By Nate

December 2, 2008 12:26 PM | Link to this

That would be a B and E my friend.

By GaVaHokie

December 2, 2008 12:40 PM | Link to this

I’ll say Reasoner gets a rebound goal from a Kovy slapshot… Thorburn will have two chances to do the same and will miss both times. All in all, we’ll see a lot of energy and chances from that line, tonight… but it won’t work tomorrow, or saturday and they’ll be back to the drawing board again.

I hope Waddell is on the phone with some of these teams looking at Sundin, like the NY Rangers… trade Perrin and picks for Zherdev… trade Lehtonen to Ottawa for Vermette… let’s keep getting younger, and build a top line that makes sense.

Kovalchuk Vermette Zherdev

By Bob

December 2, 2008 12:57 PM | Link to this

A and hopefully E. Kovy plays better when he’s p** off and he plays well in front of good crowds.

By Russian

December 2, 2008 1:06 PM | Link to this

I will take option A - Score tonight. Also I think we are going to win game today. IT WILL BE Show Off by Ilia Kovalchuk. He did show for Toronto, because Leafs are asking for him to Don. Also Montreal is interesting for Kovy. It is a same scenario what Hossa did. Show off in Detroit and play in Red Wings. to Hokie Nobody from Ottawa or NYR or any other NHL teams give us good players for NOTHING. Ducks did take our Crap (Klee and Larsen), but they gave Expencive Crap for us.

By BigMomma

December 2, 2008 1:26 PM | Link to this

Byron Young will definitely save the day! For those who don’t know who he is, look here

By BAF

December 2, 2008 1:35 PM | Link to this

If Thor opens up the ice for Kovy by playing hard down low, that will be a welcomed sight and is exactly what Kovy needs. Whether or not they get a score off of it, I don’t know but the chances will help the entire team and may allow another line to score.

Tonight’s game is going to be a tough one.

By Joshgekko

December 2, 2008 1:40 PM | Link to this

B & C. I like the makeup of the new lines. On paper Williams, Crush, & Army looks pretty good. If the first two can find their stride we could be rolling three above average scoring lines and a good energy line.

The game shows to be televised nationally, but is not showing any listing. I assume it means its in Canada only? :o( How do the blackout rules work on directv centerice?

By Nikita

December 2, 2008 1:40 PM | Link to this

I’m done with this team if they trade Eric Perrin.

By Jared

December 2, 2008 1:51 PM | Link to this

D, and C. Byron Young will get two Gordie Howe hat tricks tonight. Mark my words :-P Please people, never let E.J. Hradek live that one down.

By GaVaHokie

December 2, 2008 2:02 PM | Link to this

to Hokie Nobody from Ottawa or NYR or any other NHL teams give us good players for NOTHING. Ducks did take our Crap (Klee and Larsen), but they gave Expencive Crap for us.

It would work exactly the same as the Anaheim/Schneider deal… if NY wants Sundin, they’ll have to move legitimate money without taking much in return… we have cap space to accommodate them.

Does Alex Bourret for Pascal Dupuis ring a bell? :) It’s time to rob the NY barn again.

By dhj_1962

December 2, 2008 2:55 PM | Link to this

i have said this over and over, so here it is again, Kovy needs to shoot, shoot and shoot some more. to hell with passing, every team needs a go to guy, look at basketball teams, everyone needs a shooter, if a shooter shoots, guess what, the guys who rebound know what to do. it is that simple. simple. simple. its not rocket science. the white-kozlov and little line can stay with in JA system, but not ANY line with Kovy on it!!!

By dhj_1962

December 2, 2008 2:56 PM | Link to this

better be A

By fanfan

December 2, 2008 3:09 PM | Link to this

Time to sell. History repeats itself. This city will be OK with good football, basketball, and maybe baseball team again. Ice hockey - forget about it. This is deep south.

By GAThrash

December 2, 2008 3:10 PM | Link to this

As long as we stay out of the penalty box, i see this line scoring some points. Either Kovy gets a breakout pass from Reasoner that he puts home or Reasoner scores off a rebound from a Kovy Slapshot….or Reasoner spends 5 plus minutes on the PK and we don’t see that line at all!!

By Brendan

December 2, 2008 5:03 PM | Link to this

The answers are “A” and “A.” Eric Perrin is a pending UFA, so I’m sure he’d like to audition for les bleus, blancs, et rouges. Et, pourquoi pas? Il n’a rien a craidre. Son avenir ici n’est pas certain du tout. Dans cette situation lA, je ferais la mEme chose. Il peut chosir sa prochaine Equipe, alors … pourquoi pas attraper l’attention des Canadiens de MontrEal? Il peut trEs bien jouer dans la troisiEme ligne. Ou la quatriEme. Perrin peut participer dans les situations d’infErioritE numErique. Egale qu’en supErioritE numErique. Il joue pas mal dans les quatre contre quatre. Il est versatile. Et, surtout, il n’est pas un caincre du salon. De plus, il parle francais. Perrin est une taille naturelle A MontrEal.

By Your Mom

December 2, 2008 5:30 PM | Link to this

FanFan — you are stupid. Gargle our balls

By Nikita

December 2, 2008 5:35 PM | Link to this

Oui, et il est un quebecois. Mais je ne veux pas le voir.

By Nikita

December 2, 2008 5:35 PM | Link to this

Oui, et il est un quebecois. Mais je ne veux pas le voir.

By Mike Knobler

December 2, 2008 5:59 PM | Link to this

Moose in net tonight. Eric Boulton a healthy scratch. As previously reported, Mathieu Schneider didn’t make the trip, meaning Boris Valabik gets to play.

By Fred

December 2, 2008 6:37 PM | Link to this

To be honest, I’m tired of band aids. Time to blow it up. We need to trade Kovy right now- when we can get the most for him. I hate saying that, but there is NO WAY he re-signs after next year. He’s shown no desire to be a leader, the face of the organization or anything else we need him to be.

Just like the Braves back in the 70’s to their 1 or 2 highly paid players = “We coulda finished last withou ya”

By Mike Knobler

December 2, 2008 7:10 PM | Link to this

Angelo Esposito just walked past me in the press box. The Thrashers prospect is having an excellent season, leading the Juniors de Montreal with 12 goals in only 18 games played. He also has played for the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League all-stars in a series against Russia. He doesn’t turn 20 until February and could be a key part of the Thrashers’ future.

By Mike Knobler

December 2, 2008 7:34 PM | Link to this

By the way, the reason Esposito has played only 18 games is he broke his hand when he hit an opponent in the helmet. His aim with the puck has been significantly better.

By Mike Knobler

December 2, 2008 7:50 PM | Link to this

So far, the defensive pairings have been consistent, with the Swedes split because of Schneider’s absence:

Hainsey-Exelby

Enstrom-Oystrick

Havelid-Valabik

By Nikita

December 2, 2008 8:16 PM | Link to this

Hmmm. End of 2st period. Obviously we’re down by one, but we’re also making half the shots of the Habs. Dang it.

By Russian

December 2, 2008 8:25 PM | Link to this

After first period we are losing 0:1 I am not watching a game. How is Kovy line?

By Bob

December 2, 2008 8:31 PM | Link to this

The boys are hustling, but we’re just getting outplayed here. Their trap is giving our boys fits. Kovy looks completely out of place with Reasoner and Thorburn. It’s pretty funny how he keeps overstaying his shifts, best chance was when he was out there with White at the end of the 1st. White got manhandled by their rookie in giving up that goal.

By Nikita

December 2, 2008 8:35 PM | Link to this

I’m listening, so not entirely sure. But it sounds as thought the K/R/T line is doing reasonably well. There was a nice sequence earlier in which JKovalchuk and Reasoner got multiple rebounds from Price, but couldn’t put it in. Thorbs had a weak wrister on goal. So…sounds o.k.

The 3rd and 4th don’t sound great, though. Sounds like the 3rd is slippy, and the 4th is getting manhandled.

Incidentally, the goal against was on the Little/White/Russian line.

And the one thing that looks good so far is faceoffs. Atlanta’s doing much better than Montreal in that regard.

By Tom

December 2, 2008 8:56 PM | Link to this

Dang, after that pass by Havlid from behind the net to the Montreal player he should be sat for a good long time.

Another turnover led to the 2nd goal by Oystrick…

Boy we suck.

By Russian

December 2, 2008 8:57 PM | Link to this

0:2. I think we are going to loose. Moose is doing a great job, but nobody is helping him.

By Nikita

December 2, 2008 9:12 PM | Link to this

Um, WOW. That was BAAAAAAAD. Thank god the 2nd is over.

Here’s what I got on the second:

Perrin’s playing great. So is Havelid.

The Koz/Little/White line is getting its a* handed to it.

Penalties, boys. Need to work on it. But, that said, kudos to the kiddos (Slater/Thorbs) for attempting to get something started.

Almost had a Thorburn/Laraque fight, which would really have improved my outloon on this period.

For some reason, the team seems to be having trouble staying upright. Oystrick’s goal against was because he fell down. Ditto Exelby. Perrin nearly had a shorthanded breakaway…but he fell down.

Shots are evening out more. They were basically even in that period.

By Russian

December 2, 2008 9:17 PM | Link to this

No Shots from KOVY. What is F*** happend in this team. 0:3. Only one player play - MOOSE.

By Nikita

December 2, 2008 9:18 PM | Link to this

What the heck? They’re interviewing ANGELO ESPOSITO?

By sam

December 2, 2008 9:31 PM | Link to this

TSN has made several comments about how good of a player Kovalchuk could be if he played on a more talented team. 2010 has come up more than once.

By Russian

December 2, 2008 9:34 PM | Link to this

Haincy - Goal. Finally.

By Tom

December 2, 2008 9:38 PM | Link to this

Interesting article on SI.com on the Thrashers… Farber was not impressed by the team…

http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2008/writers/michael_farber/12/02/kovalchuk.oilers.norris/?eref=sircrc

By Tom

December 2, 2008 9:41 PM | Link to this

3 quickies 2 by Hainsey and Thornburn 7 seconds later… WOO HOO

Not as sucky now

By Brendan

December 2, 2008 9:41 PM | Link to this

Tied at 3-3. Two by Hainsey, one by Thornburn. “A,” indeed!

By BG33Brown

December 2, 2008 9:42 PM | Link to this

HOLY SH*T….we just tied it 3-3. questionable 2nd goal being over the line but great two passes by kovy and reasoner to set up thornburn 7 sec after the 2nd goal.

By Sam

December 2, 2008 9:43 PM | Link to this

3-3! Go Thrash!

By Russian

December 2, 2008 9:44 PM | Link to this

This is intersting. 3:3.

By Russian

December 2, 2008 9:45 PM | Link to this

Tampa just lost game in OT. They got one point. We have to take a point.

By Brendan

December 2, 2008 9:56 PM | Link to this

Flyers just defeated Tampa Bay in overtime. Huh? Yeah, I know. Philly led, 3-1, in the 3rd. They allowed two cheesy type goals by TB, including one by Downie, who was taking a measure of revenge against his former team.

6:30 left in the 3rd, Thrashers 3, Habs 3. If someone actually shot Pierre McGuire … not fatally, but close to it, would a jury really convict that person of attempted murder? ‘Cuz … I’m thinkin’ that the DEFENSE, at trial, goes something like this.

“Ladies and Gentlemen of the Jury … how many of you are thinking about killing Pierre McGuire right now.” And awkward silence fills the courtroom. The defense attorney leans in, “Beeeee honnnest!” All the members of the jury box raise their hands, as well as all in attendance in the courtroom, including Pierre’s parents. The Defense Attorney smiles, “I rest my case.” The Judge bangs his gavel, “Case dismissed.”

Montreal 4, Atlanta 3. Havelid misplayed the puck. And the Montreal shot caromed in off the leg of Toby Enstrom.

By B. Thenet

December 2, 2008 10:14 PM | Link to this

I should have predicted this.

Another god damned loss.

How many ways can the Thrashers p** away a tie game with 10 minutes or less left in the 3rd period.

We have 4-5 NHL forwards on this team, the rest are waiver wire fodder. But this team is too cheap to send NHLers to the minors, so we are stuck with the bums we have.

By Bob

December 2, 2008 10:34 PM | Link to this

If someone actually shot Pierre McGuire … not fatally, but close to it, would a jury really convict that person of attempted murder?

McGuire was cracking me up going on and on at the end about how “Kovalchuk is absolutely livid at his teammates…” goodness he’s over the top.

What a goofy third period, Habs tried to give us some points there.

By stendec

December 2, 2008 10:44 PM | Link to this

Another totally gutless effort by a completely heartless team! Moose Lehtonen was in superior form with five more goals on the scoreboard! Way to choke Moosie! The losing streak rocks on unabated. I am so far beyond disgusted with these damn quitters it is pathetic! Ship the whole damn kit and kaboodle of them to Poukeepsie. As if that place would have them! Would trade all of the worthless a+sholes but nobody wants the ball-less curs. Complete oxygen wastes! Still think straight-up swap of Thrashers for Wolves best option. Get some fu+kers on the ice who will try! Effort is one thing none of these untalented b+stards are ever going to put forth! I am so damned digusted and disillusioned I can hardly type. Damn sons of b+tches! Do not want another verse of damn apologist melody, played hard, never gave up, only lost by a goal, team showed grit, blah, blah, blah. Know what all that bullsh+t gets you? Another damn loss! Toilet residue now and forevermore. Right John Petrino, yes, Petrino!

By LAC

December 2, 2008 10:59 PM | Link to this

Welcome to LAST PLACE Folks !!!!!!!!!!!!!!

We are moving in the RIGHT DIRECTION !!!!!

I am HAPPY with where the team is NOW !!!!

It is TIME is NOW time for waddell to be GONE ! This team is awful.

These IDIOT owners better act and act now.

Williams and Slater HAVE TO GO !!!!!!

I am completely disgusted with what waddell has done to this team over his tenure. He in ABSOLUTELY THE WORST GM in history of the NHL !!!

How in GOD’S name can he remain to spread the cancer of losing he promotes ?

He is a CAREER LOSER and will never anything but that. He deserves NO respect from anyone, and he should be run out of town ASAP.

This game tonight showed our defense is BAD. Exleby also needs to hit the bricks…

Trades Trades Trades need to be made.

But letting waddell make them is mistake ONE.

Lastly pierre mcguire you SUCK ! His contempt for Atlanta is sick. Says #17 should leave when is contract is up, that we are a poor team, I do agree there, but he needs to keep his F’ing mouth shut.

Come on waddell lets meet in front of Philips and go at it, I win YOU leave town !!! Brenden as Ref !

By stendec

December 2, 2008 11:00 PM | Link to this

As to the poll question. HELL NO! Get three or four DECENT players who will at least f+cking try every game! Damn it.

By LLV

December 2, 2008 11:02 PM | Link to this

Stendec, soooo what you are saying is you have never watched hockey before and you are sexually frustrated?

By kevin

December 2, 2008 11:44 PM | Link to this

Can’t believe I bought season tickets again to this slop! I’m the only one left of the group that started together and I won’t be returning next year. Phillips will be empty in Feb, March.

Owners who don’t care and a GM who has made questionable decisions. Waddell does deserve a large portion of the blame but I’m not sure that the owners aren’t the biggest culprit.

By Brendan

December 2, 2008 11:48 PM | Link to this

Russ, I’d like to see a fine HaveNot rant from you. Make it a good one! Ya know, in total seriousness, for a guy in his ‘contract year,’ Nic Havelid has been virtually invisible. Now, I’ll readily admit … I haven’t checked his stats. I don’t know what Havelid’s plus-minus (+/-) is this year. He might be one of the team leaders in that category. But he is invisible. Except for when the puck goes into our net. That’s usually when I notice him. If Nic doesn’t improve, his trade value won’t be much at the deadline. And that’s a shame, since I was seriously thinking that a pick somewhere between #50 and #69 might be in the offering back to Atlanta. Havelid is a pending UFA this Summer.

By Brendan

December 3, 2008 12:02 AM | Link to this

Kevin, there’s plenty of blame to go around. Waddell’s the constant since Day One. The many and various ownership incarnations have been nothing to write home about. The Coaching and strategy has been ‘suspect’ since Curt Fraser. Bob Hartley probably is a very fine coach, but he couldn’t implement his game plan with the roster he inherited. Waddell couldn’t even win past New Year’s Day behind the Thrasher bench. And clearly, it was HIS VISION that built the club.

Stop. If is WASN’T Waddell’s “concept/vision/strategy,” then whose was it? Okay. It’s a very deep and involved question. For clarity purposes, we’ll simplify. Here are some options for an answer. (A) Alf, (B) Mary Hartman, with behind the scenes help from Bob Newhart, (C) Jar-Jar Binks, (D) the entire cast of “Gilligan’s Island,” except for “Lovie,” aka Mrs. Howell, or (E) “Roger,” the space alien on “Family Guy?”

By The Joker

December 3, 2008 12:09 AM | Link to this

Would someone talk Waddell into a hunting trip with Dick Cheney?

By stendec

December 3, 2008 12:41 AM | Link to this

The heartless Toiletlids head into the game at Ottawa alone in last place in the league! Ain’t THAT a f+cking surprise? A total of 19 points in 24 games. Bravo fellows. What damn stars!

How putrid are these untalented quitters?

Three goals in 59 seconds were still just not enough to avert another close loss to keep all team apologists happy! Moose Lehtonen was abysmal between the pipes! Thanks again Moosie. Looking more and more like What’s-His-Name every game! How is YOUR back/groin/fill in blank feeling?

No redeeming features at all for this punchless band of ice rejects! As clueless as their brain-dead coach. Without any kind of redemption! As a seer told some fat cat rich woman in Seven Faces Of Dr Lao, “It would have been best had you never been born. Did nothing during your lifetime. Will leave no void in passing.” Or some crap to that effect!

What time DOES that bus for Poughkeepsie depart?

BE ON IT TOILETLIDS!

By Nikita

December 3, 2008 1:05 AM | Link to this

End of game thoughts, and no chicken littling:

Kovalchuk/Reasoner/Thorburn worked decently.

Eric Christensen needs to go. Not because he lacks talent, but because he lacks heart. The 4th goal in on him, and was made largely because he didn’t care enough to hustle it.

The checkers worked well, too.

Tonight’s game might be the best one Boris has ever played. He played the body, didn’t take any penalties, and was in the correct position.

Kozlov is GOD. The major reason being how well he sees the ice. Did you see that awesome goal, where he saw the shot, which at the time was moving at least 70+ mph, and he lifted his skate out of the way? Beautiful. Lightning fast reflexes and awesomeness positional awareness.

Hainsey is pretty badass, too.

You know, if the team played the first two like the third, the game would have been a blowout. Heck, even if the team had played the first like either of the other periods. It’s not about talent — it’s about mental toughness, determination, and work ethic,

By dhj_1962

December 3, 2008 7:42 AM | Link to this

i’m starting to feel like stendec. sad. Nikita, are you the lady who sits right behind the bench in ATL?? what game did you watch last night? they did not play that well in the 3rd either, the first goal was because of a bad line change by the habs, 2nd and 3rd goals, good, 4rth goal, too late, oh by the way, the habs had one taking away, should have been 4-0, moose has a leg lock on whoever that was in the crease. penalty on moose if called correctly, goal allowed!!

By Sage of Bluesland

December 3, 2008 8:03 AM | Link to this

Brendan, do you actually believe that the bumbling idiot Don Waddell actually had a “plan”?

He’s been winging it by the seat of his pants from day one. There’s been no coherent plan whatsoever—simply hope and pray that the draft picks pan out.

They didn’t. End of first “Five-Year Plan”.

Make some trades and pray they work. By and large, they didn’t.

To even associate the word “plan” with that lisping idiot and fraud of a GM gives him more credit than he deserves. It hints of organization. It hints of competence.

Where are all of the Waddellites? They seem to disappear at this time of year…

I’m amazed anyone even shows up at the games (well, outside of the other teams’ fans)…Based on the product served, this restaurant should have been condemned a long time ago.

(But Don still takes home a wonderful amount of money for doing absolutely nothing…People here could have run this franchise into the ground for much less!)

By Clark

December 3, 2008 8:05 AM | Link to this

Bruce Levinson still won’t go public he blew it by sticking with Waddell. However, his partner (Seidel) admits they “screwed up keeping Waddell, and the team is a mess!”

By Sam

December 3, 2008 8:07 AM | Link to this

Please dear God, let me check the AJC web page today and see that Don Waddell has been fired. Even if he has been given a lousy budget and a horrible ownership team. Please let us have someone new who can send a message that the owners actually care about this team. He is the only one left unless our star player has to be traded.

By Bob

December 3, 2008 9:00 AM | Link to this

what game did you watch last night? they did not play that well in the 3rd either

I completely agree, we looked awful all night. Except for that one minute in the 3rd where the Habs had a complete brain fart by only have 4 out against us on that first goal then froze up and let in two more quick ones. But that wasn’t anything other than a one minute messup by them, we looked awful last night.

Kovy looked completely frustrated. Defense looked pitiful. Havelid and Enstrom are like the Keystone Kops out there, how often did Enstrom get ridden off the puck or have his pocket picked? Just plain awful all around last night.

By ranallo10 (in AT)

December 3, 2008 9:18 AM | Link to this

Hmm…Price had a statistically worse game than Hedberg did. That’s not good, especially against the last place team. It’s not indicative of anything really, but it’s interesting to note.

By Jeremy

December 3, 2008 9:34 AM | Link to this

Not to be a downer, but a realist, Kovy spends his summers in France. If I am correct, his daughter should be starting school in 2010. His best friend, Kozlov, contract ends at the same time. Seems to me he might like that french Canadien style hockey atmosphere.

By ThrashersFan

December 3, 2008 9:37 AM | Link to this

I have defended Don Waddell here, but it’s time to make a change. Hartley paid for his 0-6 start last year and now it’s time for the ONE constant this team has had since day one to be relieved of his duties. I have been to 5 games this year and will NOT be going back to any more of them. It’s alot of money in a bad economy for a bad on ice product.

Don Waddell - Please just resign and do the right thing. It’s over…

By Russ

December 3, 2008 9:39 AM | Link to this

My expectations for this season weren’t high to begin with and they are only being set lower after each game. At least there will be a good chance to land Tavares, then we would get to enjoy him for 3-4 years before he excitedly exits the hockey abyss that is the Atlanta Thrashers.

By Nikita

December 3, 2008 10:54 AM | Link to this

*Nikita, are you the lady who sits right behind the bench in ATL?? *

No, alas. I’m the lady who is generally too busy to attend the games in ATL. Last night, for example, I listened to the first two periods on XM, then went home and did a quickish review of the game on Center Ice.

Also, you seem to think i’m stating something I did not actually state, which is that the team looked good in the third. It did not, but it looked sufficiently good to have won against a team that rarely seemed to have Atlanta on the ropes. (Which is an insult to the Habs — I see them struggling to get over .500 over the course of the season if they continue to play like they’ve been playing recently.) I’m noting that if the Thrash had, say, put up the same number of shots in the 1st that they put up in the 3rd, the chances are high that they would have scored sufficiently to beat the Habs. Or, you know, hustled. Or worked. Or attacked people on the puck. Any number of small changes would get this team into the W column more often.

But that brings me to another pet subject — something is seriously wrong with this team’s mental state. They’re capable of playing a better game, and a better game would be competitive (though not, I suspect, competitive enough to make playoffs). But they’re not playing it. We have obvious individual challenges, but we also have a team that thinks for some reason that they only need to do well enough — and well enough usually means the whole team attempts to check, and chase any leads generated. That is unacceptable and must stop.

By Elizabeth

December 3, 2008 11:07 AM | Link to this

I have never blogged before. I feel the need to tell you that I am walking around today with a dunce cap on because I actually bought season tickets again this year. For some reason, I thought after the disaster last year, we could only move up. I was wrong.

By Spud Webb

December 3, 2008 11:15 AM | Link to this

Stendec did you watch the game last night? Moose kept us in it, played very well. The 4th goal was brutal, no communication and a lack of overall hustle, the 5th was an empty net. Ex, didn’t look good to me & EC needs to go (someone else said that). Frustrating, I see nothing out of the Hossa trade & that hurts. I was sitting, listening, watching & thinking man can you imagine if Kovy played with a stud. Then I remembered, heatly, hossa (studs) and a bunch of other guys who are on other teams now that were good, not studs. Frustrating for sure. It is time for Kari to be gone, let him play a month and see what you can get, I’m guessing not much at this point. A waste of the second overall pick. I’m sick to my stomach watching this team. Was at the Blues game Sunday, spent the 3rd period watching the steelers game, I couldn’t watch that team (thrashers) anymore. What has happened with Havlid? He’s regressing, along with Enstrom. It’s just a mess. Sorry, I hate being negative but it sucks. Going to the Thrashers game feels like going to a funeral. Sad for sure.

By LAC

December 3, 2008 11:29 AM | Link to this

Why does the Canada press not follow up on comments made in Atlanta on getting RID of waddell and the outcry that is getting much louder ?

This clown has to go and GO NOW !

He is so far out of his league it is simply nuts ! At LEAST he did not sign saen avery what a worthless player !

don, do the franchise proud, RESIGN NOW !

Elizabeth, I feel for you, I quit three years ago over the team, waddell and these gutless punk owners… They will not get my $ until MAJOR changes are made starting with waddell’s worthless A$$ !

By Kevin

December 3, 2008 11:35 AM | Link to this

Wow, it is rough in here. If you think there was poor effort last night, you didnt watch. If you think there was no heart you know nothing about hockey. If you think there was a mistake on the 4th goal that really cost the team you hit it right on the head. If you think Moose was fantastic, he was except on the 4th goal. He got beat from over 20 feet with a clear line of sight. Usually you hear, “I bet he wished he could have that one back,” after a play like that. After seeing the Preds and the Blues games, I was happy with the effort and the heart. No points, but they fought until the last second ticked off the clock. Be a realist and enjoy NHL hockey. You can get frustrated by the losses as you are watching, but realize this team has very little NHL talent, and a questionable system of play, but has a bumper crop of young talent coming soon, and hopefully Tavares next year.

By dhj_1962

December 3, 2008 11:44 AM | Link to this

no one outside of ATL. wants don “the dud” wadell to leave. they know as long as he stays, the thrashers are a win for their team. Nikita, i’m glad thats not you, if it was, i’d tell you to lose some weight and bring the “HOT” blonde that sits next to you every home game. haha. maybe ATL can get Sean Avery cheap, him and Kari are best friends.

By Spud Webb

December 3, 2008 11:57 AM | Link to this

LAC, good point. I didn’t hear anything about Waddell going on that broadcast. Sucks for sure.

By dhj_1962

December 3, 2008 12:02 PM | Link to this

hurricanes to fire laviolette?? today??

By Brendan

December 3, 2008 5:44 PM | Link to this

Sage of Bluesland, I stand corrected. Waddell flew by the seat of his pants, without a plan. The results speak for themselves. Other teams have a “concept” that they play, and on DRAFT DAY, select players that fit what they’re trying to do … beyond that of the “consensus” Top 5 to Top 10 picks in the draft.

“People here could have driven this team into the ground for much less.” Wow. I never quite thought of it in those terms, but yes. I don’t think any of us have ever Managed a pro hockey team to a single playoff win. So, in essence, we’re all “tied” with Waddell, in that regard.

By ranallo10 (in AT)

December 4, 2008 4:21 AM | Link to this

Do video games count?

By Brendan

December 4, 2008 11:13 AM | Link to this

I say, video games should count. Yes.