The guy hasn't dressed for a game yet and he's already talking about leaving...
http://www.tsn.ca/nhl/story/?id=289008
http://www.edmontonsun.com/sports/hockey/2009/08/28/10647496-sun.html
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"I was disappointed. I thought for sure I'd be staying here," Kovalev told reporters at his charity golf tournament in Montreal. "In the end, I took it from a business point of view. You had a chance to stay here, and you didn't, so you just go and do the job somewhere else.

"I've been back to Montreal four or five times in the last three weeks," he added.

"Everytime you see a fan on the street, (they say) they're really disappointed. That's why I say, maybe after two years I'll be back again. But it's not for me to talk about Montreal -- I'm part of another organization."

Kovalev, who spent the last four seasons the Habs, said he decided to accept the deal with the Senators because they were the only other team to offer a two-year deal.

"We couldn't get any better offer from anybody else," said Kovalev. "Ottawa was kind of the last choice for us. If we didn't sign, we were going to end up someplace else for one year."
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What an entertaining season this will be

Chara signed a monster contract, in his prime, and was given the captaincy. Kovalev is an aging rent-a-player who took the only 2 year deal he could get, commuting distance from the city he wants to play in. The good news is that he'll be a nice chip to offer around at the deadline this year and next year.