Posted by: LorD SyN on August 9, 2007 1:59PM EST hey ben, you should do a story on the former Thrashers, kinda like a were are they now, i think you've done 1 in the past, but it's been a while. thanks.

Posted by: Ben Wright on August 9, 2007 2:01PM EST There will be one about a former Atlanta Flame in the near future. former thrashers are a possibility too.

Posted by: Anonymous on August 10, 2007 5:20AM EST i am sorry for the bad language but i heard a rumor about us trading hossa to either the sharks or canucks. WHAT THE F***. then wadell released a statement saying he isnt on the trading block...atleast not yet (whats that supposed to mean dw)

Posted by: Ben Wright on August 10, 2007 9:58AM EST It means he's not on the trading block and Waddell has no intention of putting him on it.

Posted by: roh on August 10, 2007 10:23AM EST you forgot Eric Belanger who wore #22!!! :) Right?

Posted by: bob on August 10, 2007 1:24PM EST Who wore # 33 ?

Posted by: Kane on August 10, 2007 2:01PM EST So what happened with Sutton? Is he coming back or have we moved on?

Posted by: Ben Wright on August 10, 2007 2:57PM EST Given that anything can happen in the NHL you can't really say Sutton is finished in Atlanta until he signs with another team, but given that we have Zhitnik, Havelid, Exelby, Klee, McCarthy, Pilar, Enstrom, Popovic, Lewis, Valabik and Denny under contract it's not likely that there's room for him. Some of those contracts are two-way, and odds are only one or two rookies will play on the blueline. And yes- Belanger wore #22. And Denis Hamel wore 12. In my haste I only checked the media guide career number registry which obviously didn't have the numbers guys wore this past season. Oops.

Posted by: mallory on August 10, 2007 10:38PM EST andy sutton signed w/ the new york islansers, he signed a 3 year deal worth $9 million

Posted by: JAmes_kovyboy on August 10, 2007 11:25PM EST What do you think about these lines (if against feel free to show ur suggestion) kovy-white-hossa kozlov-perrin-dupuis larsen-holik-sterling boulton-slater-rucchin back:thorburn-schultz-bartovic havelid-zhitnik exelby-popovic ernstrom-klee back:denny-pilar (maybe mcarthy whil be traded) lethonen hedberg back:pavelec

Posted by: brandon on August 11, 2007 4:03PM EST im a goalie for one of the junior teams here and from what ive seen i think that pavelec needs to atleast be backup to lehtonen now. he has to much talent and potential to be sitting in the minors..and btw i like sterling over dupuis, but i kno thats only me

Posted by: brandon on August 11, 2007 4:07PM EST make that the *juniors* team

Posted by: dev on August 11, 2007 4:51PM EST i hope enstrom and little play. not to impressed with sterling but thats just me....is boris valabik (sp) gonna make the roster he is a beast kinda andy sutton like but more talented

Posted by: brandon on August 11, 2007 6:05PM EST enstrom should make it easily but u have to be impressed with sterling having 50+ goals last yr..he seems to be definitely over little by a long shot though

Posted by: dev on August 11, 2007 11:06PM EST if enstrom plays i am def buying his jersey.....i would love to see saavard back

Posted by: JAmes_kovyboy on August 12, 2007 11:29AM EST Here is the depth chart update: kovy-white-hossa kozlov-ruchin-sterling perrin-holik-dupuis boulton-slater-larsen or haydar back:bartovic-schultz-thorburn havelid-zhitnik exelby-enstrom klee-popovic back:denny-valabik lethonen pavelec back:hedberg what do you think now?

Posted by: dev on August 12, 2007 1:56PM EST i feel bad for johan hedberg if we play pavalec infront of him i think he deserves to go to' another team cause he is a great back up who has always stepped up when needed. with pavalec being so young and good we have to play him up there.....but honestly how old do you think pavelec will be until he starts cause kari is young.....does anyonee think they will battle it out for starter in the future

Posted by: Jared on August 12, 2007 4:00PM EST in the future pavalec will battle Kari, but hes still got at least 1 year in chicago before he even gets his first game much less a start

Posted by: dev on August 12, 2007 4:22PM EST imagine the future goalie situation for atl...having such great goalies might cause us to do one of those goalie rotation things or whoever isnt starting will get angry and we will have to get rid of them as in trade them....cause pavalec and kari in the future will be so good none of them will be back up material they will be starting material

Posted by: sar on August 13, 2007 1:53AM EST Maybe be could trade a goalie for a speedy center for Kovy??

Posted by: JAmes_kovyboy on August 13, 2007 1:47PM EST Great idea we could get a guy like mathew lombardi or any1 else

Posted by: Anonymous on August 13, 2007 4:53PM EST i wouldnt want to trade kari or pavalec...

Posted by: JAmes_kovyboy on August 13, 2007 4:55PM EST I would love too see savard back or bergeron or mike cammeleri who has a unstable future in LA and would be excellent with kovy

Posted by: dev on August 13, 2007 6:47PM EST SAVARD

Posted by: JAmes_kovyboy on August 13, 2007 9:35PM EST trade hedberg for cammeleri: it would be good for both teams because LA has no good goalies and atlanta needs another good center and we could have a stanley cup contender

Posted by: Jules on August 14, 2007 9:47AM EST Why is the thrashers website so antiseptic? If the website markets itself as "all things Thrasher", then why do we have to go elsewhere to find out where our players have gone? It would be nice if they told us ALL the news, both good and not so good. We seem to treat our old players as ghosts. There's never an "attaboy" for Vigier, Sutton, Savard, Nerminen, Tkachuk, Sims, Metropolit, and on and on. At some point Waddell must have had enough confidence in these guys to hire them. Very frustrating.

Posted by: JAmes_kovyboy on August 14, 2007 10:39AM EST You're very right we should have more information about other things tthan the thrashers and specially about the oldthrashers. I was so frustrated when there was nothing about sutton going to NY. And I had wish that sutton stayed:-(

Posted by: Sour on August 14, 2007 11:02AM EST Any chance of gettin Odgie out of the booth an back in a jersey? Im a little worried about all the skill guys we have with nobody to look after em. With only Boulton, Thorburn, an Exelby in the regular lineup, its a little frustratin. Id like to see G. Desbiens an B. Valabik an J. LaVallee make the big club, any chance for any of them?

Posted by: JAmes_kovyboy on August 15, 2007 12:50AM EST We'll see after pre-season!

Posted by: Suzanne on August 15, 2007 1:37PM EST I'm disappointed that I did not know about JP signing somewhere else until I noticed he wasn't listed on the roster and then read about it on the message boards.

Posted by: JAmes_kovyboy on August 15, 2007 2:34PM EST Heres the top UFA centers we should get: -peca -bulis -metropolit -stefan -oneill -turgeon What do u think guys?

Posted by: JAmes_kovyboy on August 15, 2007 3:06PM EST *DEPTH CHART UPDATE 3* Kozlov-White-Hossa Kovy-Slater-Sterling Perrin-Holik-Dupuis Larsen-Ruchin-Boulton Back:Haydar-Thorburn-Bartovic Havelid-Zhitnik Exelby-Popovic Klee-Ernstrom Lethonen Pavelec Back:Hedberg I dont like seeing hedberg in the minors so I hope he gets traded even though he is a great guy with unbeliveble talent. You maybe noticed slater on the second line, well thats because he is a super speedy guy and should keep up with kovy. But the greatest thing would be to get cammalleri for hedberg or a guy like gilbert brule from columbus if you dont know him go to http://tsn.ca/nhl/teams/players/bio/?id=4379&hubname=nhl-blue_jackets and look at his scouting report

Posted by: Anonymous on August 15, 2007 11:54PM EST Why in God's name would you want Stefan or Metro back?

Posted by: Buddy Hammett on August 16, 2007 7:29AM EST Four words: White - Perrin - Holik - Slater. 'Nuff said...

Posted by: Ben Wright on August 16, 2007 10:09AM EST As for why we don't post news about were former Thrashers sign- it's simply not done in any pro sorts that I'm aware of. go to other NHL sites. Go to NBA or NFL sites. None of them post news about departing players unless they've been traded. It's just not how it works.

Posted by: Anonymous on August 16, 2007 2:57PM EST I don't know about the NBA or NFL, but Major League Baseball does an exceptional job of keeping up with former players. Whether a player goes to a different team because of a trade or free agent signing or whatever, MLB team sites report on it. And when a player is part of a 'human interest' story, that gets reported as well. Team sites will report on a variety of things: a former team member's injury, family member illness, continued charitable work, etc. Maybe it's just different for baseball, but I get more of a "family" feel to their websites...the feeling that players may move on, but they will always be of interest to the organization because they were once part of it and brought something to it. I have followed baseball for over twenty years and I never have to scour website after website to try to find out where players have moved to. It's reported very quickly on MLB.com, as well as on the websites of the team the player left and the team the player is joining. I guess maybe the environment is different for baseball...playing 162 games together and playing almost daily might lend itself to organizations staying more in touch with their players once they move on...

Posted by: Kay_EmCee on August 19, 2007 1:31PM EST Too bad ATL has nothing to offer L.A., Johan Hedberg for Mike Cammalleri??.. Thats almost the funniest thing I've ever heard. I bet Dean Lombardi wants to trade an 80 point scorer with upside for a backup goaltender, because the Kings don't have enough average tenders.

Posted by: jennifer on July 3, 2008 9:10AM EST Mr. Gary Winnick and his cronies might just as well have broken into their homes and looted their belongings. And many of the 9,000 Global Crossing employees who lost their jobs have said that promised severance payments never materialized and health benefits were abruptly cut off.