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Another day has passed with lots of speculation but no official word about where Ilya Kovalchuk (pictured at left) will end up or when he will decide where he will play next season.

Thursday will mark the two-week point since the start of free agency and 10 days since Kovalchuk's agent, Jay Grossman, last made a public comment. Grossman said July 5 that the high-scoring left wing's choices had "been narrowed down," with "details to be finalized," but that proved way premature.

Kovalchuk's visit to Los Angeles for face-to-face meetings with the Kings went well by all accounts. He arrived Sunday night and left Tuesday afternoon; Grossman stayed for more talks with Kings executives and took a red-eye flight back East.

Tom Gullitti of the Bergen Record in New Jersey said via Twitter on Wednesday that the Devils are still interested in Kovalchuk, but he echoed my thoughts in doubting that the Devils have made a 17-year, $100-million offer, as has been rumored.

And so for now we all wait until Kovalchuk makes up his mind. Once he does, it's likely a flurry of trades will result: If the Kings don't get Kovalchuk they'll still have to find a
Source: LA Times


scoring winger and they still want a defenseman after missing out on the top free-agent defensemen. If the Devils get Kovalchuk they'll have to move some players to carve out salary cap space. The Flyers and Canucks are over the salary cap limit--teams can be 10% over during the summer--and several other teams are close to the cap.

A few other notes: Pierre LeBrun at espn.com wrote that the Flyers have given Simon Gagne's agent permission to talk to other teams. He is a possibility for the Kings, but he's expensive for one year--$5.25 million--and has a worrisome history of concussions.

Also, the executive committee of the NHL Players' Assn. ended two days of meetings in Toronto without choosing a new leader. Don Fehr, former head of the Major League Baseball Players' Assn.,remains a favored candidate but he will be 62 soon and reportedly doesn't want the job on a long-term basis. But he might agree to lead the union through negotiations for the next collective bargaining agreement. The current labor deal expires in 2012.
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10 On Kovi free agency
11 KOVI IN LA
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12 Is Ilya Kovalchuk moving closer to signing with Los Angeles?
13 Has Kovalchuck lost his footing with New Jersey Devils Fans?
13 Elias understands Kovalchuk's dilemma
14 Elias excited for what future holds
15 Lots of talk but nothing to announce yet on Kovalchuk
15 Kovalchuk Looking Less and Less Likely for New Jersey Devils
15 Kovalchuk desperately wants to be the highest paid Russian!!
15 Devils don't offer veteran center Eric Chouinard a contract
15 Anton Volchenkov: Devils were my second choice
15 MacLean meets the A-Train
16 Are Ilya Kovalchuk's salary demands tied to Alex Ovechkin?
16 Newly-signed Tyler Eckford wants to play his way into a job
16 Devils' World Won't End if Kovy Bypasses Newark
18 Kings believed they had a 50-50 chance of signing Kovinuts
19 Brian Rolston knows that changes are coming for Devils
19 Devils' signing of Ilya Kovalchuk puts a smile on John Mac!!
19 Dainius Zubrus: signing Ilya Kovalchuk was to shake up the Devils
19 What might happen next?????
20 Who Will Go???
20 Which Contracts Will Lou Dump Now?
20 Left winger Ilya Kovalchuk, there is significance to #17
21 Once Kovalchuk's deal is settled, attention to Zach!!!
21 NHL doesn't believe Ilya Kovalchuk will stay untill Age 44
21 contracts similar to Ilya Kovalchuk's deal with Devils
21 NHL Players' Assocation issues statement On Kovi
21 Lamoriello statement on Kovalchuk signing
21 ’t win Ilya Kovalchuk contract showdown
22 It's in hands of Ilya Kovalchuk and union
22 NHL might have picked wrong fight
22 LA Kings Dean Lombardi backs up Kovalchuck Contract
24 NHLPA to file grievance
25 The Kovi Saga
25 NHL prosecution merely a temper tantrum
26 Devils wait for players' union to file grievance
26 contract could trigger a war between Devils and NHL
27 Decision on Kovalchuk is expected nexty week
28 Kovalchuk contract could be restructured by arbitrator
28 Yann Danis Going to KHL
28 Mark Fraser Signed....
29 Newly-signed Mark Fraser vows to be 'mean, physical Player
30 Arbitrator has been agreed upon
30 Kovalchuck Hearing?????
31 Arbitrator - Richard Bloch a NEw Jersey Native
31 Association agree on arbitrator to rule on Ilya Kovalchuk
03 Kovalchuk will attend contract hearing
03 Devils will wear retro jerseys March 18 vs. Washington
04 D day for Kovi and the Devils
05 Roller Hockey at the Jersey Shore
06 Jim Dowd Shore High School Hockey Game set for Sunday
06 Is this is a set-up between Lou and Gary???
09 The arbitration decision coming today
11 Translated article from soviet sports kovalchuck
11 Devils name Rick Kowalsky head coach at Albany
12 HEATS ON!!!!
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16 Today might be the day
16 90 million over 10-13 for kovi?
16 Russian News Paper Reports Devs and Kovi....
17 Contract submitted???
18 Another Quiet day in the Kovi Front
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19 “Status Quo” On Ilya Kovalchuk And Devils
20 Devils After Marc-Andre Bergeron???
20 Kovi wants nothing to do with the KHL
20 Elias on the Move???
21 ELIAS TO THE ATLANTA TRASHERS????
21 Questions Surround Devils in Wake of Kovalchuck saga
22 Brian Burke Testified Against Ilya Kovalchuk Contract???
22 Devils Bringing Hockey Back To Atlantic City
23 Patrik Elias could be moved to sign fellow winger Zach Paris
23 Today could be the Day!!!
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23 Possible contract for Kovalchuck
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23 EJHradek_ESPN Reports NJ Devils meet with the NHL
24 News 12 New Jersey Reports on Kovi Contract...
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26 – NYPOST.com
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27 Could this be finalyy over???
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