ajc.com - 12/23/2008
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A day after the longest night of the year, Atlanta’s hockey team took a long winter’s nap. The Thrashers slept soundly in front of a Philips Arena crowd announced as 16,413 people, and with the lamp behind their net lighting half a dozen times. They lost 6-2 to a Toronto Maple Leafs team whose ...
fromtherink.com - 12/22/2008
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fromtherink.com —
The prices keep getting cheaper and cheaper for
tickets. For five years I purchased full season tickets....
In most years it was my primary entertainment expenditure. To have NHL season tickets was a dream of mine since I was a 15-year-old kid ...
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Atlanta: A case study in how to kill a fan base
community.post-gazette.com - 12/18/2008
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community.post-gazette.com —
A preview of the Thrashers . Record: 10-16-4
Leading Scorer: Ilya Kovalchuk, 31 points (11 goals, 20...
assists). Last Game: 4-1 win at Ottawa Tuesday . Former Penguins forward Colby Armstrong scored two goals. Last Game against the ...
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About the Thrashers - 12-18-08
ajc.com - 12/26/2008
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ajc.com —
Thrashers general manager Don Waddell faces a lot
of challenges: Improving a 12-18-4 team that stands 13th...
of 15 in the NHL’s Eastern Conference, selling tickets and sponsorships during a recession and giving fans a reason to think something will ...
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Q&A w/ Thrashers GM Don Waddell
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Empty Netter Assists - Eastern Conference - 12-23-08
Empty Netters —
... Ray Shero.
-The Senators are about to start an eight-game road trip.
-Ottawa defenseman Filip Kuba is dealing with a suspected groin injury.
-Since they're in first place, the Bruins aren't going to rush injured forward Patrice Bergeron (right) back into the lineup.
-Toronto goaltender Curtis Joseph cares not for the "R" word.
Southeast Division
-The Thrashers were outworked by the Maple Leafs last night.
-Atlanta forward Marty Reasoner is dealing ...
Atlanta at New York 7pm Msg+
NEW YORK ISLANDER FAN CENTRAL —
Atlanta Journal Constitution: Mike Knobler recapped the Thrashers ugly 6-2 loss to Toronto on Monday, Keri Lehtonen played in goal but will not be in net tonight according to the paper. ...
Atlanta incoming: Please, for Christmas, just one win?
Lighthouse Hockey —
... . This time, an Islanders win wouldn't pull them even with the Thrashers -- despite their ugly home loss to Toronto last night. But it would pull the Isles ahead of Tampa Bay. Oh, and end this wee losing streak they're on. So there. ...
NNN: We've Got the Pogge Fever
Pension Plan Puppets —
... I really liked was this:
Cumulative Damage: Players on the ice for 4 Against: Kovalchuk, Reasoner 3 Against: Oystrick, Schneider Thorburn
Toronto counterattacked well twice when Kovalchuk had controlled the play in the Leafs zone, and it's nice to see Thorburn hung out to dry after his hit on the new look "decent player" Jason Blake during the last Leafs-Thrashers meeting.
The Atlanta Journal-Constitution had this to say about last night's game:
Where ...
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community.post-gazette.com 12/21/2008 —
Friday's post with pictures from an EN reader in Atlanta prompted a Thrashers fan to e-mail us with some background information on the lack of fans at Philips Arena:
" Basically, I wanted to comment on the above referenced blog post ...
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NYT > Hockey 12/23/2008
ATLANTA (AP) -- Matt Stajan scored two goals, including an empty-netter, and rookie goaltender Justin Pogge won his NHL debut in the Toronto Maple Leafs' second straight victory, 6-2 over the Atlanta Thrashers on Monday night. >
