ATLANTA - FEBRUARY 06: Ilya Kovalchuk #17 of the Atlanta Thrashers skates against the New Jersey Devils on February 6, 2009 at the Philips Arena in Atlanta, Georgia. (Photo by Bruce Bennett/Getty Images)
ATLANTA - FEBRUARY 06: Ilya Kovalchuk #17 of the Atlanta Thrashers skates against the New Jersey Devils on February 6, 2009 at the Philips Arena in Atlanta, Georgia. (Photo by Bruce Bennett/Getty Images)