ajc.com - 1/5/2009
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The one real bright spot of the Thrashers’ season walked up the tunnel to the locker room with 5:12 left in the second period Sunday. When the Thrashers returned to their bench for the third period, goal-scoring leader Bryan Little wasn’t with them. Little’s contused ribs weren’t just painful to ...
thepensblog.blogspot.com - 1/7/2009
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One win changes nothing. Two wins change(s) nothing.
Let's face it. Winning this game is like beating...
Jim Abbott in rock-paper-scissors. But it has lifted some spirits: So plan the parade route. PUCK HUFFERS A great blog that ...
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No Jacket Required. PENS WIN.
tampabaysportsblog.blogspot.com - 1/5/2009
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It's been two years since the Tampa Bay
Lightning won a game in Atlanta. That changed Sunday...
when the Lightning got two goals from Martin St. Louis and Goalie Mike Smith came within 21 seconds of a shutout in route to a 4-1 thrashing of Atlanta...
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Bolts Win the Battle of the Worst in SE Division
ajc.com - 1/6/2009
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Skating without their top goal scorer will be
tough, but it might be just what the Thrashers...
need to prove themselves a team. The Thrashers looked flat-footed and out of sync in a 4-1 loss to Tampa Bay Sunday. To make matters worse, they lost Bryan ...
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Thrashers prepare for possible life without Little
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Does Anyone Care In Atlanta?
KK Hockey —
... lack of effort. The Thrashers supposedly were trying for their first two-game winning streak since the first half of November. But their coach wasn’t sure they were trying.
“Our give-a-crap level was like at zero,” Anderson said. “After we have a big win [Friday] against Vancouver, against a real good hockey team, we throw that game. I’ve got to question whether anybody cares in that locker room. That’s a joke.”
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Sunday's three stars: A Wild franchise first for Backstrom
Puck Daddy —
... Dishonorable mention: Montreal (0-for-5 Sunday) has failed to convert its last 15 power-play opportunities and is one for its last 22 over a five-game span. … Atlanta coach John Anderson called the Thrashers' effort "a joke" and measured his team's "give-a-crap level" at right around zero. ...
Empty Netter Assists - Eastern Conference - 1-5-09
Empty Netters —
... -After the game, Thrashers coach John Anderson questioned his team's crap-giving level. No really. Anderson said, "Our give-a-crap level was like at zero. I’ve got to question whether anybody cares in that locker room. That’s a joke." ...
About the Thrashers - 1-6-09
Empty Netters —
... -This isn't just a must-win for the Penguins, the Thrashers need a victory badly as well. Atlanta coach John Anderson completely ripped his team's effort after Sunday's loss saying, "Our give-a-crap level was like at zero. I’ve got to question whether anybody cares in that
locker room. That’s a joke." ...
Newsmakers in the NHL: Penguins Finally End Losing Streak
FanHouse —
... I don't know what the Thrashers give-a-crap level was at, but the Penguins certainly kicked their give-a-crap level up a few notches as they snapped a five-game losing streak with a ...
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Hurricanes 3, Lightning 2 —
NYT > Hockey 1/4/2009
TAMPA, Fla. (AP) -- Joni Pitkanen and Justin Williams each had a goal and an assist, and the Carolina Hurricanes rallied from an early two-goal deficit for a 3-2 victory over the Tampa Bay Lightning on Saturday night. >
Lightning 4, Thrashers 1 —
NYT > Hockey 1/5/2009
ATLANTA (AP) -- Martin St. Louis scored twice, and Mike Smith made 27 saves to help the Tampa Bay Lightning move out of last place in the Southeast Division with a 4-1 victory over the Atlanta Thrashers on Sunday night. >