Category Archives: Morning Skate

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 →

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 →

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 →

Clarke MacArthur is excited about facing his former team tonight and if the Thrashers can get back on track they can potentially cut the gap between them and eighth place to a very manageable three points. For that to happen … Continue reading →

The big news from today’s morning skate is who is and isn’t playing. The lineup is actually going to be the same as it was on Sunday (aside from in goal), which is unusual for this team. Todd White will … Continue reading →

We’ll have a morning skate video update for you in a while with comments from Clarke MacArthur, Max Afinogenov, Zach Bogosian, Chris Thorburn and John Anderson, but here is what we learned this morning. – Johan Hedberg will get the … Continue reading →

The Thrashers take on the Tampa Bay Lightning tonight at Philips Arena in a key matchup, the result of which could see the Thrashers climb as seventh in the Eastern Conference standings or drop as low as 11th depending on … Continue reading →

John Anderson is going with the same lineup tonight versus the Ducks that he used in Tampa on Saturday, which means Johan Hedberg remains in goal and Slava Kozlov remains a healthy scratch. There’s two ways to look at it. … Continue reading →