According to Eklund, Ilya Kovalchuk's russian contract does not have an escape clause. This means Atlanta will not have the services of their top player for the 2005/2006 season. Kovalchuk is the second big star to leave the NHL for Russia this week, and this is not a good thing for the NHL. This information is not confirmed, but Ek gave it a very high credibility rating, and at this point I believe it.
According to Hockeytraderumors.com, who are sourcing www.nhl.com.pl, Czerkawski has passed a physical and has signed with the Toronto Maple Leafs. The Toronto Star had a story about Czerkawski possibly signing with Toronto, and now it looks like it's a done deal. It is being reported that the signing will be announced on Thursday or Friday. Once again, deal is not 100% confirmed, but I believe it.
As hockeyleaks first reported this morning, Henrik Zetterberg has re-signed with Detroit. Four year deal worth just over 2.5 million a season. With Datsyuk gone, Detroit is definatly shopping to upgrade their offense. I am hearing LA has inquired about Martin Biron, this could definatly cause the Aaron Miller to Buffalo rumours to heat up again. Thats all I have for now, hopefully I'll have our 2nd Q & A up tomorrow. Feel free to email me at hockeyleaks@hotmail.com if you have any questions or comments.
