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Friday, March 2, 2007
Unveiling the new Thrashers
The Atlanta Journal-Constitution
What a morning. First my thoughts and prayers go out to the families of the baseball players killed in the bus accident this morning. I couldn’t get mad while I was stuck on I-75 during a two-hour commute to Philips Arena , because I knew somewhere there were people who had bigger problems than being late for a morning skate.
I finally made it in time for Bob Hartley’s media scrum at 11:15 a.m. outside the lockerroom, but most the players were already off the ice. Thankfully, I was slipped the lines for tonight:
Kovalchuk - Tkachuk - Sim
Kozlov - Belanger - Hossa
Larsen - Holik - Dupuis
Vigier - Slater - Mellanby
Zhitnik - Havelid
Exelby - de Vries
Sutton - Hnidy
Lehtonen
Hedberg
So it’s like we figured, although I wasn’t sure if Boulton would be scratched or not. He’s been playing well lately and so has Steve McCarthy ( the other scratch for tonight), but that just points to the team’s new depth for the playoff run.
Tonight should be interesting — it’s two Eastern Conference contenders who took completely different routes at the deadline. The Thrashers loaded up, while the Senators stood pat. But Ottawa, sitting at 38-22-4, was in much better shape than the Thrashers, so they could afford not to gamble at the deadline.
I know there’s a lot of anticipation to see Don Waddell’s completed product make it’s debut. Should be a great atmosphere tonight at Philips, I’m looking forward to seeing how each player fits in, especially with some practice time under their belts. Which newcomer do you think will make the biggest impact tonight?
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