Just a Little While Longer: Atlanta Thrashers Re-Sign Bryan Little
The Thrashers have almost completed their locking in of their RFAs with the signing of winger Bryan Little to a three year contract extension.
Categories: Around the League, Atlanta Thrashers, Eastern Conference, Southeast Tags: Atlanta Thrashers, Bryan Little
Todd White Traded to the New York Rangers
NHLHS Atlanta Thrashers Correspondent Laura Astorian discusses the trade between the Thrashers and New York Rangers that sent Todd White packing.
The Thrashers pulled of something yesterday that most people thought impossible - they traded Todd White.
Categories: Atlanta Thrashers, Atlantic, Eastern Conference, NHLHS Features, New York Rangers, Southeast Tags: Atlanta Thrashers, Donald Brashear, New York Rangers, Patrice Cormier, Patrick Rissmiller, Todd White
Southeast Division Draft Recap
NHLHS Los Angeles Kings Correspondent Mike Murangi discusses the Southeast Division in his draft recap. Mike is a self proclaimed prospects expert and shows off his skills.
The Southeast had only one team qualify for the play-offs in 2010. Strange, because the division owns two Stanley Cups with the Lighting in 2004 and the Hurricanes in 2006.
Categories: Around the League, Atlanta Thrashers, By Teams, Carolina Hurricanes, Eastern Conference, Florida Panthers, NHLHS Features, Southeast, Tampa Bay Lightning, Washington Capitals Tags: Alexander Ovechkin, Eric Stall, Evander Kane, Martin St.Louis, nhl draft, NHL Entry Draft, Nicklas Backstrom, prospects, Semyon Varlamov, Steven Stamkos
Rangers Acquire White from Atlanta for Brashear, Rissmiller
Jason Arbeitman takes a short look at the New York Rangers’ acquisition of Todd White.
The New York Rangers have announced they have acquired center Todd White, 35 from the Atlanta Thrashers in exchange for LW Donald Brashear and LW Patrick Rissmiller.
White has 1 year remaining on his deal for 2.375 million and Brashear had 1 year remaining at 1.4 million, but due to his +35 contract he would’ve counted towards the Rangers cap regardless of where he played. White is coming off an injury plagued season where he only put up 9 goals and 17 assists for 26 points in 65 games.
At first glance this is a great trade for the Rangers as it freed up Brashear’s hit, so if the Rangers decide to waive White and bury him in the minors the Rangers will free up 2.375 mil in cap space. However, I believe this is a prelude to a bigger trade in the near future as well as the re-signing of RFA defenseman Marc Staal as well as the signing of another veteran defenseman.
More as it happens!
Categories: Atlanta Thrashers, New York Rangers Tags: Atlanta Thrashers, Donald Brashear, New York Rangers, Patrick Rissmiller, Todd White
Is the Southeast getting tougher?
NHLHS Washington Capitals Correspondent Jodie Smola writes on the happenings within the Southeast Division and how it has become a tougher and better division.
Is it just me or did the southeast division get a little tougher? I do believe they did. I get to see the southeast division a lot here in Washington and as I noted earlier in the year, the Capitals were pretty dominant last season but I’d say change is blowing in the wind.
Categories: Around the League, Atlanta Thrashers, By Teams, Eastern Conference, NHLHS Features, Southeast, Tampa Bay Lightning, Washington Capitals Tags: Martin St.Louis, Simon Gagne, Steve Downie, Steve Yzerman, Steven Stamkos, Vincent Lecavalier
Player Projection: Bryan Little
NHLHS Atlanta Thrashers correspondent Laura Astorian takes a look at the Thrashers top candidate to have a breakout season in 2010-11, Bryan Little.
The 2008-2009 season was not a good one for the Atlanta Thrashers, finishing third to last in the Eastern Conference with a record of 35-41-6. There were a few bright spots that year, like the end of the year flurry to finish on a high note, or the 20+ goal seasons of six players: Ilya Kovalchuk, Colby Armstrong, Slava Kozlov, Rich Peverley, Todd White, and Bryan Little.
Granted, it wasn’t enough to help pull the Thrashers into the playoffs, but many fans assumed that it would be something to build on for the next season.
Categories: Around the League, Atlanta Thrashers, By Teams, Eastern Conference, NHLHS Features, Southeast Tags: Atlanta Thrashers, Bryan Little, Colby Armstrong, Craig Ramsay, john anderson, john torchetti, Niclas Bergfors, Nik Antropov, Rich Peverley, Slava Kozlov, Todd White
It Took So Long to Bake Him: Thrashers Let Clarke MacArthur Walk
NHLHS Atlanta Thrashers correspondent Laura Astorian breaks down the reasons why the organization parted was with Clarke MacArthur.
The Atlanta Thrashers have never had a player go all the way to an arbitration hearing until today, and they had obviously never cut ties with a player because of a ruling they disagreed with. Until now.
Categories: Atlanta Thrashers, Eastern Conference, Southeast Tags: Atlanta Thrashers, Clarke MacArthur, thrashers
Alexander Burmistrov – Hockey Sense and Sensibility
NHLHS Atlanta Thrashers correspondent Laura Astorian profiles the organizations first round pick from 2010, Alexander Burmistrov.
When Alexander Burmistrov was drafted 8th overall in this year’s NHL Entry Draft, Thrashers fans were surprised and apprehensive. The Thrashers have not had the best luck with Russians in the past season.
Categories: Atlanta Thrashers, Eastern Conference Tags: 2010 NHL Entry Draft Selection, alexander burmistrov, Atlanta Thrashers, Ilya Kovalchuk, prospect, Slava Kozlov, thrashers
Boston’s Loss is Atlanta’s gain in Rammer
The Atlanta Thrashers are without a doubt shaping up to be a good team in the years to come.
A day after they acquired four Chicago Blackhawks, including Dustin Byfuglien, they are set to announce Craig Ramsay as their new coach. Also, they will be adding another Hawk, John Torchetti as his assistant.
Categories: Atlanta Thrashers, Boston Bruins Tags: Atlanta Thrashers, Boston Bruins, Claude Julian, coach, Craig Ramsay, Dustin Byfuglien, Jay Feaster, John Torchett, John Tortorella, NHL, signing
Thrashers and Blackhawks Wheel and Deal
NHLHS Atlanta Thrashers Correspondent Laura Astorian gives her take on the deal that took place moments ago between the Blackhawks and Thrashers.
Welcome to Chicago South, ladies and gentlemen. The Chicago Blackhawks absolutely needed to dump salary, and wanted picks, prospects, and cheap but useful players. The Thrashers, well, we had a couple of extra picks left over from the Kovalchuk trade, we have a bunch of prospects, and God knows we have cheap and useful players. Match made in heaven, huh?
Categories: 30 Team Series, Around the League, Atlanta Thrashers, By Teams, Eastern Conference, NHLHS Features, Southeast Tags: Akim Aliu, Ben Eager, Brent Sopel, Dustin Byfuglien, Ilya Kovalchuk, Jeremy Morin, Marty Reasoner, Maxim Afinogenov
Needed Relief
The Chicago Blackhawks and Atlanta Thrashers have just teamed up to make a blockbuster deal in the NHL.
Laura Astorian, our fantastic Atlanta Thrashers correspondent and Ryan Hackett who covers the Blackhawks for us here at NHLHS will have a full story on the deal in with their respective thoughts.
But in the interest of those who may be out of the loop, the deal is as follows:
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Categories: Around the League, Atlanta Thrashers, By Teams, Central, Chicago Blackhawks, Eastern Conference, NHLHS Features, Southeast, Western Conference Tags: Akim Aliu, Ben Eager, Brent Sopel, Dustin Byfuglien, Jeremy Morin, Marty Reasoner
NHLHS Mock Draft: With the Number Eight Pick…
NHLHS Mock Draft is our latest feature where we collectively predict the first round of the 2010 NHL Entry Draft. The draft is a crapshoot and we will be wrong… …but we thought it would be fun to try.
With the eighth overall pick in the 2010 NHL Entry Draft, the Atlanta Thrashers select…
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Categories: Around the League, Atlanta Thrashers, By Teams, Eastern Conference, NHLHS Features, Southeast Tags: Atlanta Thrashers
Atlanta Thrashers, Stacked in Goal and Uncertainties
The Thrashers are in a position lots of teams and general managers would envy – organizational depth at defense and goaltending. Say what you will about their management of NHL level talent and players, Atlanta has a good crop of up and comers waiting to duke it out for a spot on the team at this year’s development camp.
Categories: Around the League, Atlanta Thrashers, By Teams, NHLHS Features, Southeast Tags: Atlanta Thrashers, chris carrozzi, ed pasquale, Johan Hedberg, Ondrej Pavelec
Lady Byng Candidate: Tobias Enstrom
It may seem odd to vocally hope that a player gets the Lady Byng award. Some view it as just the “nice guy trophy,” but if you think about what it stands for, ability has a great deal to do with it. You have to be able to play the game, and play it without allowing the opposition to distract you in any way. Fewer distractions equals more points, after all.
Forwards and defensemen alike are eligible for this award, which was given to Pavel Datsyuk last season, who amassed only 22 penalty minutes while accumulating 97 points (32G 65 A). While not nearly at the same level points wise, Atlanta’s Tobias Enstrom has been demonstrating the past few seasons why he’s deserving of a look.
Categories: Around the League, Atlanta Thrashers, By Teams, Eastern Conference, NHLHS Features, Southeast Tags: Atlanta Thrashers, Chris Pronger, Don Waddell, Pavel Datsyuk, Pavel Kubina, Tobias Enstrom
Ushering in a New Generation: Atlanta Thrashers
In our newest feature, Ushering in a New Generation, our talented writer Katlyn Gambill takes a deeper look into team success based on a player’s age. Today, she looks at the Atlanta Thrashers, who are the twelfth oldest team in the league.
In the nine years of Atlanta’s existence, only once did the team qualify for a playoff spot. This year, they look to make it for the second time.
Categories: 30 Team Series, Around the League, Atlanta Thrashers, By Teams, Eastern Conference, NHLHS Features, Southeast, Ushering in a New Generation Tags: Atlanta Thrashers, Chris Chelios, Evander Kane, Ilya Kovalchuk, Johan Hedberg, Johnny Oduya, Maxim Afinogenov, Nik Antropov, Ondrej Pavelec, Pavel Kubina, Rich Peverley, Tobias Enstrom, Vyacheslav Kozlov, Zach Bogosian
