Atlanta Thrashers star Ilya Kovalchuk may return to action less than three weeks after suffering a broken bone in his right foot.

Kovalchuk practiced Wednesday but left early. Coach John Anderson says Kovalchuk’s availability will be a game-time decision Thursday night at the New York Rangers.

Kovalchuk, the Thrashers’ captain, was expected to miss three to five weeks after suffering the injury on Oct. 24. He was tied for second in the league with nine goals when he was struck on the foot by a puck against the San Jose Sharks.

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It is unlikely that Ilya Kovalchuk will re-sign with the Thrashers before the start of the regular season on Saturday.

General manager Don Waddell said Wednesday he remained “confident” that a new deal with the Thrashers’ franchise player would be reached and sooner rather than later.

“I don’t think it’s going to get done before opening night,” Waddell said. “We’re going to talk again in the next 24 hours but I don’t see it getting done.”

Waddell later added: “I don’t think we’ll be talking about this at Christmas time.”

Waddell previously said he’d thought there would be a new deal struck before the start of the season. Kovalchuk is an unrestricted free agent at the end of the season.

Click here to read the full article – By Chris Vivlamore of Atlanta Journal-Constitution

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