You can read most of my thoughts on last night's game here but I wanted to add a few things.

First of all, Kari Lehtonen was outstanding. It's ridiculously unfair that he's only 4-2-0 in his last six games because his GAA in that span is 15 and his save percentage is over .950. If the offense was rolling at its normal rate he'd be 6-0 in those games. The kid deserves all the credit in the world. He stood on his head AND sparked the offense with an incredible assist to set up Hossa.

Which brings me to my second point. Did you see what Hossa had to do to earn an assist on Perrin's goal? When the puck was dumped into the corner Hossa made a beeline for it and battled John Erskine the whole way there. They arrived at the puck at the same time but Hossa got body position against the boards and protected the puck with Erskine all over him. Then he pivoted and kicked the puck with his right foot onto his skate and fired a perfect pass out front to a streaking Eric Perrin who wired it home. Last night was probably Hossa's best game since Detroit.

Eric Perrin was outstanding as well and certainly earned his spot in the shootout rotation. That line is rolling and if Ilya and his linemates can start scoring again the Thrashers will be in good shape. If you missed the game you can catch all of the highlights (including two great hits by Ex) right here

In other news, Don Waddell was on a conference call with three other GMs yesterday afternoon. Excerpts from that call have shown up in various articles but you can hear the whole thing for yourself right here.

This weekend is Hockey Weekend Across America, and to celebrate the Thrashers held some special ceremonies last night (since they don't play at home this weekend). here are some pictures. If you're doing anything hockey related this weekend feel free to send me a picture. tomorrow is "Wear Your Jersey to School Day" so if you wear yours and can take a shot send it in. I'll probably be wearing mine to the office.

What were your thoughts on the game (aside form the obviously weak showing in the first)?