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Several days ago, I wrote that the Thrashers were bound to make the [...]
First there was the March on Atlanta, and it was good.
Dan Ellis heard the Thrashers come a’knocking and told them in no uncertain terms that they couldn’t come in. To be fair, Andropov managed to get a puck past him during second period and thus kept it from being a shutout, but just the one. [...]
GM Don Waddell believes that his team is a buyer and can make the playoffs. I wholeheartedly agree with this, and will take it one step further and say the Thrashers are going to make the playoffs.
Before I get ragged on for predicting this, hear me out.
Yes, the Thrashers traded away Ilya Kovalchuk, arguably the [...]
With the Olympics currently ongoing in Vancouver, a trade freeze was put into effect on February 12th, and will not be lifted until March 1st. That will pretty much give General Managers across the league a little bit over 48 hours to make whatever deals they want to complete ahead of the March 3rd trade [...]
I guess the General Managers didn’t get the memo that the trade deadline is not until March 3rd, as another deal went down tonight.
Atlanta Thrashers GM Don Waddell, who has been a busy man of late, took care of the goaltending jam that he had on his hands, as he dealt young netminder Kari Lehtonen [...]
Well, that didn’t take long.
A day after sitting down with his star player and telling him that he would be dealt, Atlanta Thrashers General Manager Don Waddell pulled the trigger on a huge blockbuster deal last night, sending 26-year-old sniper Ilya Kovalchuk to the New Jersey Devils.
In exchange, Atlanta receives defenseman Johnny Oduya, young forward [...]
Thrashers captain Ilya Kovachuk has been traded to the New Jersey Devils in a five-player trade.
The news broke Thursday night following Kovalchuk’s rejection of a 12-year, $101 million contract and general manager Don Waddell’s public announcement that Kovalchuk would be traded.
The Devils sent defenseman Johnny Oduya, winger Niclas Bergfors and center Patrice Cormier along with [...]
Game On.
Those are basically the two words that come to mind, now that Atlanta Thrashers General Manager Don Waddell has told his franchise player, Ilya Kovalchuk, that he will indeed be traded before the NHL trade deadline of March 3rd. To be quite honest, it looks like it will probably be even sooner than that.
The [...]
By Jon Gabrielle, THW
While the Atlanta Thrashers were playing one of their last games with their disgruntled star, Ilya Kovalchuk, against the almost bankrupt Tampa bay Lightning in Atlanta last night, the boxscore reported the attendence at 11,390.
If you believe that figure, pull on this leg and it plays jingle bells! Besides wondering if there [...]
Hello all Caps fans and readers! I’m glad to be your new Washington Capitals correspondent, bringing you Caps current events and analysis as I see it. While it’s all from my view, you, the fan, are more than welcome to comment and give your opinion as well. After all, this is all about rocking the [...]
