Confirmed with Link: Jonathan Kovacevic traded to NJ for 2026 4th

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It's an interesting theory. I liked it more with Smith who could actually put an effective shift in at forward and serve a role as a PK D, but they rarely actually used him that way. I'm less enthused by 7D when it's a real rotation. But I could buy an argument that Kovacevic taking 9 minutes away from the other 6 D and giving more minutes to our top forward leads to more wins than Bastian or Foote skating around for that same time.

This is like I see it as one of the way the potentially can go. Our forth line doesnt look very solid and effective potentially - as offensively, as defensively. Kovacevich can play minor defensive starts and play PK role to rotate Hamilton/Nemec minutes. Of course this is an only one way they can try.