Posts About "Don Waddell"

Masters of Disaster: The Worst Trade Deadline GMs Ever

March 12th, 2014 Another Trade Deadline has come and gone, its significance not to be fully comprehended for many years to come. However, while most everybody remembers the particulars from the most infamous Deadline deals, your Matteau/Amontes, few recall the general managers, the traders who jockeyed with each other in the pit. The better GMs...

Atlanta Thrashers Never “Had a Fair Shake”

November 19th, 2012 Some people run the same routine for certain events. Whether it’s the way that someone straps on their goalie pads or even how someone brushes their teeth, routines are a big part of what we do every day. For Saul Lekherzak, attending a Thrashers game 41 times a season was like his drive to work each and every morning. If it...

Ten Reasons Ilya Kovalchuk Will Remain in Atlanta

September 2nd, 2009 Ilya Kovalchuk respectfully stands by the old adage that money can't buy happiness. Atlanta's first overall pick in 2001 has gone on record saying he enjoys life in the city, his family loves it and there's a strong relationship with everyone involved in the Thrashers organization. With the Russian's contract set to expire in the...