[Trade] Kovalchuk to Washington

[newfcollins]

For a third-round pick. Montreal is also retaining salary, so according to CapFriendly, the move will cost the Cap $77,000.

[BlackhawksFan]

I do not think it will happen, but how awesome would a line of Ovechkin-Kuznetsov-Kovalchuk be?

I honestly see Kovalchuk slotting in on the 3rd line and PP2.

[ericdaoust]

Kind of a meh return

[tweetdrivr]

Kind of a meh return

Agreed

[stevegamer]

Kind of a meh return

Maybe, but far more than they gave up to get him, which was nothing. Between this and the flip deals turning a 4th into a 2nd, they done pretty well.

[BlackhawksFan]

Maybe, but far more than they gave up to get him, which was nothing. Between this and the flip deals turning a 4th into a 2nd, they done pretty well.

Agreed. Coupled with the return for Scandella and the amount invested, a nice net return.

[striderz]

Sounds like Montreal will try aim to re-sign him in the summer.

[ericdaoust]

There's a strong possibility he signs in Montreal this summer. Seems like they parted ways on very good terms and Kovalchuk probably "approved" of going to Washingoton. Of course things can change. If he has a good stretch run and playoff there's going to be more teams interested in him this summer.

[agentzero]

There's a strong possibility he signs in Montreal this summer. Seems like they parted ways on very good terms and Kovalchuk probably "approved" of going to Washingoton. Of course things can change. If he has a good stretch run and playoff there's going to be more teams interested in him this summer.

They must have done it to give him a playoff chance otherwise I much preferred him around the team, teaching them to be pros. I hope he returns in the summer though it may have also been a contract demand thing.. I would only continue to roll the dice on league min deals plus bonus; nothing else.

[Axeman33]

Kind of a meh return

To be fair, after a strong start, he's' been meh this month. 3 points in his last 10 games. I think the Habs did pretty well here, all things considered. They took a guy off the scrap heap that few teams wanted and turned that into a 3rd round pick.

The only reason I would consider it a meh return is due to Montreal retaining salary on his piddly contract.

[2014olympicgold]

Cap hits/team:
Devils - $250,000 (recapture penalty)
Kings - $6,250,000 (As an age 35+ player)
Canadiens - $350,000 (Retained Salary)
Caps - $350,000

[hockeyrobot]

There's a strong possibility he signs in Montreal this summer. Seems like they parted ways on very good terms and Kovalchuk probably "approved" of going to Washingoton. Of course things can change. If he has a good stretch run and playoff there's going to be more teams interested in him this summer.

Yep I agree with this and I love this deal. Reminds me of when Fedorov went there at the very tail end of his career. It's just cool to see.

[Dennis]

Samantha Pell@SamanthaJPell

Capitals lines at morning skate ahead of game vs Jets:

Ovechkin-Kuznetsov-Wilson
Vrana-Backstrom-Oshie
Hagelin-Eller-Kovalchuk
Panik-Dowd-Hathaway


Dillon-Carlson
Orlov-Jensen


Kempny-Gudas*Kovalchuk third line right wing, Panik bumped to the fourth line, Leipsic out

[LawMan]

According to Daily Face Off The 2nd PP is:

Wilson - Kuznetsov - Kovalchuk
Ovy (also on PP1) - Orlov

https://www.dailyfaceoff.com/teams/w...-combinations/

I'm not sure 3rd line and 2nd PP is going to mean great things for Kovalchuk's fantasy numbers

[ericdaoust]

Caps didn't acquire him to maximize his stats. He's there to help their depth scoring. When he was in Montreal there was no reason not to feature him heavily.