Category Archives: Player Movement

Thrashers Make Minor Trade

Posted on September 2, 2010 by Ben Wright

The Thrashers made a fairly minor trade yesterday afternoon,  sending defenseman Grant Lewis to the Nashville Predators for minor-league forward Ian McKenzie. McKenzie, 23, split last season between the AHL and ECHL (where he won an ECHL championship with the … Continue reading →

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Thrashers Inviting Veteran Dman to Camp

Posted on August 24, 2010 by Ben Wright

Maxim Afinogenov made last year’s Thrashers team after coming into camp on a tryout basis and in a climate where there are many more mid and lower tier free agents available than there are jobs, going the tryout route is … Continue reading →

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Zubarev Officially Signs

Posted on August 24, 2010 by Ben Wright

After weeks of speculation (it takes a while for the NHL to certify approve contracts of Russian player) the Thrashers have officially signed Russian defenseman Andrey Zubarev to an entry-level contract, bolstering the blueline and adding yet another player who … Continue reading →

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Bryan Little Re-Signs

Posted on August 23, 2010 by Ben Wright

Restricted free agent Bryan Little has officially re-signed with the Thrashers and it’s being reported that he’s locked up for three more years. Little broke out in 2008-09 with a 31 goal season when the line of Little, White, and … Continue reading →

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Thrashers Sign Freddy Meyer

Posted on August 19, 2010 by Ben Wright

The Thrashers have added some more depth on the blueline, inking New Hampshire native and former Islander Freddy Meyer to a contract. The 29-year-old Boston University product signed as a free agent with the Flyers in 2003-04 and spent some … Continue reading →

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White dealt for Brashear and Rissmiller- Brashear to be bought out

Posted on August 2, 2010 by Ben Wright

It’s been a busy week in a busy off-season for the Thrashers and it looks like GM Rick Dudley and his staff are still hard at work. After re-signing restricted free agents Andrew Ladd, Ben Eager, Ondrej Pavelec, and Peter … Continue reading →

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Pavelec Officially Re-Signs

Posted on July 22, 2010 by Ben Wright

The Thrashers have officially re-signed goalie Ondrej Pavelec to a multi-year contract. The 22-year-old played his first full NHL season last year and put together a 14-18-7 record with a pair of shutouts, a .906 save percentage and a 3.29 … Continue reading →

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Boulton Back for Another Year

Posted on July 6, 2010 by Ben Wright

As the AJC’s Chris Vivlamore has reported, Eric Boulton has come to terms on a one-year contract with the Thrashers, joining Jim Slater as the longest tenured Thrashers with both players having been with the team since the start of … Continue reading →

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Kubina Returns To Tampa Bay

Posted on July 2, 2010 by Ben Wright

Last night Thrashers GM Rick Dudley suggested that there was still a possibility that Pavel Kubina would re-sign with the Thrashers but that won’t be the case. TSN is reporting that the reliable blueliner has returned to Tampa Bay where … Continue reading →

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Happy Free Agency Day

Posted on July 1, 2010 by Ben Wright

Happy free agency day, and happy Canada Day if you’re north of the border. Rick Dudley has been downplaying free agency and talking up trade options but with Versteeg out of the picture I have a feeling he’ll be looking … Continue reading →

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