I'm still concerned that we'll be stuck languishing in mediocrity if we sign Kovalchuk. Look at all the big time players and you'll see that although they accumulated a lot of points they didn't change the dynamic of the team until they were given a good supporting cast. Crosby, Ovechkin, Nash still. It all took a lot of moving pieces until their respective teams were successful. If we sign Kovalchuk then our core players leave or retire will we have a defensive core made of guys like Klee, Vishnevski and Rachunek?