What Might a Kovalchuk Trade Bring to Atlanta?

by The Falconer on Jan 11, 2010 4:27 PM EST in Opinion Comment 12 comments

Heading into this season, I remarked that if the Thrashers don't have Ilya Kovalchuk re-signed by New Year's Day then things are not going well. Well, it is now January 10th and both parties have admitted that they are not close to completing a deal. If the Thrashers are not already listening to trade offers they will be soon.

So I asked our fellow SB Nation writers what they would offer in exchange for Ilya Kovalchuk under his current contact. In other words, they receive the last few months of this current season and the right to talk to him and his agent before he hits unrestricted free agency on July 1st. What would they offer for that?

On Thursday I'll post the trade offers that have been sent my way, but if you want to get a taste for what fans of other NHL teams are thinking, several SB Nation writers have opened threads to take the temperature in their tribe. Click on the links below to see these discussions.

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I’m glad we decided to do this. I’m not so thrilled by the offers so far, but we’ll let it sit a few days and maybe they’ll get better.

by timmyf on Jan 11, 2010 4:33 PM EST reply actions

Any potential deal with Florida will of course demand the inclusion of Anthony Stewart.

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by Donny Rivette on Jan 11, 2010 5:13 PM EST reply actions

only if you take Todd White in return.

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by aaron b on Jan 11, 2010 10:12 PM EST up reply actions

I used to love the trade deadline

But recently it has just been a grim march of death towards the inevitable dismantlement of the team.

by btn on Jan 11, 2010 8:44 PM EST reply actions

It’s funny what some folks consider a “top prospect” – some of these offers are pretty terrible.

The Philly ones with JVR are nice. Some of the Rangers suggestions are good – I think Anisimov and Sanguinetti could both be good fits for our squad.

That said, the idea of Kovy as a Blueshirt? Ugh.

by timmyf on Jan 11, 2010 8:54 PM EST reply actions

Don't worry

overall consensus is that we dont want him, we will still be making an offer though :-)

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by Joe Fortunato on Jan 12, 2010 8:56 AM EST up reply actions

I honestly think ours is the best offer so far, but I really don’t want Kovy at all.

by goodieNY on Jan 14, 2010 2:03 PM EST up reply actions

It’s funny what some folks consider a "top prospect" – some of these offers are pretty terrible.

Of course some of the offers are going to be terrible – not every team has that much interest in Kovalchuk, so not every team’s going to offer a lot for him.

by David M. Getz on Jan 12, 2010 12:01 PM EST up reply actions

Very true. But it’s quite disappointing when teams that are rumored to be in the hunt (by my count: LAK, PHI, BOS, CHI) can’t even get some good offers up. It’s still a fun thought-exercise, though.

by timmyf on Jan 12, 2010 12:21 PM EST up reply actions

Not the greatest teams

As far as matching up with Atlanta. Most of the teams listed so far have almost no way to get(or keep) Kovalchuk. I would really like to hear from the Kings, Blackhawks, and Bruins blogs. I think those would be the three most likely destinations for Kovy.

by ou812jay8 on Jan 11, 2010 9:47 PM EST reply actions

Avs offer

I just wrote about what it might take to get Kovy. http://www.hockeybuzz.com/blog.php?post_id=25470

by Avalangelist on Jan 12, 2010 10:05 AM EST reply actions

I would take Wolski, Liles, Shattenkirk, and a 1st as Thrashers GM. Heck, I might even let that 1st be conditional on him re-signing. That would actually work toward solving some of Atlanta’s salary cap woes for next season – that we might be woefully below the floor.

Wolski is tough because he’s an RFA this season, so while we’d have the ability to get at least another year out of him, there’s no telling if he’ll stay long-term. Still, I like this deal… at least compared to the others I’ve seen.

by timmyf on Jan 12, 2010 12:29 PM EST up reply actions

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