I just looked at the numbers and this trade would be cap-compliant and totally insane.

New Jersey Devils trade: Ilya Kovalchuk - LW

With Ottawa Senators for : Alex Kovalev - RW & Brian Lee - D.

Okay. I know this is never going to happen. Fact

I just find that in some way this makes weird sense. We get one of the few forwards that could replace the Heater the Hated.

The devils can use the 5$M to resign Zach Parise and others. Brian Lee is a add-on to make this cap-compliant. They can send him in the minors and nobody would claim him.

Now, this will never happen because within 12 months the Devils go from overpaying for the Kovalchuk in a trade, overpay to sign him and then trade him as a salary dump. I do believe that this never happens. But like they say for 6/49... ...Imagine the possibilities.