Usually when trades are made, each team tries to give the other team something of value – something they want – if only to be able to make a deal with that team again. But in reality, your team is trying to rob the other team blind — kind of like what happened to the ...
Alexandre Mallet DOB: May 22, 1992 NHL Rights: N/A Drafted: Undrafted Height: 6’1″ Weight: 195 lbs Position: Centre Current Team: Rimouski Oceanic (QMJHL) ◊◊◊◊ Mallet really came out of nowhere this season for the Rimouski Oceanic, scoring 34 goals and adding 47 ...
When Thrasher forward Patrice Cormier sat down and answered questions for over an hour in Downtown Columbus, on the morning of the 1st round of the 2007 National Hockey League Entry Draft, he was as poised as ever. Knowing that the likes of Patrick Kane, Kyle Turris, Sam Gagne and Keaton Ellerby were all prepared to be drafted ...
When former Thrashers Vice President and General Manager Don Waddell traded Russian superstar Ilya Kovalchuk to the New Jersey Devils this past spring, it was the final straw to almost a decade of orchestrating player movements around the likes of Marian Hossa, Dany Heatley and Kovalchuk. Call it what you will, but when forwards Niclas ...
If you happened to catch the Atlanta Thrashers broadcast Friday night from the Verizon Center, and paid attention…you would have been privy to some of the human drama that took place off the ice and most of us relegate to the status of fantasy league banter. After all, it is a business and the moving ...
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, ...
Fortunate enough to land lower bowl seats in the Saddledome for December 23rd’s tilt between the Finland and Team Canada in a pre-WJC tournament game, I thought I’d reflect back on the game with observations from my point of view – some obvious and some maybe not so obvious. This will also highlight specific players ...
