About time for Ilya Kovalchuk to show up, wouldn’t you say?

The New Jersey Devils’ best player has been relatively quiet this postseason, scoring just twice in the series against the Florida Panthers and battling a mystery ailment. The Devils need him more than ever Tuesday night as they battle for their playoff lives in Game Six.

New Jersey has been bounced from the first round of the playoffs four of the last five years, and are in danger of that happening again down 3-2. Of course, the plan isn’t for Kovalchuck to hold the puck all night, and he has spent the last day focusing the attention on the team instead of himself. Continue reading →