ESPN.com reports: The New Jersey Devils have won the Ilya Kovalchuk sweepstakes, acquiring the superstar winger from the Atlanta Thrashers.
In exchange, the Thrashers get rookie forward Niclas Bergfors, defenseman Johnny Oduya, prospect Patrice Cormier and a first-round pick in this year's draft.
In addition to Kovalchuk, New Jersey also gets defenseman Anssi Salmela, who was originally a Devil and sent to Atlanta at the trade deadline last year.
The teams also exchanged second-round draft picks in this year's draft.
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Really, Kovalchuk leads the league with 328 goals? He has 328 in his career, and does not lead the league in goals this year, he's 5th, with 31 goals...