Thrashers Team Report
(Thu, 20 Nov 2008 01:00:08 PST)

You can't expect to win a hockey game when you only play the final 20 minutes. And that's exactly what the Thrashers did Sunday night in Philadelphia.

After managing 11 shots for the first two periods, including just four in the opening stanza, Atlanta was fortunate to be trailing only 3-1. If not for Johan Hedberg, the score easily could have, and probably should have, been much worse.

Apparently, the Thrashers had let their five-game winning streak go to their collective heads. Or perhaps it was Antero Nittymaki who got into their heads. The Flyers' goalie has now beat Atlanta in 11 straight games. That's domination.

Even when Atlanta managed to find a way to climb back into the game with two goals during a 21-shot third period, they then quickly found a way to...

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(Mon, 17 Nov 2008 11:36:20 PST)
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Sunday's three stars: Lupul puts the lid on Thrashers
(Sun, 16 Nov 2008 23:10:34 PST)
No. 1 star: Joffrey Lupul, Philadelphia Flyers The line of Simon Gagne-Mike Richards-Mike Knuble helped account...

Flyers end Thrashers' winning steak at 5 games
(Sun, 16 Nov 2008 21:54:03 PST)
Philadelphia goalie Antero Niittymaki can't explain the reason for his perfect record against the Atlanta Thrashers, but he does know why the Flyers are back on the winning track. Niittymaki made 29 saves and Joffrey Lupul scored the go-ahead goal in the third period to help the Flyers snap the Thrashers' five-game winning streak with a 4-3 victory Sunday night.

Great Odin's raven! The Burgundy Thrashers’ critical season
(Sat, 15 Nov 2008 09:42:07 PST)
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(Fri, 14 Nov 2008 22:56:08 PST)
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(Fri, 14 Nov 2008 15:52:04 PST)
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(Fri, 14 Nov 2008 10:55:24 PST)
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Kovalchuk respects Semin's Crosby critique, considers future
(Fri, 14 Nov 2008 07:26:57 PST)
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(Thu, 13 Nov 2008 08:41:04 PST)
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Thrashers recall G Pavelec
(Wed, 12 Nov 2008 16:01:02 PST)
Two days after being assigned to the minors, Ondrej Pavelec on Wednesday was recalled from Chicago of the American Hockey League by the Atlanta Thrashers.

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(Wed, 12 Nov 2008 15:48:53 PST)
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(Wed, 12 Nov 2008 12:36:19 PST)
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(Wed, 12 Nov 2008 07:04:10 PST)
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(Mon, 10 Nov 2008 15:26:38 PST)
Mats Sundin is weighing if, when and where to return this season, but former teammate Mathieu Schneider has knows returning in midseason is not going to be easy.

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(Sun, 09 Nov 2008 21:43:56 PST)
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(Sun, 09 Nov 2008 11:40:45 PST)
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(Fri, 07 Nov 2008 22:48:07 PST)
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Thrashers assign LW Sterling to minors
(Fri, 07 Nov 2008 12:10:01 PST)
The Atlanta Thrashers on Friday assigned left wing Brett Sterling to Chicago of the American Hockey League.

Kozlov leads Thrashers past Islanders 4-3
(Thu, 06 Nov 2008 19:55:27 PST)
Slava Kozlov was pleased that the Atlanta Thrashers responded to coach John Anderson's fiery talk between the second and third periods. "We was very upset with the way we were working, and if we keep playing like that, we weren't going to win," Kozlov said. "He has a lot of patience, but once in a while, he will get upset like that." Kozlov scored twice, and Tobias Enstrom had the deciding goal...

Schneider expected to miss 3 games
(Thu, 06 Nov 2008 17:48:55 PST)
Atlanta defenseman Mathieu Schneider missed the Thrashers' game against the New York Islanders on Thursday night because of a hip flexor injury. General manager Don Waddell said Schneider was injured in a light morning practice and isn't expected to join the team on a two-game road trip to Buffalo and Carolina.