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Friday, October 31, 2008
New linemates for Kovalchuk
The Atlanta Journal-Constitution
The Thrashers are practicing today in Newark at the Prudential Center, and they’ve got an interesting change in combinations.
Brett Sterling plays on the right wing with Jason Williams at center and Ilya Kovalchuk on the left. It’s interesting for two reasons: Williams gets to play center, and Sterling not only gets to play but gets a chance with a scoring line, which is where he needs to play.
That sends Erik Christensen to the fourth line, where he or Jim Slater can play center, and Eric Perrin and Eric Boulton are on the wings, and one of the four will be a scratch for Saturday night’s game against the New Jersey Devils.
My take: Why not? The Thrashers aren’t scoring goals and aren’t winning games, and both of those things have to change. Christensen has been struggling. Williams has been hot and cold. Sterling showed some spark when he played last weekend.
By the way, the other two lines stay the same: Slava Kozlov-Todd White-Bryan Little, Colby Armstrong-Marty Reasoner-Chris Thorburn.
