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The Opposition: Anaheim Calling
At the end of the season, will there be anyone more excited to see the back of Willie Desjardins than Ilya Kovalchuk? (Aside from JFTC contributor Michael, that is.)
You can debate endlessly the wisdom of signing Kovalchuk to a three-year deal — and there will be plenty of time to dissect Rob Blake’s moves and what responsibility he bears for the situation as a whole — but the mishandling of a player being paid that much money to score goals, who has not been put in the position to do so by the current coaching staff, is just another blemish on this very, very long season.