Thrashers set to trade Kovalchuk
TheFourthPeriod.com

The Atlanta Thrashers are on the verge of trading captain Ilya Kovalchuk.
Thrashers GM Don Waddell told Kovalchuk of his decision this morning after the team's practice.

"It certainly appears to be the direction the club is moving in," Thrashers GM Jay Grossman told the Atlanta Journal-Constitution. "Ilya's disappointed. But we appreciate the fact there they've been honest about what their plans are."

While a deal is not imminent, several reports claim the Chicago Blackhawks, Calgary Flames, Boston Bruins, Philadelphia Flyers, New Jersey Devils, Los Angeles Kings and New York Rangers are among the teams interested in Kovalchuk.

Kovalchuk, 26, is in the final year of his current contract and can become an unrestricted free agent July 1.

The Journal-Constitution reports the Thrashers could deal him by Friday, before the club's next game against the Washington Capitals. The paper also claims Kovalchuk is seeking near the league maximum on a new salary over a 10-12 year deal.

Sources close to the situation have told TFP the Thrashers have presented multiple five- to seven-year offers that would make Kovalchuk the highest paid player in the NHL, but would not go beyond that term.

Im pretty hammered right now.

I haven't seen much of him, but I always hear him talked about as one of the better players around. But how good is he?

I haven't seen much of him, but I always hear him talked about as one of the better players around. But how good is he?

Im pretty hammered right now.

Also if you fuck someone like they are a millionaire they might go try to be one.

Johnny Oduya, Nicklas Bergfors, Patrice Cormier and a first-round pick are heading to Atlanta.
confirmed by tfp.com

I would cover for SHARK, Drop In, Dave in Champaign, my Mom, and Urlacher's Missing Neck. After that, the list gets pretty thin. There are a few people about whom I would definitely fabricate charges.

What package could the Hawks put together that would top that? Well, top that and still make this a hands down SC contender?

SO I'm guess that the thrashers wanted a package that included a bunch of prospects, cause they could have gotten anything for the services of Kovy methinks... And I don't know that the hawks have the raw prospects that New jersey just sent to the thrashers. They have talented players in rockford, but they are mostly older prospects, they don't have star prospects like Cormier... I think that the hawks could have put together a more talented package together than what the thrashers got from jersey, but they wouldn't be getting any potential stars, just good players like buff or versteeg...

Im pretty hammered right now.

Hawks now have their sights set on a defenseman, and reportedly Niedermayer from Anaheim.