Ilya Kovalchuk is in Bob Hartley's dog house after getting busted with an illegal stick this week. Apparantley he specifically instructed the team not to use illegal sticks and was pretty choked at Kovalchuk. I guess thats why he will be playing on the third line.
I don't think that will last long. You can't have your superstar and ticket draw on the 3rd line for long. It probably won't last a full week if only a couple games.