Elliotte Friedman of Sportsnet: Both Los Angeles Kings GM Rob Blake and Ilya Kovalchuk‘s agent JP Barry wouldn’t comment on the situation. Multiple sources did confirm that the Kings met with Kovalchuk on Tuesday morning and then he left the arena. Options could include: “working on a trade; leaving the team; staying until his bonus is paid in December, then leaving; mutually terminate.”
The Kings have been trying to move him and maybe it becomes easier after his December bonus is paid out.
More than one source has said that they’ve heard Minnesota Wild’s Ryan Donato‘s name out there.