Recent Posts Tagged With 'atlanta thrashers'

• Mid-summer hockey thoughts

  Posted on Friday July 24th, 2009 at 11:14 in NHL, Toronto Maple Leafs, calgary flames, atlanta thrashers, philadelphia flyers, tomas kaberle

  We are approaching mid-summer, though the weather seems to indicate it is still late spring with below average temperatures and lots of rain. That said, the NHL draft is over as is the prime free agent season and while several teams have new looks a...

• Captains

  Posted on Thursday October 2nd, 2008 at 23:37 in Vancouver Canucks, Toronto Maple Leafs, florida panthers, new york rangers, minnesota wild, atlanta thrashers, buffalo sabres, tampa bay lightning, philadelphia flyers, los angeles kings

  Much ado has been made about the Canucks making Roberto Luongo their captain. The move was very surprising, considering goalies are not allowed to wear the traditional ‘C’ on their jersey and there hasn’t been a goalie captain since...

• Quick Hit News

  Posted on Saturday September 27th, 2008 at 13:04 in columbus blue jackets, nashville predators, anaheim ducks, florida panthers, new york rangers, atlanta thrashers, tampa bay lightning, st. louis blues, chicago blackhawks

  Old news, but Mathieu Schneider is now a Thrasher, pending physicals on Brad Larsen and Ken Klee, the players going the other way. Klee and Larsen are in the last years of their contracts and were not part of the Thrashers’ plans going forward....

• Mixing and Matching

  Posted on Monday September 22nd, 2008 at 13:08 in montreal canadiens, ottawa senators, Toronto Maple Leafs, detroit red wings, atlanta thrashers, colorado avalanche, carolina hurricanes

  Training camp’s all about establishing chemistry and figuring out which players go where. ESPN’s Sean Allen provides some insight and here are the highlights: Zach Bogosian seems to be penciled in to make the team, and Allen figures him t...

• Quick Hit News

  Posted on Saturday September 20th, 2008 at 15:40 in Washington Capitals, columbus blue jackets, new jersey devils, dallas stars, new york rangers, minnesota wild, san jose sharks, atlanta thrashers, tampa bay lightning, st. louis blues, philadelphia flyers, chicago blackhawks

  The Thrashers were interested in Mathieu Schneider, but felt that given the veteran’s price tag and current skill set it was just too expensive. Don Waddell claims that Schneider’s age was not a factor in the decision. Nikolai Khabibulin...

• Atlanta Thrashers

  Posted on Thursday September 4th, 2008 at 22:16 in atlanta thrashers

  Two years ago, the Thrashers’ future looked bright. A final push made by Don Waddell when he acquired Keith Tkachuk, that year’s biggest deadline day catch, and the Thrashers’ first ever playoff appearance meant the team was going i...

• McBait

  Posted on Thursday August 21st, 2008 at 10:27 in Vancouver Canucks, Toronto Maple Leafs, florida panthers, new york rangers, atlanta thrashers, tampa bay lightning, philadelphia flyers, los angeles kings

  Bryan McCabe’s move to the sunshine state is generating a lot of buzz lately, and the Palm Beach Post has suggested that McCabe’s acquisition is Jacques Martin’s way of saying “we’re serious about winning” in the h...

• THN Rankings - East

  Posted on Sunday August 17th, 2008 at 09:42 in Thomas, Washington Capitals, Satan, Penguins, montreal canadiens, price, lightning, new jersey devils, ottawa senators, Canadiens, sabres, capitals

  1 Montreal Canadiens 2 Pittsburgh Penguins 3 Washington Capitals 4 Philadelphia Flyers 5 Ottawa Senators 6 NY Rangers 7 New Jersey Devils 8 Carolina Hurricanes 9 Tampa Bay Lightning 10 Boston Bruins 11 Buffalo Sabres 12 Florida Panthers 13 Atlanta Th...

• Islanders Close to Naming Coach

  Posted on Sunday August 10th, 2008 at 13:05 in authors, ranger, lightning, new jersey devils, snow, Toronto Maple Leafs, maple leafs, avalanche, atlanta thrashers, new york islanders, tampa bay lightning, gordon

  For Garth Snow and the Islanders, their search for a new head coach to replace Ted Nolan has come down to three candidates: Bob Hartley, Paul Maurice, or the AHL’s Scott Gordon. Hartley’s NHL coaching career started in 1998 in Colorado, ...

• Winners and Losers

  Posted on Tuesday February 26th, 2008 at 16:27 in montreal canadiens, ottawa senators, Vancouver Canucks, dallas stars, pittsburgh penguins, san jose sharks, atlanta thrashers

  Here are a few of my thoughts about the trade deadline action. Short Term Winners Pittsburgh Penguins – Adding Hossa, Dupuis and Gill has the potential to make them a really scary team. Think about it. In recent weeks the top line of Malkin, Syko...

• Southeast Division: Buyer Beware…

  Posted on Monday February 11th, 2008 at 18:30 in Washington Capitals, ottawa senators, florida panthers, atlanta thrashers, tampa bay lightning, carolina hurricanes

  Today we saw the first significant trade leading up to this years trade deadline as the Ottawa Senators traded Patrick Eaves and Joe Corvo to Carolina for Cory Stillman and Mike Commodore. Although this trade should help the Sens this season, a word...