Ilya Kovalchuk agreed in principle to a three year, $6.25 million AAV deal over the weekend that can be made ‘official’ on July 1st. By now, there have been several articles floating out there on expected impacts. Let’s do something a bit different.
Why Bring In Ilya Kovalchuk?
If you are Los Angeles, left wing scoring and the power play were two primary issues. Furthermore, the Kings scored just three times during the playoff, and that man advantage was non-existent. There were other options such as Jeff Skinner and Max Pacioretty. In the end, the Kings signed the 35-year old scorer.