When New Jersey Devils general manager Lou Lamoriello made the trade that brought Ilya Kovalchuk over from the Atlanta Thrashers there were plenty of prognosticators that felt the acquisition would cement the Devils as a Stanley Cup favorite.
Kovalchuk is arguably one of the games best snipers, a tremendous talent who possesses incredible speed and great on-ice vision and a nose for the net—all the tools that make up a superstar in today’s NHL.
Unfortunately for the Devils, Kovalchuk is yet to show his true worth, struggling to adjust to his new line mates and new system since coming over from the Thrashers, and now, struggling to find his game in the playoffs.
Thus far in the Devils series versus the Philadelphia Flyers, Kovalchuk has managed to ligh ...
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New Jersey Devils Sniper Ilya Kovalchuk Needs To Step Up His Game
Posted: 19th April 2010 by Mark Ritter in NHLComments Off on New Jersey Devils Sniper Ilya Kovalchuk Needs To Step Up His Game