NHL NewsNHL Opinion Montreal Canadiens Toss Life Preserver, But Fate Is Still In Ilya Kovalchuk’s Hands Featurd Writer 01/04/2020 0 Min Read © Eric Bolte-USA TODAY Sports The Montreal Canadiens signed Ilya Kovalchuk to a one-year, two-way deal at $700,000. It’s upto Kovalchuk to re-establish himself as an NHLer. TAGGED:Ilya KovalchukMontreal Canadiens