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DEL.ICIO.USReasoner might be back Wednesday
The Atlanta Journal-Constitution
Marty Reasoner was feeling bad enough over the weekend that he got some intravenous fluids but told me today he is starting to feel better. Still, coach John Anderson said, Reasoner won’t be traveling with the team for Tuesday night’s game at Tampa Bay. Part of the reason is that the Thrashers have a game here Wednesday night, and there’s no reason to push things Tuesday and ruin the chance for Reasoner to play on Wednesday against Chicago.
Reasoner might have another reason to miss Wednesday’s game, though. His wife is scheduled to deliver their baby on Wednesday.
Reasoner didn’t practice on Monday. Also out: Ilya Kovalchuk, who was accompanying his wife and their new baby son home from the hospital, and Mathieu Schneider, who at 39 gets a day off whenever he feels the need. Colby Armstrong left practice early to get treatment for an injury. All three are expected to play Tuesday night.
Reasoner fills a lot of key roles for the Thrashers. With him out on Sunday, Rich Peverley played 2:11 on the penalty kill, Todd White 2:07 and Chris Thorburn played 1:04.
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By Jim
February 10, 2009 9:13 AM | Link to this
Why not start re-building now? Donnie Brilliance still maintains that our playoff hopes are alive. Still has no clue. We’re far closer to 49% of the ping pong balls than spot #8. Why not start the house cleaning early and give Lavallee, Kulda, Sterling and others are real test right now. We’d all prefer to see some hustling kids trying to prove themselves than the current pansies going through the motions. At the end of the season Esposito and Paquette should also be given the “free look”, which I seem to recall is 8 games.
By Buzilla in CT
February 10, 2009 2:16 PM | Link to this
2nd?
By Tony C.
February 10, 2009 3:47 PM | Link to this
‘ZILLA-
This is the blog you CAN be 1st on.
Jim-Because we want to shop the vets.
Knobes Hoffman news???
By ranallo10 (in AT)
February 10, 2009 4:23 PM | Link to this
Tony C. — He mentioned it two blogs back…
“BTW, I’ve been asked on the blog about Mike Hoffman. Here is the answer, courtesy of a conversation today with Anderson. Hoffman hurt his hand again (it was broken here in the preseason, and then he hurt the tendons in Chicago). He has played in 38 of 51 games, but even when in his minutes have been somewhat limited.”
By Alan
February 10, 2009 4:33 PM | Link to this
Pretty sure I and someone else responded to that inquiry on yesterday’s blog, too.
By Jim
February 10, 2009 4:35 PM | Link to this
Zilla- Someone pointed out that the guys that we are supposedly shopping- Schneider, Exelby, Christensen, Perrin, have been “aging” long enough for all GMs to know them. If we start unloading early, we won’t get scooped by the Isles and others who will be offloading as we are.
By kracker
February 10, 2009 6:27 PM | Link to this
Ummm…Blue Light Special at Blueland? C’mon, it’s a good GM to GM conversation starter.