Ilya Kovalchuk has a new home for the rest of the season and it will be with the Montreal Canadiens.
The team announced on Friday that they have signed the 36-year-old Russian forward to a one-year, two-way deal worth $700,000. The Canadiens also noted that the deal is worth $70,000 in the AHL, but if this partnership goes that bad we'll probably see another mutual termination like what happened in LA.
signed a three-year, $18.75M deal in 2018 after spending five years in the KHL and mustered over 19 goals and 43 points in LA. The marriage came to an end after being put on unconditional waivers as the team was terminating his deal.' data-reactid="20">Kovalchuk's time with the Kings ended last month after a lackluster 81 games over the last two season. He signed a three-year, $18.75M deal in 2018 after spending five years in the KHL and mustered over 19 goals and 43 points in LA. The marriage came to an end after being put on unconditional waivers as the team was terminating his deal.
per Cap Friendly.' data-reactid="21">Since he signed the contract as a 35-plus player, Kovalchuk's $6.25M cap hit stays on the Kings' books through the end of the 2020-21 NHL season, per Cap Friendly.
The Canadiens, currently missing Jonathan Drouin, Brendan Gallagher, Joel Armia, and Paul Byron, sit seven points out of the last Eastern Conference wild card spot and are desperate to make a second-half push. This move by general manager Marc Bergevin allows him to try something without giving up assets in return. If Kovalchuk doesn't work, then that could open the door for a trade or two. A third straight spring without playoff hockey would up the temperature on the GMs seat and likely mean big offseason changes for the franchise.
"He has to buy in. It's his last chance," Bergevin said on Friday. "At this moment , we want to stay in the race. That's why I made these moves."
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