Kings out on Kovalchuk
And then there were two...
Kings general manager Dean Lombardi told the LA Times that they are no longer in the mix for star winger Ilya Kovalchuk.
"We took our best shot to meet his needs and the team's," Lombardi said in an email to the Times."
No word yet on how this will affect the Islanders next move.
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