Posted by: Greg on June 19, 2008 11:12AM EST I doubt you'll get in. Anyone can put on a Thrashers polo and act like they know what they're doing. Better off going to the Tim Horton's accross the street. There better be a coaching announcement today, or else Waddell is going to lose a LOT of support from the fans, and frankly, he doesn't have much more to lose... Most fans are frustrated with the team and will not be able to enjoy the draft without a head coach announced. WTF is Don waiting for...?

Posted by: The Other J.B. on June 19, 2008 11:26AM EST maybe he'll announce it at the draft tomorrow night... a bit theatrical if you ask me, but he'd certainly have the attention of the biggest and best possible audience for such an announcement.

Posted by: gategirl on June 19, 2008 11:28AM EST Honestly why do we need a coach for draft day?? It is not like the players drafted are going to play in Atlanta this year or probably even next year.

Posted by: Anonymous on June 19, 2008 11:29AM EST At least someone in atlanta knows what there talking about

Posted by: Mike on June 19, 2008 1:26PM EST He wants to announce the new coach as close to the draft as he can so that he gets the least a mount of time possible for the critics to see how he looked for months now and still came up with a subpar coach or another puppet like Brad. It is like how the government always releases figures that make you made during the holidays so no one will notice. Some of you say Waddell is an idiot but he sure knows how to keep the presure off of him self and on some one else.

Posted by: Greg on June 19, 2008 2:57PM EST Coach?

Posted by: Greg on June 19, 2008 2:59PM EST They may not play for Atlanta this year, but they are going to be a piece of Atlanta. Whether we get them next year or they are a vital piece of a trade, the coach needs to be involved. He needs to know the needs of the team now, and for the long term (i.e. draft picks)

Posted by: kovy17 on June 19, 2008 3:10PM EST apparently Malkin could be on his way out because the penguins have made it a priority to sign hossa and that will raise their payroll by a lot so if this is true malkin should be on top of wadells list it would be a dream come true to have malkin paired with kovy

Posted by: h on June 19, 2008 4:28PM EST trade 3 and 29 pick for Malkin.....easy decision if they can get it.

Posted by: kovy17 on June 19, 2008 5:35PM EST if malkin is really available i say we just give everything back that we got for hossa and they give us dupuis and malkin it makes total sense its like a player swap two players of the same skill and caliber.

Posted by: Andrew on June 19, 2008 6:22PM EST I'm almost certain that Malkin is not available (the rumor mongers are going crazy right now, geez!). Even if he was, no GM would ever trade Malkin and Dupuis for Christiansen, Armstrong, Pieterangelo, and the 29th pick. That's just plain, downright stupid! The only reason the Thrashers made that trade before was because they were essentially trading 2-3 months worth of Dupuis and Hossa. Malkin in signed for another year and then becomes a restricted free agent, which is worth about 20 times what Hossa was worth in February. Oh yeah, Dupuis is a free agent so he can't be traded. Yeah, that proposal made zero sense on many levels.

Posted by: Andrew on June 19, 2008 6:26PM EST Sorry...Esposito, not Pietrangelo. My brain in stuck in draft mode!

Posted by: Eric Staton on June 19, 2008 8:17PM EST I hope we can find a place for Esposito this year. from what i've heard he has the potential to be another Kovy. that would be sweeeeeet.

Posted by: Mountainboy on June 19, 2008 9:11PM EST About Espo, does anyone know what it is that really plagues him? Hockey's Future gives him a 8.5 D, meaning that he could really fall off the map. Buuut, they also say that his attitude problems (the "problem" most often targeted) is blown far out of proportion. Is it inconsistency, injury, whats bringing this guy down?

Posted by: Steve on June 19, 2008 11:15PM EST It's official! John Anderson is the new coach. It was announced on TSN's website. Somebody announced it on smirkinchicken's blog, but here is the link if you don't believe me. http://tsn.ca/nhl/story/?id=241180&lid=sublink01&lpos=headlines_nhl Maybe we are lucky, and Anderson is already up there. Who knows? Maybe we can work toward what the Capitals have done this year, and work toward building a winner. I am not saying that this is what is going to happen, but I hope it does. I am going to wait and see, but I am still skeptical.

Posted by: Warren on June 20, 2008 10:54AM EST Awesome news about Anderson can't wait to see what he does with the team.

Posted by: Mountainboy on June 20, 2008 11:13AM EST Dont pop the cork yet, AJC says DW is denying hiring Anderson now..... Rd 3 anyone?

Posted by: Greg on June 21, 2008 8:56AM EST Ben, What are the chances you could ship me one of those Thrashers laptop bags!!