Category Archives: Game Thoughts

So Close…

If you’re down by nine points late in the fourth quarter of a football game you need a touchdown and a field goal to pull out the win. You’d feel a lot more confident if you got the touchdown first, … Continue reading

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Where Did the Swagger Go?

After Saturday night’s win over the Flyers Philadelphia coach Peter Laviolette said the Thrashers “walked with a really good swagger.” Despite two strong shifts to start the game, that swagger was nowhere to be seen last night in the 4-0 … Continue reading

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So you say there's a chance…

According to sportsclubstats.com the odds of the Thrashers making the playoffs improved from about 8.4% to 17.5% with last night’s incredible 6-3 win over the Senators. Atlanta is just three points behind Boston now and can cut the lead to … Continue reading

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Thrashers Fall in Chelios Debut

There’s not really much to say about the loss in Columbus. The Thrashers desperately needed a win and they didn’t get one, mustering just one goal and falling to the Blue Jackets for the fourth straight time. It’s tough to … Continue reading

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Playoffs or Bust

Spread the word folks- the Thrashers are officially back in a playoff spot thanks to their 6-3 win over the Islanders last night and some help they got from the Sharks who beat the Canadiens. The boys from Blueland have … Continue reading

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Tough Loss in Colorado

It was hard to watch a point slip away in over time last night, and even harder to see the winning goal get scored so easily (here’s the video). It’s easy to blame Zach Bogosian, as people are doing on … Continue reading

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Huge Win Over Panthers

The new guys made their home debut and made a big difference as the Thrashers beat the Panthers 4-2 in front of a fantastic Saturday-night crowd. It was one of the loudest crowds of the season and the players were … Continue reading

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Thrashers Overcome by Caps

The Thrashers may have lost 5-2 in Washington but the game was so much closer than that. Atlanta opened the scoring to go up 1-0 and entered the second period tied 1-1. Caps goalie Michael Neuvirth stole the show in … Continue reading

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Thrashers Get Big Win Over Leafs

With four games in six days and plenty of bumps and bruises up and down the roster the Thrashers were given this morning off to rest up and recuperate so they can be ready for the Hurricanes tomorrow night and … Continue reading

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A Look Back at the Ottawa Win

So who scored the most impressive goal for the Thrashers last night? watch them and decide fro yourself. Eric Boulton on the perfect feed from Kozlov Kubina’s one-timer off of Hainsey’s pass Kovalchuk through traffic Todd White on his first … Continue reading

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