The Montreal Canadiens have signed 36-year-old free agent Ilya Kovalchuk to a one-year, two-way contract worth $700,000 at the NHL level and $70,000 in the AHL level, the team announced Friday.
The Canadiens have agreed to terms on a one-year, two-way contract with free agent forward Ilya Kovalchuk. The deal will pay Kovalchuk $700,000 at the NHL level and $70,000 in the AHL.#GoHabsGo https://t.co/VdpyijRjNh
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Kovalchuk last played an NHL game with the LA Kings on Nov. 9, 2019, before he was placed on unconditional waivers and bought out of his contract following a largely unproductive tenure in Los Angeles.