Author Archive for Chris Telford
I grew up in Atlanta and have played hockey all my life. I look forward to learning how to be a good blogger and give Thrashers fans and others another outlet to read about the team.
Thrashers Acquire Byfuglien From Blackhawks
Quite the day today huh? The Thrashers gave up the 24th and 54th picks in the draft, Marty Reasoner and prospect Jeremy Morin for Dustin Byfuglien, Brent Sopel, Ben Eager and prospect Akim Aliu. That is a lot of information to take in right there! Initial Thoughts: I like it… the Thrashers add quite a [...]
Thrashers Fall to the Buffalo Millers 2-1 in OT
The Thrashers failed to have their first back to back wins in quite a while, but it was not for a lack of trying. The Thrash played a very good game and were stymied again and again by one Ryan Miller.
Thrashers Winning Despite Not Yet Playing Their Best Hockey
The Thrashers have posted an 8-3-2 record for the month of November. The penalty kill and the goaltending are easily the biggest reason for that. They keep winning games, but I think the best hockey out of this team has not been played yet.
The Thrash Shoots for 5 in a Row Against the Bruins
The Thrashers are riding a 4 game win streak into tonights matchup against the Bruins at Philips Arena.
Thrashers Stop the Blueshirts 5-3. Shoot for 3 in a Row Tonight
The Thrashers played quite well in the return of Captain Kovalchuk last night and skated away with a 5-3 victory. Tonight they look for 3 wins in a row at home against Kopitar and the Kings.
Big Weekend For The Thrash
The Thrashers play tonight on Long Island and tomorrow at home against the Blues. They have been a better team then their record indicates and this weekend to start making the record match the level of play.
Thrashers October In Review: The Good, Bad and Ugly
October was an odd month for the Thrashers as they played the fewest games in the NHL and played several very good teams. Here is the good, bad and ugly from the first month of the season.
Kovalchuk Out 2-4 Weeks…Here Is Why It Will Be A Good Thing
It was announced earlier today that Ilya Kovalchuk broke a small bone in his foot and will be out 2-4 weeks. I think this will be tough, but overall, a good thing for the team.
Flukes and Goaltending are Thrashers Downfall Once Again…Kovalchuk Hurt
The Thrashers are now officially on the first losing streak of the season after late game comebacks that came up short in the last two games. Tonight was a 4-3 loss to the Sharks.
Thrashers Have a Bad Game, Pavelec Steals a Point
It was not a very good night for most of the Thrashers. Ondrej Pavelec was an exception to that as he played exceptional.
Special Teams Wins One For The Thrashers In Jersey
Not often can I say that the PK unit won us a game, but that was, in fact, the case tonight in New Jersey where the Thrashers took a 4-2 victory to go to 3-1-0 on the season.
Thrashers Finally Start Playing Some Games After 80 Year Training Camp
At least it has seemed like that long! Finally, after playing just three games since the regular season kicked off the Thrashers will really get things going starting tonight in New Jersey.
Thrashers Down The Blues, Sens Up Next
The Thrashers went into St. Louis and got a 4-2 win in the Blues home opener.
Thrash at Blues News and Notes
Game 2 is FINALLY happening tonight after 5 longs days since the season opener. Tonight the Thrashers take on the St. Louis Blues at the Scottrade Center.
Musings On The Thrashers 6-3 Win Over The Lightning
The Thrashers opened the 2009-10 season in much the same way as last season, with a win in a very high scoring game.
Game 1 Preview: Thrash Vs. Lightning
The first game of 82 is upon us and it also happens to be the home opener. Tonight The Thrashers take on the Lightning in the first of 6 meetings this season.
Thrashers Claim Christoph Schubert Off Waivers From Senators
In a somewhat interesting move it was announced that the Thrash has claimed Christoph Schubert off re-entry waivers from the Ottawa Senators.
Thrashers Name 2009-10 Captains
Press Release: The Atlanta Thrashers have announced their captains for the 2009-10 season. Ilya Kovalchuk, who was named Captain on Jan. 11, 2009, will begin his first full season in that role. Forwards Colby Armstrong and Vyacheslav Kozlov return as Alternate Captains and are joined by defensemen Zach Bogosian and Ron Hainsey.
