Category Archives: Game Day

One More Game

Posted on April 10, 2010 by Ben Wright

Last night’s loss in Washington was pretty accurate snapshot of the entire Thrashers season. The team played good enough to beat an elite team for most of the game, but came up short in the end with a brief collapse … Continue reading →

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Thrashers Face Capitals in Final Road Game

Posted on April 9, 2010 by Ben Wright

It’s been a roller coaster of a season for the Thrashers and road portion of it comes to an end tonight in Washington where the Thrashers will try to avoid a season sweep by their Southeast Division rivals. It would … Continue reading →

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Morning Skate Update

Posted on April 6, 2010 by Ben Wright

The general rule of thumb for the morning skate is that the last players off the ice are probably the scratches for that night. If that’s the case today you shouldn’t expect to see Todd White, Slava Kozlov or Pavel … Continue reading →

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Thrashers at Washington

Posted on April 1, 2010 by Ben Wright

For the Thrashers to make the playoffs they have to earn three more points over the next five games than the Bruins, Flyers or Canadiens. Any losses will be extremely costly since those teams would just have to go .500 … Continue reading →

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Who to Start?

Posted on April 1, 2010 by Ben Wright

Since the beginning of February Johan Hedberg has started twice as many games as Ondrej Pavelec and has taken over as the presumptive starting goalie, but Pavelec’s recent play should be making it harder for the coaching staff to decide … Continue reading →

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Morning Skate Update- Thrashers vs Canes Again

Posted on March 29, 2010 by Ben Wright

The Thrashers will use the same lineup tonight against the Hurricanes that they used to beat them 4-0 on Saturday night in Raleigh which means that Eric Boulton, Slava Kozlov and Chris Chelios are the scratches, along with the injured … Continue reading →

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Morning Skate Update- Thrashers vs. Leafs

Posted on March 25, 2010 by Ben Wright

It’s another huge game tonight for the Thrashers and it comes against the Leafs who have been playing well lately despite not having anything but pride and spite to play for. Why spite? Because the higher they finish the lower … Continue reading →

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Crunch Time for Thrashers

Posted on March 23, 2010 by Ben Wright

Is tonight a must-win game for the Thrashers? Probably not, but it is the biggest game of the season- at least until Thursday. With a win in regulation time the Thrashers will pass the Bruins and move into eighth place … Continue reading →

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No Help from Rangers

Posted on March 21, 2010 by Ben Wright

It should come as no surprise that the Rangers weren’t inclined to do the Thrashers any favors this afternoon. If they had beaten the Bruins (ideally in regulation time) they would have moved into a tie with the Thrashers but … Continue reading →

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Morning Skate Update- Thrashers vs Senators

Posted on March 18, 2010 by Ben Wright

Desperate for points to stay in the playoff race, the Thrashers host the Ottawa Senators tonight in Blueland. The Sens have lost three straight and are 3-6-1 in their last 10 games and they’re in danger of dropping down to … Continue reading →

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