Ilya Kovalchuk, Atlanta Thrashers, NHL

17 Ilya Kovalchuk, LW

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G	A	PTS	+/-	PIM	TOI
43	48	91	-12	50	21:47

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Kovalchuk reunited with former teammate: The Atlanta Thrashers signed free agent forward Nik Antropov to a four-year, $16 million contract on Thursday, setting up a reunion with Ilya Kovalchuk. The 29-year-old Antropov played with Kovalchuk in Russia during the NHL lockout. General manager Don Waddell said Kovalchuk endorsed the signing with a text message saying "great job." Kovalchuk's approval is important. The Thrashers' captain and biggest star is entering his free-agent season, and has said he wants to see the team's offseason moves before he talks about signing a new deal. Waddell said the Antropov signing should help the team re-sign Kovalchuk. "Certainly, it's going to help us through the process," Waddell said. "Ilya wants to be part of a winning organization and this is a big step in the right direction." On Wednesday, Waddell acquired defenseman Pavel Kubina in a four-player deal with Toronto. "I said we didn't need a lot of pieces, we needed key pieces, and that's what we've added," Waddell said.
(Updated 07/02/2009).

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Waddell said he will complete the free-agency period before opening talks with Kovalchuk. He said both parties want to conclude negotiations before the 2009-10 season. "My feeling is once we get at it, hopefully it will move along relatively quickly," Waddell said. "There's not a rush to get there today or tomorrow." Kovalchuk got off to a sluggish start in his first season with coach John Anderson in 2008-09, but as soon as center Rich Peverley came aboard, the old Kovalchuk returned. He still finished with 40-plus goals for a fifth straight seasons and 90 points for the second time in his career. Adding Antropov and Kubina might take some scoring chances away from Kovalchuk, it won't be enough to make a significant difference in Fantasy. Kovalchuk is still a high-end Fantasy forward.
(Updated 07/02/2009).

LW Ilya Kovalchuk will likely start the upcoming season with the Thrashers without a new contract. His current deal expires after the 2009-10 campaign, but he is unwilling to sign a new pact until he sees an effort from Atlanta management to improve the roster. If history is any indication, Kovalchuk shouldn't hold his breath. It seems inevitable that Kovalchuk will eventually leave Atlanta via free agency as team management has repeatedly said they won't trade him. 61/1/2009

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July 2, 2009: Thrashers sign ex-Ranger Antropov to multiyear contract

The Atlanta Thrashers signed Kazakh free-agent forward Nik Antropov, the player general manager Don Waddell said was his top priority in free agency.

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4/11/2009 vs TB
Situation	GP	G	A	PTS	PP	SH
in APR	5	2	1	3	0	0
at home	39	21	22	43	3	0
vs. TB	5	2	2	4	1	0
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2003-04	Maurice Richard-Goal Scoring Champion

Last 6 Games
	Opp.	G	A	PTS	+/-	TOI
04/01	BUF	1	1	2	2	24:49
04/03	FLA	0	0	0	0	22:26
04/05	WAS	1	0	1	-2	24:52
04/07	WAS	0	0	0	-1	27:58
04/09	FLA	0	0	0	0	18:38
04/11	TB	1	0	1	1	19:02
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CAREER STATS
SEASON	Team	GP	G	A	PTS	+/-	PP	SH	GW	GT	FW	FL
2001-02	Atlanta	65	29	22	51	-19	7	0	4	1	1	5
2002-03	Atlanta	81	38	29	67	-24	9	0	3	0	6	9
2003-04	Atlanta	81	41	46	87	-10	16	1	6	0	9	19
2005-06	Atlanta	78	52	46	98	-6	27	0	7	0	19	28
2006-07	Atlanta	82	42	34	76	-2	18	0	7	0	26	40
2007-08	Atlanta	79	52	35	87	-12	16	2	4	0	14	18
2008-09	Atlanta	79	43	48	91	-12	12	0	6	0	5	9
		545	297	260	557	-85	105	3	37	1	80	128

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SEASON	Team	S	S%	TOI	SHIFTS	PPTOI	SHTOI	PIM	MJR	MSC	MNR
2001-02	Atlanta	184	15.8	1205:04	1268			28	0	1	9
2002-03	Atlanta	257	14.8	1575:00	1738	399:30	17:36	57	1	0	26
2003-04	Atlanta	341	12.0	1918:57	2006	568:48	81:50	63	1	1	24
2005-06	Atlanta	323	16.1	1746:28	1760	644:34	12:27	68	0	1	29
2006-07	Atlanta	336	12.5	1764:43	1873	542:25	6:03	66	0	0	33
2007-08	Atlanta	283	18.4	1698:32	1589	451:54	31:22	52	2	1	16
2008-09	Atlanta	275	15.6	1722:14	1557	458:27	18:27	50	2	0	20
		1999	14.9	11630:58	11791	3065:38	167:45	384	6	4	157

POSTSEASON STATS
SEASON	Team	GP	G	A	PTS	+/-	PP	SH	GW	GT	FW	FL
2006-07	Atlanta	4	1	1	2	-1	0	0	0	0	1	2
		4	1	1	2	-1	0	0	0	0	1	2

MORE POSTSEASON STATS
SEASON	Team	S	S%	TOI	SHIFTS	PPTOI	SHTOI	PIM	MJR	MSC	MNR
2006-07	Atlanta	12	8.3	74:49	91	17:16	0:02	19	1	1	2
		12	8.3	74:49	91	17:16	0:02	19	1	1	2

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