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Todd Cordell: Ilya Kovalchuk not the same as in Atlanta, New Jersey Devils News and Notes

Found November 28, 2011 on HockeyBuzz: Yardbarker Blogger Network
PLAYERS: Ilya Kovalchuk
TEAMS: New Jersey Devils
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After almost two calender years as a Devil, I am coming to the conclusion that Ilya Kovalchuk on the Devils is not the Ilya Kovalchuk we saw for years on the Thrashers, and I'm questioning if that will ever change. I know Kovalchuk has been playing right wing for most of this season and he still hasn't found real chemistry with any of the Devils centers, but I think his struggles dig deeper than t...
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