SI: IK PP 86

Although I am still observing my own personal Kovalchuk Black Out, in view of the fact that 2/3 of the readers of this blog voted not to take the vow, I pass along tidbits like this (which I maintain I did not read):

Ilya Kovalchuk's NHL free agency power play fizzling - Jim Kelley - SI.com
It's pretty clear, especially if you've been reading the excellent reporting by Helene Elliott of the Los Angeles Times, that Kings GM Dean Lombardi wants Ilya Kovalchuk ... but only at a price point that the market will bear.