Pierre LeBrun: The Los Angeles Kings have shown some interest in Jeff Skinner, but Ilya Kovalchuk is their main priority.
Lou Korac: Don’t see the St. Louis Blues signing Kovalchuk.
TSN Insider Trading: Darren Dreger believes the Los Angeles Kings have made a contract offer for Ilya Kovalchuk.
“San Jose is in the mix, and the Vegas Golden Knights and the Boston Bruins.”
Dreger expects Kovalchuk to make a decision in the next couple days.
Bob McKenzie says that teams are hoping Kovalchuk will make a decision before the draft as he could be holding some other things up.