Kowalchuk traded?
According to tsn.ca,Kowalchuk has been traded to the New Jersey devils.
Kovalchuk expecting to be traded soonBY WEB STAFF
- sportsnet.ca
It appears as though Ilya Kovalchuk is on his way out of Atlanta.
The Thrashers' star is out of contract at season's end and has yet to reach a new deal with Atlanta. Sportsnet can confirm Thrashers general manager Don Waddell recently told his captain that he should expect to be dealt soon.
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Here we are again. The night starts with the team ranked 25th of 30 in the standings, the stands are half-empty and the talk leading to another trade deadline is not about the potential inbox but the likely outbox.
Trading Kovalchuk is option, not first choice Thrashers general manager Don Waddell said Monday that he is not actively seeking to trade star Ilya Kovalchuk. However, a trade remains a possibility should a new contract agreement not be reached.
Waddell said unequivocally in May that he would not trade Kovalchuk, who will become an unrestricted free agent at the end of the season, if contract talks reached an impasse.
DREGER: SOURCES SAY THRASHERS LOOKING AT KOVALCHUK SCENARIOS Ilya Kovalchuk's agent, Jay Grossman is in Atlanta this weekend and the expectation is ongoing negotiations with the Thrashers will resume early next week.
While both sides say they remain committed to getting a deal done, sources say Thrashers general manager, Don Waddell has started to feel out teams who may have interest in a trade, if an agreement in Atlanta can't be reached.
Ilya Kovalchuk wants 100 million dollar deal Rumors around Atlanta, where Thrashers boss Don Waddell last week reported a snag in contract talks with Ilya Kovalchuk, have the star Russian winger looking to gross $100 million over 10 years, with a hefty portion of the payout front-loaded (like the Marc Savard deal and many others over the last two years).
will Kovalchuk remain in Atlanta? The Atlanta Thrashers were unable to agree terms on a long term contract with their star player Ilya Kovalchuk which casts doubt on his future in Atlanta.
