23) And when the lockout ended: "I will need to read [...]
* Between Mikhail Grabovski, Dustin Penner, Damien Brunner, Tom Gilbert and Toni Lydman, you could legitimately build a pretty solid second-line and second-pairing out of remaining unrestricted free-agents. * How much money did Grabovski's outspoken comments about Randy Carlyle's level of intelligence cost him in free-agency? Did it cost him an NHL [...]
The big news this week was the sudden retirement of Ilya Kovalchuk. It could have caught a few people off guard, but the move shouldn’t have been all that surprising for a couple of reasons. There have been plenty of rumours over the years that Kovalchuk has wanted to return to his home of Russia [...]
Sleeper picks for Edmonton, Dallas, Detroit, and Florida.
Here are five more young forwards who are ready to make an impact at the NHL level – either offensively or with other aspects of their game.
Fantasy Impact: Ilya Kovalchuk announced his retirement from the NHL today. At the age of 30, Kovalchuk will go down as one of the best pure scorers in the history of the game.
Be aware of lofty rookie expectations on draft day...
* Time for a weekly Evgeni Kuznetsov update – and it isn’t a good one this time. Although I’m not sure if this is any new news? Did we not know this a few weeks ago? Correct me if I am mistaken. Essentially the Caps don’t expect to get Kuznetsov over until April at the very [...]
Fantasy Impact: The St. Louis Blues have dealt winger David Perron to the Edmonton Oilers for winger Magnus Paajarvi and a second-round pick in 2014.
Breaking: The New Jersey Devils PR has just sent a press release announcing the retirement of Ilya Kovalchuk. More to come. From beatwriter Tom Gulitti: Kovalchuk: “This decision was something I have thought about for a long time going back to the lockout and spending the year in Russia. Though I decided [...]
