The Los Angles Kings will be signing Ilya Kovalchuk to a three-year contract with a salary cap hit of $6.25 million.
Dennis Bernstein: “Regardless of how high it is, you’ve committed 6.25M to that slot for 3 seasons on 35+ If Kovy were bust (don’t think that will be the case), trade value would be close to zero. So when some say, “better than giving prospects for Pacioretty or Skinner”, remains to be seen.”
Pierre LeBrun: “Kovalchuk can’t technically sign the deal until July 1. They’ve agreed to terms.