Alexei Kovalev is a Penguin, Again

The Steelers brought back a host of old faces last season, and they wound up in the Super Bowl (not as a direct result, but still...) Now, the Penguins are taking a page out of the same book by bringing back 38-year-old Alexei Kovalev in a trade today with the Ottawa Senators. Kovalev, who waived a no-trade clause to make the deal happen, was had for a conditional-sixth or seventh-round draft pick, according to TSN's Bob McKenzie. The up-and-down forward has 14 goals and 13 assists in 54 games with the Senators, and brings with him a cap hit of $5 million. Kovalev was a Penguin from 1998/99-2002/03, and put up 347 points in 345 regular season games, to go along with 28 points in 39 postseason appearances. In 2000-01, he put up a career-high 95 points (44 goals/51 assists) and helped the Pens advance to the Eastern Conference Finals. On February 10, 2003, he was sent, along with Dan LaCouture, Janne Laukkanen and Mike Wilson, back to the New York Rangers for Mikael Samuelsson,...