On the New Jersey Devils and Ilya Kovalchuk ….
Andrew Gross of The Record: Ilya Kovalchuk’s agent, Jay Grossman confirmed yesterday that Kovalchuk will be playing next season in the KHL and not coming back to the NHL.
The New Jersey Devils retain his rights until next July 1st. Grossman had been talking to teams about a potential contract and sign-and-trade with the Devils.
Potential holdups included Kovalchuk’s asking price and what Devils GM Ray Shero wanted. Shero was able to talk to teams on what he wanted in a trade.