Kovalchuk is in on the Rangers Rebuild

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Apr 9, 2018

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Reports have surfaced out of the KHL that Ilya Kovalachuk is set to sign a 2-3 year deal worth about 6 million per.

Per Sport Express:

As it became known “SE” SKA forward Ilya Kovalchuk reached a preliminary agreement on the transition to the “Rangers” and is likely to join the club from New York. 34-year-old striker will be able to sign the contract only on July 1 – the day the market opens free agents in the NHL . According to our data, Kovalchuk’s salary in the Rangers will be about six million dollars per season, the contract term is still under discussion – the parties are negotiating a two-year or three-year contract.

So the Rangers address 2 major issues here:

  1. A veteran primary scorer
  2. A Russian veteran to groom and lead this Red wave in NY (Buchnevich, Namestnikov, Shestyorkin, and Rykov to name a few)

Jeff Gorton set a press conference for today. He will likely address the search for a new coach and the Kovalchuk reports.

By Anthony Scultore

Anthony Scultore has been covering the New York Rangers and the NHL since 2014. His work also appears at YardBarker, and MSN. Features have been linked on Sportsnet, NBC, TFP, NY POST, NEWSDAY and more.