Nhl thread

[palmerq]

robble robble

[Beanflicker]

God damn Bruins broke his streak and scored 4 on him, but the Sens pulled out the 6-4 win so it's all good.

[El Kabong]

Soooo rumblings of Ilya Kovalchuk wanting to return to the NHL are making the rounds recently, if I was a Devils fan I'd be pissed.

[Beanflicker]

Yeah I think with the collapse of the Russian ruble, a lot of those KHL guys are looking to come back to America for that American green.

He'd still make a great addition to any team, he's only 31. Jagr was much older when he jumped back to the NHL after spending a several years in the KHL. You dream of having a guy like Kovalchuk on your team. He's a big body, an elite sniper with an A+ wrist shot, and in New Jersey he was a fantastic 2-way player.

[El Kabong]

He doesn't have much heart.

[Beanflicker]

He's reportedly a bit of a prima donna, but I think it's worth dealing with an ego from a guy who's probably behind only Ovechkin and Stamkos in pure goal scoring ability. Doesn't have the heart to carry a team on his own but he's a 40-50 goal scorer if paired with a center he can click with.

He'd be a great pick up for a few teams that fell short of the play offs and have the cap space to spare. Can you imagine him playing on the left wing of the Voracek/Giroux line in Philly? Or with Thornton and Brent Burns in San Jose? Those are pretty scary combinations.

[El Kabong]

Oh no doubt Ilya is hella skilled, he's big, he's strong, he's got great hands...he'd be very scary on the right team. You could pair him with Datsyuk or Ovi or Malkin or Crosby or ANY of the top scorers/assist leaders and he'd contribute...but there's that little thing you know hovering over him which is will he give you 100%?

If I have a team on the brink of making a Cup run, I wouldn't take him because he'll fuck up the chemistry on the team. If on the other hand I have a shit team and am looking to just get into the playoffs sure I'll take him. I think he wins you games in the regular season but goes missing in the playoffs.