Thrashers blow it with Kovalchuk, as with everything else Ilya Kovalchuk looks like he's saying goodbye to the Thrashers. But don't blame him for the impending trade. Blame the Thrashers. Don't fall for the spin. ... Black and Gold Blog � Blog Archive � Trade speculation heats up According to French Canadian sports network RDS earlier today, Atlanta general manager Don Waddell met with star forward Ilya Kovalchuk and told the sniper to expect to be traded in the coming days. TSN’s Bob McKenzie, one of the most respected insiders in the sport, followed that up this tweet just an hour ago: “Teams in mix for Kovalchuk include: Boston, New Jersey, Rangers, Philadelphia, Calgary, Chicago and L.A. Some more. Some less. Auction time.” It still seems unlikely that Boston would mortgage its future by giving up what it would take to land Kovalchuk. As nice as it would be to see a true game-breaking offensive star in a Bruins uniform, the slumping B�... Thrashers still have three options with Kovalchuk - ajc.com Four months into the season and the Ilya Kovalchuk contract situation has yet to be resolved. While both the Thrashers and Kovalchuk's ... Tampa Bay Lightning vs. Atlanta Thrashers 2/2/2010 SAVES: Antero Niittymaki 28, Ondrej Pavelec 27 SHOTS: Vincent Lecavalier 3.8, Ilya Kovalchuk 3.6 GOALS: Steven Stamkos 0.43, Ilya Kovalchuk 0.6 PTS: Martin ... Chara has been playing hurt As Olympics get closer, so does Kovalchuk trade Atlanta Thrashers captain Ilya Kovalchuk smashed his stick on the net as time expired in his team's 2-1 loss ... The Heart of New England Sports You can't just hope to God that [Atlanta's Ilya] Kovalchuk or somebody else is coming. You can't pray and wait for that. Then you get way behind, ... Are Waddell's hands tied in Kovalchuk standoff? Contract negotiations between Ilya Kovalchuk and the Atlanta Thrashers are rapidly becoming one of the top NHL stories of this season, ... Tampa Bay Lightning's Mike Lundin went from minors to NHL shutdown defenseman In Tampa Bay's past two games against the Capitals and Thrashers, Lundin, 25, was up against superstars Alex Ovechkin and Ilya Kovalchuk. ...

What It Would Take For The Rangers To Get Kovalchuk All sources are pointing out that a deal for Ilya Kovalchuk is going to happen before the Olympic break, and most agree that it may even happen by the end of this week. The interested teams have been narrowed down to the Rangers, Devils, Flyers, Bruins, Kings and Blackhawks. I, like many, predicted last week that Kovalchuk would be dealt to the Kings, but now, something is telling me that the Rangers may be in the front running. They have already made a "low ball offer" to get the juices flowing, but if they were not sincerely interested, they wouldn't have made an offer at all.Glen Sather is going to go all out in the next few weeks, but it will be tricky, as he will try to land the...

Brandon Sutter comes home TSN.ca GM Waddell tells Kovalchuk to expect a trade soon Ilya Kovalchuk's days as a member of the Atlanta Thrashers appear to be numbered. ...