Thrashers

By English Teacher

October 11, 2008 2:20 PM | Link to this

first?

By R. Stroz

October 11, 2008 2:28 PM | Link to this

Knobler - You may have just jinxed us. Hockey fans are a very superstitious.

In the words of Elmur Fudd, “be verwe verwe quiet.”

By Smoothie

October 11, 2008 2:30 PM | Link to this

Wow, kinda surprising that Moose doesn’t get the nod, but I like how JA is trying to instill confidence in his guys by trusting them to come out, play hard and perform. I think it helps him knowing Fla is coming off a road game last night so I’m hopeful it will work out. If Kari struggles in the 1st period though, I totally expect to see Hedberg by the 2nd.

By kracker

October 11, 2008 2:34 PM | Link to this

Don’t look at the back-to-back games to open the season and decide that winning one and losing one is an OK start.

Darn right! Win 2 points tonight to get that monkey off our back. I guess 1 point would be OK if it’s a come-from-behind tie.

The Panthers played last night, so let’s go 2-0 in division play. Win the division and we are IN! Here’s to hoping my 90 point guess was low-balling the team.

By Sara

October 11, 2008 3:10 PM | Link to this

Hey Knobler how’s Bogosian feeling today?

By Tony C.

October 11, 2008 4:19 PM | Link to this

I bet the left side of his face is feeling “tender” just now, sara.

By Tony C.

October 11, 2008 4:45 PM | Link to this

KL is going to be challenged this year to prove it. I like that JA is going with him in the 2nd game~it’s early in the season, you want to be a “franchise” guy, you play 60+ games a year buddy.

betcha he does well tonight-losing McCabe definitely thins out their PP and I think they only have 1 legit scoring line…the D is rugged though-even with McCabe out.

By kracker

October 11, 2008 4:52 PM | Link to this

It’s only one game, a home game at that, but the Thrash d-men had 6 points last night. Hainsey 1g, 1a - Havelid 3a - Enstrom 1a.

Goals last season by Thrashers defensemen: 13

Points last season by defenseman: 78

By kracker

October 11, 2008 5:24 PM | Link to this

That is tough news about McCabe. The report says he has at least one fractured vertebrae and may have a broken back.

By Mike Knobler

October 11, 2008 6:48 PM | Link to this

Sara I didn’t talk with Zach after the skate, but he’s got a vertical red line under his left eye. He can’t be that hurt; he’s playing.

By GTthrashfan

October 11, 2008 7:13 PM | Link to this

Oh cmon Knobler hockey players are hurt all the time. It was Brashear, we’re just lucky Bogosian knew his name after being singled out by him.

By stendec

October 11, 2008 7:51 PM | Link to this

Thrashers took early lead on road. Sori Letemin quickly wasted it! Score knotted after a period. Sure hope offense comes through. AGAIN!

By Brendan

October 11, 2008 8:14 PM | Link to this

Perhaps a bit overlooked were Havelid’s 3 assists last night. Boulton and Boynton just had a fight, after one of the Cats “tagged” Chris Thorburn. Nice to see an immediate response like that.

By sisu

October 11, 2008 8:20 PM | Link to this

Smoothie, must have been one of the haters last night saying the sky is falling! The sky is falling!” when Kari let in two goals on the 4 minute minor? :)

Kari will be fine, settle down:)

By sisu

October 11, 2008 8:39 PM | Link to this

stendec, why don’t you crawl under the rock you came from!

By stendec

October 11, 2008 8:49 PM | Link to this

Thrashers spent almost entire second period attempting to recover from goal Sori Letemin allowed in EARLY SECONDS of period. THEY SUCCEEDED! Deadlocked after two periods. Way to go offense. Oh Sisu, cannot get under rock when YOU are already there!

By sisu

October 11, 2008 9:00 PM | Link to this

stendec, you are one of many who never payed hockey and probably know more about bull puppies than hockey in your whole life. So I guess you should be there instead of Darren Elliot???? Come on, we are all fans here, or are we? ;) Kari is solid and you have to deal with it!

By ranallo10 (in AT)

October 11, 2008 9:42 PM | Link to this

Ouch, here come the criticisms…3…2…1…

By stendec

October 11, 2008 9:51 PM | Link to this

What the F++K was SOLID Sori Letemin doing? Strolling through damn LaLa Land again when winning goal slips past his sorry A++. What an oxygen waste! Super team effort spoiled by this untalented FINN! All right apologists. Break out stats. Only stat which matters is that B+++++D has allowed seven damn goals in two games. Do the F+++++H math yourself! The announcers can lick his A++ all they want to. Same old unfocused quitter!

By stendec

October 11, 2008 10:02 PM | Link to this

So F+++++G solid! I doubt an average of 3.5 goals per outing will get Thrashers to playoffs. John Anderson wants Sori Letemin to play 60 games? Guy seems to be decent coach. Just get him off crack cocaine! F+++++G Finn in net for 60 games? SHEESH! Ilya Kovalchuk has provren as unproductive as Maryann Hossa. When will he start capitalizing on FEW opportunities he receives each game? Totally disgusted!

By stendec

October 11, 2008 10:02 PM | Link to this

So F+++++G solid! I doubt an average of 3.5 goals per outing will get Thrashers to playoffs. John Anderson wants Sori Letemin to play 60 games? Guy seems to be decent coach. Just get him off crack cocaine! F+++++G Finn in net for 60 games? SHEESH! Ilya Kovalchuk has provren as unproductive as Maryann Hossa. When will he start capitalizing on FEW opportunities he receives each game? Totally disgusted!

By Smoothie

October 11, 2008 10:15 PM | Link to this

Smoothie, must have been one of the haters last night saying the sky is falling! The sky is falling!” when Kari let in two goals on the 4 minute minor?

sisu — what the hell are you talking about?? Perhaps you should check your facts before running your trap like that. If you had bothered to read the blog you would know that I praised Kari for his play last night without which we would have won. Both PP goals on the double minor would have been goals against anyone…poor PK defense was the culprit. And again, Kari was stellar especially in the 3rd period when the team forgot to come out of the dressing room. Bad bounce in OT and Johhny on the Spot David Booth pounced on it.

stendec — take your tired act somewhere else. In fact, take a long walk off a short plank you dolt.

By Smoothie

October 11, 2008 10:16 PM | Link to this

Smoothie, must have been one of the haters last night saying the sky is falling! The sky is falling!” when Kari let in two goals on the 4 minute minor?

sisu — what the hell are you talking about?? Perhaps you should check your facts before running your trap like that. If you had bothered to read the blog you would know that I praised Kari for his play last night without which we would not have won. Both PP goals on the double minor would have been goals against any goalie…poor PK defense was the culprit. And again tonite, Kari was stellar, especially in the 3rd period when the rest of team forgot to come out of the dressing room. Bad bounce in OT and Johhny on the Spot David Booth pounced on it.

stendec — take your tired act somewhere else. In fact, take a long walk off a short plank you dolt.

By Russ

October 11, 2008 10:41 PM | Link to this

What the F++K was SOLID Nic Havenot doing? Strolling through damn LaLa Land again, didn’t even score a goal when his team loses in OT, what a sorry A++. What an oxygen waste! Super team effort spoiled by this untalented SWEDE! All right apologists. Break out stats. Only stat which matters is that B+++++D no goals in two games, when team would be undefeated if he could have put in one tonight. Do the F+++++H math yourself! The announcers can lick his A++ all they want to. Same old unfocused quitter!

By kracker

October 11, 2008 10:41 PM | Link to this

THREE points, guys! That’s a great start! Leading the SE division! Three home games coming up!

Sure, another W would have been sweet. Kovy just missed in the third. We did get a point on the second game of a back-to-back on the road.

These guys are still running around not all on the same page yet. Kari with another solid night, a .923 SV%. If he can keep that up for the first month, the Thrash should get their share of points while everybody learns each other and the system.

By stendec

October 11, 2008 10:41 PM | Link to this

I am right about Sori Letemin. That will be proven with the passage of time. Do not feign shock when Ilya Kolvachuk bolts to whiter ice elsewhere. It will happen. No matter what has appeared in print or broadcast media. Thrashers will miss playoffs due to inferior netminding. That too is true. Wish these things were not true but they are. Live with it!

By ranallo10 (in AT)

October 11, 2008 10:56 PM | Link to this

Russ — Classic.

By LAC

October 11, 2008 11:39 PM | Link to this

Decent game until OT. I thought we looked real timid out there… and it cost us.

But 3 of 4 points to start is a BIG + over last season.

By kracker

October 11, 2008 11:41 PM | Link to this

Oh, sorry, I forgot Moose played briefly so Kari’s SV% was .921, not .923.

By stendec

October 11, 2008 11:43 PM | Link to this

Hi Mike. If you would prefer I not ctiticize the sainted Sori Letemin, uh, forgive me, Kari Lehtonen, I will vanish from this blog too. It is just that fans like myself have endured decades of professional sports ineptitude for so long. Blogs allow us to fight back. In a small way. Oh well. Cheers. Peace.

By Mike Knobler

October 12, 2008 12:21 AM | Link to this

Stendec I’m not kicking anybody off the blog. OTOH, I think Lehtonen is the guy who kept the Thrashers in the game when the rest of the team ran out of gas.

Peter DeBoer used a couple of players who didn’t play Friday night. John Anderson didn’t. That might have paid off for the Thrashers early and cost the Thrashers late. Possibly a wash.

By kracker

October 12, 2008 12:27 AM | Link to this

BTW, for what it’s worth, we got two more points from the blue line tonight. Assists from Hainsey and Havelid. This should be a big plus throughout the year.

By stendec

October 12, 2008 12:43 AM | Link to this

I know my vision is lacking but I was almost sure I saw the goaltender (who will be referred to as such in all my future posts) misplay puck in overtime which wound up in the net for a humbling defeat to an inferior squad. If my eyes deceived me I apologize to everyone. Mistakes do happen. God bless you all! Maybe the Falcons will not disappoint. Thrasher loss certainly was. Forgive pessimism. Just tired of accepting ineptitude.

By scottbravesfan

October 12, 2008 12:47 AM | Link to this

We should have won this game tonight but I’ll still take the point.

By volgrad1985

October 12, 2008 3:11 AM | Link to this

I think I figured out Standec’s hatred of Kari……the choppy sentences, the repeated reference to Kari being Finnish, the defeatist attitude, his love of Havelid and Enstrom….That’s it, Standec is Swedish.

By sisu

October 12, 2008 3:56 AM | Link to this

3 points is a good result, considering how the team did last year in back to back games. The number of shots still concerns me but the guys are learning a new system and there are new faces. I think if the team can keep playing together and learn the new system the results will reflect this. Much better than 0-6 last year!