Guest Playtawk Posted January 13, 2010 Report Share Posted January 13, 2010 Ilya Kovalchuk is this weeks zero. He is 6th in the NHL with 26 goals, but only has scored one in the past four games and is a minus-4 in that span, http://apps.facebook.com/nhlpool/?ref=ts. Chris Vivlamore says the Thrashers would love to keep him http://ow.ly/VlSF, but on a losing team in a losing market, what could they afford to pay? $10M? $7M? Conventional wisdom says they need a star to sell tickets in Atlanta, but they've got a star now and... how are those ticket sales going again? Do they need a star to sell tickets in Atlanta? Would a better team with no big names draw more or less? What do you think? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
halifax Posted January 14, 2010 Report Share Posted January 14, 2010 I think they just need a better team..They've had Dany Heatley and Marian Hossa along the way as well...but never having won a playoff game is killer for the franchise. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RedWingDevil Posted January 14, 2010 Report Share Posted January 14, 2010 If Lemieux is watching closely, he'd try a deal to bring both Kovalchuk and Afinogenov. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
halifax Posted January 14, 2010 Report Share Posted January 14, 2010 If Lemieux is watching closely, he'd try a deal to bring both Kovalchuk and Afinogenov. ya think?....and he would he give up for those guys? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nationals1 Posted January 14, 2010 Report Share Posted January 14, 2010 ya think?....and he would he give up for those guys? first off I think afaneganov is terrible for kovalchuk the only thing i can see atl doing it with pittsburgh for is jordan staal and high draft picks obviously this will never happen though because pittsburgh doesnt have the cap room to do it Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shaftman Posted January 14, 2010 Report Share Posted January 14, 2010 first off I think afaneganov is terriblefor kovalchuk the only thing i can see atl doing it with pittsburgh for is jordan staal and high draft picks obviously this will never happen though because pittsburgh doesnt have the cap room to do it send malkin stall and high draft picks Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HABS Posted January 14, 2010 Report Share Posted January 14, 2010 LA KINGS! bring kovy to LA i could see this happenin thrashers looked good in beg of season then lost like 9 straight complete freefall, they are still a very young team that is very talented. kovalchuk wants a 10 year deal with probably atleast 8-10 million a yr, thats going to cripple any team he signs with. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
halifax Posted January 14, 2010 Report Share Posted January 14, 2010 John Buccigross gives his Kovalchuk trade proposals. http://espn.go.com/nhl/notebook/_/page/buc...oposals-atlanta on a side note: When people refer to him as 'Kovy', I wonder if Alex Kovalev gets pissed. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smozoma Posted January 14, 2010 Report Share Posted January 14, 2010 on a side note: When people refer to him as 'Kovy', I wonder if Alex Kovalev gets pissed. Wonder if it's a Canada/USA thing.. because it sure confuses me! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Snyder Posted January 14, 2010 Report Share Posted January 14, 2010 Kovalchuk is a talented hockey player..... but if you think about it, he's never really had a line mate that could put up big points, cept Hossa and Heatley Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RedWingDevil Posted January 14, 2010 Report Share Posted January 14, 2010 Since he's gonna be in Team Russia, I'd imagine he'll have some good experience with the guys he's going to play with. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HABS Posted January 14, 2010 Report Share Posted January 14, 2010 Kovalchuk is a talented hockey player..... but if you think about it, he's never really had a line mate that could put up big points, cept Hossa and Heatley yah uh two superstars right there, and of course marc savard. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shaftman Posted January 15, 2010 Report Share Posted January 15, 2010 lol this thread was started by a bot who says bots are bad? such stimulating conversation going on here cause of it Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bob Kudelski Posted January 15, 2010 Report Share Posted January 15, 2010 lol this thread was started by a bot Maybe this is the bot that controls the other team every time I play single player NHL 94? If so, he sucks! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
halifax Posted January 22, 2010 Report Share Posted January 22, 2010 looks like the thrashers are gonna trade kovalchuk.... http://tsn.ca/nhl/story/?id=307228 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Freydey Posted January 22, 2010 Report Share Posted January 22, 2010 if bob says so.... the same who predicted the koivu-marleau trade and the kovy trade last season! 100% sure! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Russian Rocket Posted January 22, 2010 Report Share Posted January 22, 2010 if bob says so....the same who predicted the koivu-marleau trade and the kovy trade last season! 100% sure! I wouldn't blame anyone for not predicting Gainey. He's a wild thing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SabreFan1 Posted February 5, 2010 Report Share Posted February 5, 2010 And the winner of the Ilya Kovalchuk sweepstakes is... The New Jersey Devils. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TruePensFan1981 Posted February 5, 2010 Report Share Posted February 5, 2010 This is a great deal for the Devils. They gave up some good young players to acquire Kovalchuk; however, Kovalchuk greatly improves their chances of winning the cup this season. More importantly, the Devils can find the cap flexibility needed to afford a long-term contract for Kovalchuk. I don't think the Devils are done dealing yet; look for them to trade Brian Rolson (he's a hair over $5 million on the cap) and/or Dainius Zubrus ($3.40 million on the cap) to put themselves in better position to handle Kovalchuk's contract. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
matthurray Posted February 5, 2010 Report Share Posted February 5, 2010 This is a great deal for the Devils. They gave up some good young players to acquire Kovalchuk; however, Kovalchuk greatly improves their chances of winning the cup this season. More importantly, the Devils can find the cap flexibility needed to afford a long-term contract for Kovalchuk. I don't think the Devils are done dealing yet; look for them to trade Brian Rolson (he's a hair over $5 million on the cap) and/or Dainius Zubrus ($3.40 million on the cap) to put themselves in better position to handle Kovalchuk's contract. The Devils just made their stamp for a run towards the Stanley Cup. As a Penguins fan, let me be the first to say.... FFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUU.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RedWingDevil Posted February 5, 2010 Report Share Posted February 5, 2010 I don't think the Devils will be caught blindsided like the way the Canes did last year, but all the same the Devils have been bolstered and now they got someone like Kovalchuk that can go along with Lagenbrunner, Parise and Elias. If I were Jacques Lemaire, I would think of some pretty nice combinations with this. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Russian Rocket Posted February 5, 2010 Report Share Posted February 5, 2010 I don't think the Devils will be caught blindsided like the way the Canes did last year, but all the same the Devils have been bolstered and now they got someone like Kovalchuk that can go along with Lagenbrunner, Parise and Elias. If I were Jacques Lemaire, I would think of some pretty nice combinations with this. Zajac and Rolston too! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TruePensFan1981 Posted February 5, 2010 Report Share Posted February 5, 2010 Rolston is still a good player, but I think the Devils will move him and/or Zubrus to have some cap flexibility. The sickening part about this acquisition: Zach Parise is now perhaps a 2nd-liner. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CamKneely Posted February 5, 2010 Report Share Posted February 5, 2010 The Devils just made their stamp for a run towards the Stanley Cup. As a Penguins fan, let me be the first to say.... FFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUU.... All they do is trap and Kovalchuk is allergic to backchecking. I'm not worried. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TruePensFan1981 Posted February 5, 2010 Report Share Posted February 5, 2010 All they do is trap and Kovalchuk is allergic to backchecking. I'm not worried. That's a misconception about Kovalchuk, actually. His D is much better than it gets credit for, although he will never be mistaken for Bob Gainey or Guy Carbonneau. Frankly, Kovalchuk's skills and his style of play on both ends of the ice fit in perfectly with the Devils' system and counter-attack scheme. Kovalchuk also single-handedly improves their PP; expect Parise to be in front of the net and Kovalchuk to man the point when they have the man advantage. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RedWingDevil Posted February 5, 2010 Report Share Posted February 5, 2010 Rolston is still a good player, but I think the Devils will move him and/or Zubrus to have some cap flexibility. The sickening part about this acquisition: Zach Parise is now perhaps a 2nd-liner. Or they can move them around and have both Parise and Kovalchuk at the same 1st line for a few games. Such teams like the Capitals and Penguins change up their lines at times. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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