Return of Alexei: Pens Land Kovalev for Pick

The Pittsburgh Penguins have been targeting Ottawa Senators winger Alexei Kovalev for about a month. Today, February 24th, is his birthday. What better birthday gift than for him to be traded back to a city where he was once loved, where he set his career high with 95 points in a season, and who are currently legitimate Stanley Cup contenders (as long as Sidney Crosby returns this season), after being stuck with a cellar-dwelling Ottawa Senators for two years. Happy Birthday, Kovy. Welcome back to the Burgh. The Penguins shipped off simply a seventh-round draft pick to the desperate Senators, who were trying to get anything they could for the 38-year-old winger. Kovalev has amassed 27 points in 54 games with the anemic Senators. The right winger has been on a roll of late, accumulating 9 points in his last 10 games. Hopefully that will continue over here, as the Penguins have become desperate for offense with all of these injuries. Kovalev is in the final year of his contract and br...