Steve Simmons: From what the info that [Simmons] was able to collect yesterday morning, the Toronto Maple Leafs are not one of the teams that is interested in Ilya Kovalchuk.
Joe Yerdon of NHL.com: Vegas Golden Knights GM George McPhee when asked if they’d consider a sign-and-trade with the New Jersey Devils for Ilya Kovalchuk.
“We haven’t had any discussions that I’d imagine would go down that path to talk to a player like Kovalchuk,” McPhee said of the 34-year-old who scored 417 goals in 816 NHL games before playing in the KHL.