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Ilya Kovalchuk pitches in on defense for Devils

By Kevin Paul Dupont

 |  Globe Staff  

  January 20, 2012

Ilya Kovalchuk isn’t likely to morph into a Selke Trophy candidate as the NHL’s top defensive forward. Nor is that why his pay jumps to $11 million next season, the second year of his contract extension with the Devils.

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