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Could Ilya Kovalchuk’s Missed Time Turn Out Better for the Thrashers?

Posted: 13th November 2009 by Andrew Buccellato in NHL
OK, so I know one game is not an adequate sample size to judge a trend, statistic, or any measurable entity, but last night I saw a Thrashers team that exuded confidence like none before. Hear me out. The Thrashers grabbed the lead 19 seconds into the first period and never looked back. They attacked the net without fear and scored goals we Thrasher fans are ...

Legace Picked Up By Canes

Posted: 9th November 2009 by Andrew Buccellato in NHL
Manny Legace was signed by Carolina to a one year, two-way deal for $500,000 in the big league and $105,000 when he is religated to their AHL affiliate. This is obviously a signing to deal with the laserated thigh that Cam Ward suffered and he should get some good playing time in there before Ward is able to return (time table for the injury is just over a month ...

Ondrej Pavelec vs. Kari Lehtonen: Who Should Be the Thrashers’ No. 1?

Posted: 5th November 2009 by Andrew Buccellato in NHL
Atlanta seems to be torn on what to think these days about the man between the pipes. A pretty good arument seems to rolling along down on the AJC Web site on which goalie the Thrashers should keep, and then what to do with the other. I figure we should settle this once and for all and look at how the two are performing. á Kari Lehtonen Obviously hasn't played a game ...

Atlanta Thrashers Keep the Ink Flowing

Posted: 20th October 2009 by Andrew Buccellato in NHL
Just read this from about four different sources: Thrashers are finalizing a contract extension for Rich Peverly. Well done, Waddell. We now have one more piece of the puzzle locked up. I certainly agree with most Thrasher fans that he is one of the reasons we finished so well last year. He has blazing wheels, he finishes in tight spaces, and he has an incredible knack of ...

Atlanta Thrashers: Early Season Observations

Posted: 19th October 2009 by Andrew Buccellato in NHL
As we Thrasher fans look back at the first five games, we are starting to get enough data sets to draw some statistics about this team. Now, granted, I understand that the season is extremely young, but some very interesting things are starting to show for the boys in blue. Kovy is a freaking machine. No matter how you slice or dice it, he is unstoppable. ...

Thrashers-Lightning: Open Night After Thoughts

Posted: 7th October 2009 by Andrew Buccellato in NHL
Hello to all Blueland residents out there. We saw an opening night that definitely wowed us, but in the same regard made us fear that we might be looking at some parts of last year we really wanted to forget. We won the game, 6-3, and found out that this team is a lot deeper than we thought and that maybe we do have a shrewd GM tandem after all (albeit ...

Something Is a Muck in Blueland

Posted: 29th September 2009 by Andrew Buccellato in NHL
So the Thrashers released two players who I thought would be very smart to have for the first part of the season, specifically the five-game road trip, Manny Legace and Mr. Fristche. I think the reason for my concern is that they are both known to be excellent on the PK (which is obviously less than stellar for our boys in blue).My other reason for concern is not wanting to ...

It’s a Matter of Respect

Posted: 25th September 2009 by Andrew Buccellato in NHL
So, I'm tired of people bashing the Thrashers saying we are going to be bottom feeders, we suck, and that Kovalchuk is leaving at the trade deadline for a "true hockey team" (Which always ends up with the team being located in Canada).Not a damn thing in that list is going to happen.Get you heads on straight people, this Thrashers team is going to blow past people. In the ...

Atlantas Braves: Never Say Die

Posted: 18th September 2009 by Andrew Buccellato in MLB
The Atlanta Braves seem to have developed a bi-polar sort of playing style these days. First we go on a five game losing streak that takes us all but out of the wild card race. Then we turn it around and go on a seven game win streak that has us right in the thick of the race. Now I know it's not expected that a team down by 4.5 ...

Ilya Kovalchuk on Track To Re-sign with the Atlanta Thrashers

Posted: 14th September 2009 by Andrew Buccellato in NHL
The boys of the Blueland Chronicle wrote this tidbit about our beloved Captain saying Ilya Kovalchuk is staying here in Atlanta and is getting close to signing with the Thrashers. This is very encouraging news for any Thrashers fan. I am interested as to why all of the players seem so optimistic that we are going to make a run at something here. I can't help but wonder if there ...