Boston Bruins Still Making Push For Ilya Kovalchuk.
Things are spicing up across the NHL ahead of Monday's deadline and Boston Bruins general manager Don�Sweeney got busy on Friday.�
Sweeney acquired forward Ondrej Kase from the Anaheim Ducks in exchange for David Backes, a 2020 first-round pick and defensive prospect Axel Andersson.
The Bruins retained 25 per cent of Backes' $6 million cap hit through next season in the deal, meaning he will count for $1.5 million against their cap for this season and next.
With the Bruins having now freed up some cap space, there's some more moves to be made.�
According to Eric Engels of Sportsnet in Montreal, the Bruins remain in the mix to land Ilya Kovalchuk of the Canadiens.�
The problem is that the reported cost to land Kovalchuk is likely a 2nd round pick.
It's hard to imagine Sweeney giving up both his first and second picks from the 2020 NHL Draft.
However like�Sweeney said�
"We're in it to win it,".
NHL players in this story
Ondrej Kase
Axel Andersson
Latest 10 stories
