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Kovalchuk decision postponed, but Islanders are out
By Katie Strang
Ilya to the Island? Not quite.
Although the ongoing saga for the summer’s hottest free agent-- Ilya Kovalchuk—has yet to be resolved, one thing is certain: the 27-year-old Russian sniper will not be signing with the Islanders.
An Islanders-bound Kovalchuk would’ve undoubtedly been general manager Garth Snow’s biggest splash to date, but it...
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