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Ilya Kovalchuk Will Sign With SKA St. Petersburg of the KHL |
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New Jersey Devils forward Ilya Kovalchuk will officially sign with SKA St. Petersburg of the KHL tomorrow, according to Dmitry Chesnokov of Yahoo! Sports.
Kovalchuk has been linked to that team going back to when he was an unrestricted free agent a couple summers ago, so it's no surprise that that's where he's heading to play this year with the NHL locked out.
Kovalchuk is the first Devils player to sign overseas; however, if more time passes without a new collective bargaining agreement reached he likely won't be the only one. As reported a few days back by the New York Post, Martin Brodeur will consider options in Europe if the NHL and PA can't reach an agreement in reasonable time. I'm sure he's not alone in thinking that.
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