Ilya Kovalchuk: If I become NJ Devils’ captain, I’ll manage it

The New Jersey Devils forward Ilya Kovalchuk spoke about the preparations for the season and commented on the possibility of his assignment as the Devils’ captain.

«How are the preparations for the season going?»

«For the time being I’m training in Moscow with my coach as always. Soon I will be flying to America, in just a couple of weeks.

«Would you like to become the NJ Devils’ captain?»

«This decision is up to the team’s managers, we’ll see. I was captain at Atlanta and in the national team, there is nothing new in it for me, so, if it happens, I guess I’ll manage it,» Sportbox.ru quoted Kovalchuk as saying.