Amazing.

Mobileblog. Who the crap is this team!?!? 10 11 goals in two games. Maybe moving Doogie was the cure?


EDIT: Still working the kinks out of phone blogging.

Gameday vs. Leafs

Seems the vets did all descend upon the Don and make something happen. This is a good thing. They're showing ownership, and are taking initiative. They really do care!

Jason Williams' comments to the ajc don't make me feel all warm and fuzzy, but I can't really explain why.

“It’s just one of those things,” Williams said. “He’s a very skilled guy, plays a lot of minutes. Sometimes he tries to do things on his own. He’s got the skill and the talent to do that. For some reason, him and I playing together didn’t click. There’s still a lot of guys in that dressing room that he’ll have fun playing with and hopefully they can make it click. If he has someone to get him that puck, he’s going to score a lot of goals.

“For both organizations, I think it’s better.”

It just.... don't make me feel good.


Does anyone remember any of these?

11.25.08
6-3

12.22.08
6-2

12.30.08
4-3

How 'bout this buckethead?

I don't know why I dislike Ian White - I just do. Much like I dislike Scott Hartnell.

Can we at least play for pride tonight, boys?

From the yahoo.com preview of the game:

Friday’s game will feature two of the league’s worst defenses and two of its worst penalty-killing units.

Yea. Thanks for that.

The Leafs suck on the back end of consecutive nights. If we can work 'em up and make 'em take stupid penalties, our guys are gonna roll.

Go Thrashers.

Should I Stay or Should I Go, Part 3

The Khaluha line!

13 LW Slava Kozlov (A)

Pros: Great leader; Great hockey sense; Workhorse player; Incredibly consistent; Solid shootout performer; Member of the most effective Thrasher line this year; On pace for a career-high in PPGs; Re-signed in Atlanta in '07, though he probably could've gone elsewhere; Has his name on the Cup. Twice.

Cons: Getting older (36)

I may be a victim of misunderstanding stats here, but I can't really see a lot of down side with Slava. He's a solid veteran presence, a consistent performer, and probably lends a lot of credibility to the Thrashers organization as a whole. Even if there was a total & complete meltdown next year, he would have excellent value as trade bait.

Verdict: Stay.

12 C Todd White

Pros: No longer "squeezably soft"; Not currently overpaid; Solid work ethic; Good for 17:00-18:00 minutes per night; dependable third/second-line center

Cons: Looked a little pricey for a 40pt/year guy until this year

Todd White is a solid hockey player. His contract might scare some trade partners away, but as long as this line keeps up the pace, that shouldn't be a problem.

Verdict: Stay.

10 RW Bryan Little

Pros: '07-08 Calder Cup winner under HC Johnny A; Excellent hockey sense; Offensive-minded, but not at the expense of his defensive game; Rose to the NHL pretty rapidly; Hard-working & energetic

Cons: (still looking)

I read somewhere that "Bryan Little is the real deal." Yes. Yes he is. In a perfect world, he would be Kovy's linemate (with, oh, I dunno, maybe a Marc Savard-type centering them). Lock him up.

No, you lock him up.

Verdict: Stay.

About Last Night...

Not really what I wanted to see after the 8 goal debacle, but let's call it an acceptable loss. Some things I noticed:

- Pevs likes to go to the net. This is good.
- The possibility for chemstry with Pevs & Kovy is good (unlike the recently departed Jason Williams; you can read between the lines here, courtesy Laura @ Wazzupwitchu?).
- Boris has not made many friends on the Senators.
- Some good sustained offensive pressure at many points during the game.
- Didn't get a chance to watch, had to listen to Dan & Ex. Ex has a future in broadcasting, I believe (I don't wanna hear any "he should get started" remarks from the back of the class, let's be nice to Ex - he is injured, after all).

Later, we'll have SISOSIG, part III.

Should I Stay Or Should I Go, Part 2

Continuing the theme, I give you tonight's top line, left to right:

17 LW Ilya Kovalchuck (C)

Pros: 500 points in 500 games; unbelievable slapshot; even more amazing wrist shot; the celebrations:


Cons: Tends to cheat a little defensively.

Verdict: Stay.
Please, please, please for the love of hockey in this town, Stay.


47 C Rich Peverley

Pros: Almost a point-per-game in 4 years in the AHL; rated among the top 20 Preds prospects by HockeysFuture.com (great interview with the magnificent Holly Gunning to be found here); all stats point to a possible top scoring forward

Cons: "Knock, knock"
"Who's there?"
"Rich Peverley"
"Ummm.... who?"

Other than lack of name recognition, Peverley looks like a keeper. An RFA with a cap hit this year of $244,000, and 2 more years at roughly $500,00 each, Pevs looks like a forward who cold find space on not only this roster, but some others as well (ooooh, trade bait!).

Verdict: Stay.

20 LW Colby Armstrong

Pros: Great locker room guy; fan favorite (rumor has it, some Pens fans cried when they learned of Army's trade); has at least 20g/20a potential; pretty chippy, likes to agitate, but in a good way; massive hits; just a ton of fun to watch.

Cons: Still prone to making "young guy" mistakes; hasn't had a consistent enough role to establish an identity.

A hard hitter, a point-producer, fan-favorite, and locker room glue. As long as he likes Atlanta, I'll have him.

Verdict: Stay.

Tonights game v. Sens: The team we love to hate, the only team in the league more depressing to watch (c'mon, those preseason expectations were at least a little higher than 34pts at the midpoint). We can leapfrog 'em with a regulation win, boys. All eyes on Pevs. And Little. And Bogo. All hands on deck, full speed ahead.

Go Thrashers.