Found October 27, 2009 on CBSSports:
PLAYERS: Ilya Kovalchuk
TEAMS: Winnipeg Jets

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With franchise centerpiece Ilya Kovalchuk sidelined a month or more, the Thrashers get a chance to show their captain and themselves they have made broader progress, Wes Goldstein says.
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