Last night, former Bergen Record beat writer for the New Jersey Devils and current NHL.com writer Tom Guilitti dropped a Devils-related bomb of news on Twitter, citing Elliotte Friedman.
@FriedgeHNIC said Ilya Kovalchuk wants to return to NHL and he can either play for Devils or needs approval of all teams to play elsewhere.
— Tom Gulitti (@TomGulittiNHL) April 23, 2017
While this is not set in stone yet, Elliotte Friedman is one of the most reputable reporters in the game today. If he’s hearing something, then there’s a good chance it’s legitimate.