Last Month, Yahoo! Sports says (in Thrashers' Kovalchuk headed to Maple Leafs?) It's still looking like there is very little chance that the Atlanta Thrashers will work out a longer-term...

2 Months Ago, Yahoo! Sports says (in Thrashers' Kovalchuk headed to Chicago?) The Atlanta Thrashers would really love to have superstar left wing Ilya Kovalchuk sign a long-term deal that...

3 Months Ago, topix.net says (in Can Kovalchuk score new deal with Thrashers?) All eyes are on Ilya Kovalchuk. The Atlanta Thrashers are still trying to sign the high-scoring winger to a long-term deal before he becomes an unrestricted free agent next July, but many NHL GMs are waiting to see if Kovalchuk is going to be available at the March 3 trade deadline.

And Bird Watchers Anonymous says (in Kovalchuk Contract Talks Intensify) If you're the Atlanta Thrashers and talks are going poorly you don't want to broadcast that and hurt a team that currently sits in a playoff position. ...
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And Calgary Sun says (in Can Kovalchuk score new deal with Thrashers?) All eyes are on Ilya Kovalchuk. The Atlanta Thrashers are still trying to sign the high-scoring winger to a long-term deal before he becomes an unrestricted free agent next July, but many NHL GMs are waiting to see if Kovalchuk is going to be available at the March 3 trade deadline.

And Toronto Sun says (in Can Kovalchuk score new deal with Thrashers?) CBC.ca
The Atlanta Thrashers are still trying to sign the high-scoring winger to a long-term deal before he becomes an unrestricted ...
Thrashers, Kovalchuk still talking: Take 5CBC.ca
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And lfpress.com says (in Can Kovalchuk score new deal with Thrashers?) The Atlanta Thrashers are still trying to sign the high-scoring winger to a long-term deal before he becomes an unrestricted ...