New Washington Capitals forward Ilya Kovalchuk is en route to the District on Monday, but first he spoke to reporters in Montreal the morning after the Canadiens traded him to Washington.
Kovalchuk’s agent told a Russian sports outlet that the Canadiens gave Kovalchuk a choice to be traded to either the Capitals and the Boston Bruins, two of the best teams in the NHL. Kovalchuk himself disputed the idea that it was those two teams, but affirmed his excitement to join the Capitals.