Paul Berthelot: Could the Blue Jackets be in the market for Ilya Kovalchuk? Are the Blue Jackets interested in Ilya Kovalchuk?

Paul Berthelot: Could the Blue Jackets be in the market for Ilya Kovalchuk?
Are the Blue Jackets interested in Ilya Kovalchuk?
- Paul Berthelot

and i'm guessing david clarksson is at the forefront trying to recruit him.

Please tell me this is all fake news by larry brooks...

Paul Berthelot: Could the Blue Jackets be in the market for Ilya Kovalchuk?
Are the Blue Jackets interested in Ilya Kovalchuk?
- Paul Berthelot

Yes?

Considering we really did you guys a favor on that Prout deal, you could give us a little extra on this one.

"Trading for Kovalchuk is one thing, but once you get him you need to sign him" .
Wrong once you get him he will be signed already devils can not trade his rights only can trade him after he is signed to a contract

I think Kovy would be a perfect add to Columbus which is why I hope this doesn't happen.

Why would the devils care about trading him within the same division unless they were trading away current key players from their roster for him? I don't see them doing that.. I'd like to bet that a kovalchuk trade requires a high draft pick and it's done. The whole point of the jackets trading for him would be to not send away roster players, so trading within the metro shouldn't matter at all.

Once they get Wennberg signed they could put David Clarkson on the LTIR giving them the space they would need to sign Kovalchuk.

Once again you are wrong. Clarkson can only be placed on LTIR after the season starts. His salary stays on the cap in the off season