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Thrashers end their season

Thrashers end the season.

Sally Cersosimo, of Stone Mountain, won the 'Seventh Man' award given to a fan by the Thrashers. In doing so, she got to pick the jersey of her choice from a Thrashers player, she picked Ilya Kovalchuk's, who can be seen skating off in the background. He signed the jersey for her.

Thrashers player Colby Armstrong (19) breaks the 1-1 tie in the third period.

Thrashers fan Jake Cohn, of Chamblee, shows his spirit.

Thrasher's player Jim Slater (foreground) celebrates a empty net goal in the third period, to make the score 3-1. The Thrashers won the game, 4-1.

Thrasher's Chris Thorburn tries to get a puck in on Tampa goalie Mike Smith in the second period, but he did not.

At the end of the game, Thrasher players gave the game jerseys they wore during the last game of the season to random season ticket holders. Here, Vyacheslav Kozlov (left) and team captain Bobby Holik give their jerseys away.

Thrasher's Bobby Holik tries to slow down Tampa's Mathieu Darche.

In a pre-game presentation, Thrashers Eric Perrin received the 2008 Dan Snyder Memorial Trophy, presented by Snyder's parents, Graham and LuAnn Snyder. Dan Snyder died in a car accident in 2003.

Thrasher's Jim Slater makes an empty net goal in the third period. In the background is Tampa Bay's Filip Kuba on the ice.

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Sally Cersosimo, of Stone Mountain, won the 'Seventh Man' award given to a fan by the Thrashers. In doing so, she got to pick the jersey of her choice from a Thrashers player, she picked Ilya Kovalchuk's, who can be seen skating off in the background. He signed the jersey for her.

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