Sweeney Explains Why Bruins Didn't Sign Kovalchuk.
Free agent forward Ilya Kovalchuk signed a three year deal with the Los Angeles Kings over the weekend, after receiving serious offers from the Boston Bruins.�
From all accounts the Bruins were in it until the end, the deciding factor wasn't which team was better, it's which team was willing to offer more years.�
According to reports, the Bruins were only willing to offer a two year deal to the Russian sniper, a contract length that general manager Don�Sweeney just wasn't willing to extend any further.�
"I don't think the term would have been idealistic for us and how we were looking at it," Sweeney said.�
With the Bruins out on Kovalchuk, the team is still exploring the option of signing Rick Nash to an extension.�
"We've had great communication with Rick and his representative," Sweeney said. "We'll continue to do that, and whenever Rick makes a decision for his own future, we'll probably be open to continuing those."�
While it would have been exciting to have Kovalchuk around to boost the B's offense, you can't blame Sweeney for not being willing to offer the 35 year old a third year at $6.25million.�
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