Claude Julien spoke to the media this morning and announced that Ilya Kovalchuk will not be in the lineup for their game against the Pittsburgh Penguins. The reasoning, Julien said, is that Kovalchuk simply hasn't been there long enough.
“Well he just got here,” Julien said. “He is going to go through his medical tonight at the rink, and hopefully we see him on the ice tomorrow”.
Kovalchuk was signed by Montreal yesterday to a one-year, two-way contract worth $700,000 at the NHL level and $70,000 at the AHL. He was previously with the L.A. Kings the past season and a half until his contract was mutually terminated after a disappointing 9 points in 17 games.
