2009 NHL Awards voting
From The Rink — ... 10. Michael Frolik, FLA 12 (0-1-1-0-0) 11. Mikhail Grabovski, TOR 8 (0-0-0-2-2) 12. Zach Bogosian, ATL 7 (0-0-0-1-4) 13. Chris Butler, BUF 5 (0-0-1-0-0) ...

Atlanta Thrashers 2009 Draft: Summary and Analysis
Sports Page Atlanta — ... Perhaps the next Ray Sheppard. I grew up watching Ray Sheppard--the guy had AHL foot speed but elite NHL hands. I can't tell you how many times I watched Sheppard make a perflect deflection right around in front of the net or bat a fluttering rebound out of the air like a baseball player. Morin is not going to carry the puck end-to-end and score but he could be a power play monster. (Thrashers connection: hails from upstate New York also home to Zach Bogosian) ...

2009 NHL Draft: Interview with Dan Marr, Thrashers Director of Scouting
Sports Page Atlanta — ... DM:  We think he’s under rated. He plays in a Geulph where the players must play strictly within the system. There are no "green lights" that allow you the freedom to do want want with the puck. But he has great feet. He’s big and strong and tough. Nobody is going to gain an edge on him—in a one-on-one battle he would give Zach Bogosian a rough time. ...

Avalanche Sign Kyle Cumiskey, Justin Mercier
Mile High Hockey — ... , signed a contract with a cap hit of $3.475 million and the #3 pick, Zach Bogosian, has a cap hit of $3.375. So, figure...what, $3.6 million for Duchene? Oh, and for what it's worth, both of those players made their teams out of training camp. ...

Blotto Von Drinkmore Ticket Package Suggestions
Sports Page Atlanta — ... Buy One Get One! Purchase one seat for this fantastic ticket package and receive another seat absolutely free! Invite a friend and introduce them to 2008 first round draft pick and budding star, number 4, Zach Bogosian. As an extra added bonus those that purchase this package will have the opportunity to meet some of the greatest #4s to ever play the game. Hall of Famers Kevin Lowe, Jean Beliveau, Scott Stevens and the incredible Bobby Orr! Meet and greet for package purchasers only! ...

Summer in the Southeast Division
Japers' Rink — ... , and Zach Bogosian gives the team quality on the blue line (especially considering Bogosian and Enstrom are still developing) and should give the team an asset to move at the trade deadline to help with their continuing rebuild, similar to what the team did with ...

The Southeast Division's Top Ten Defensemen
Japers' Rink — ... 4. Zach Bogosian (Atlanta Thrashers) Can Zach Bogosian be this high on the list already, just 47 games into his NHL career? Yep. From January on, the rookie had nine goals, ten assists and a plus-14 rating (for the Thrashers, mind you) in 38 games played. Pro rate those numbers and you're looking at a 19-goal/21-assist/plus-30 rookie campaign. He played against the toughest competition of all Atlanta defensemen at five-on-five and had 67 hits and 50 blocked shots in those 47 games... and he just turned ...

Improving the Thrashers Penalty Kill: Stay out of the Box
Sports Page Atlanta — ... 's departure could be the biggest gain for the Thrashers in terms of cutting down on PIMs against. The key will be how Zach Bogosian handles playing more minutes against the top scoring forwards in the NHL. If Bogosian can contribute solid defense and stay out of the box that could save the Thrashers some goals against just by keeping them off the PK. ...

Can the Thrashers Afford Nik Zherdev?
Sports Page Atlanta — ... The crucial thing is whether you think Zach Bogosian will earn all of his $2.5 million bonus incentive clauses or not. The $48.4 million cap number cited above does include all the bonus money. However, some of those bonus clauses are very tough to earn, so it is unlikely that they will all kick in. ...

Should Evander Kane Play in the NHL or WHL?
Sports Page Atlanta — ... Zach Bogosian--suffered broken leg on seemingly innocent play and missed 35 games. Looked decent early and then really turned it up in the last 30 games. ...

Atlanta Thrashers 2009-2010 Season Preview
Sports Page Atlanta — ... of 8 other playoff teams. The Thrashers power play finished 11th in PP%--which was better than 9 other playoff teams. They scored 257 goals despite the fact that the 1st line severely under performed during the first half. Kovalchuk was passing too much, Jason Williams didn't play Coach Anderson's system and Eric Christensen left his confidence in Pittsburgh. Kovalchuk caught on fire after being named Captain and ripped off a furious 2nd half. Zach Bogosian and ...

2009-10 NHL Season Preview: Atlanta Thrashers
From The Rink — ... 's health is going to be a major factor in any playoff push the Thrashers make (he enters the season attempting to return from back surgery). Expect Anderson to begin to lean heavily on 19-year-old blueliner Zach Bogosian on the back end, as Atlanta desperately needs him to build on the progress he made late last season and make the Thrashers zone more difficult to play in. ...

Why Evander Kane Should Play in the NHL in 2009 - 2010
Sports Page Atlanta — ... , and Zach Bogosian as examples; each was injured their first season. How have they fared so far? ...

The Official "On the Forecheck" Fantasy Hockey League draft is complete
On the Forecheck — ... 9. (100) Ilya Bryzgalov - G 10. (117) Ray Emery - G 11. (124) Zach Bogosian - D 12. (141) Paul Martin - D ...

Thrashers - Nashville Home Game Analysis
Sports Page Atlanta — Defense Ice Time 22:46 Zach Bogosian 22:05 Pavel Kubina 20:41 Tobias Enstrom 17:25 Nathan Oystrick 17:03 Boris Valabik 15:28 Mark Popovic     Forward Ice Time 20:39 Ilya Kovalchuk 17:04 Bryan Little 16:45 Evander Kane 16:04 Nik Antropov 15:03 Rich Peverley 13:38 Chris Thorburn ...

Canes Country Clash - Southeast Division, 2009-10
Canes Country — ... this year. Throughout the lineup, there are bright spots surrounded by not-so-bright ones. Bryan Little and Kovalchuk are top-flight forwards, while newcomer Nik Antropov brings size and the ability to take over a game, even if it came way too expensively (an average of more than $4 million a year for the next four seasons). But the rest of the group are either too old or too average to inspire excitement. The defense has the potential to be good if prospects Zach Bogosian and Boris Valabik can play beyond their years, while ...

Thrashers Salary Cap Number Near $50 Million
Sports Page Atlanta — ... Another unknown are performance bonuses for players on Entry Level Contracts (ELC). In the case of Zach Bogosian and ...

Thrashers Offense Carries Team to Opening Night Win
Sports Page Atlanta — ... Tobias Enstrom 23.83 15.3 46.0 -30.7 Zach Bogosian 20.63 21.1 45.8 -24.7 ...

Game #2: Thrashers At Blues
Sports Page Atlanta — ... , none of whom were with the Thrashers when we last played St. Louis on November 30, 2008. Zach Bogosian missed that game as well due to a broken leg. Our roster looks significantly different from that point last year--in fact, only 12 of 20 starters (ignoring scratched players) from the last game will play tonight. ...

Thrashers Play Like a Team, Beat Blues 4-2
Bird Watchers Anonymous — ... 0:00 0:00 6:35 Zach Bogosian D 0 0 0 -1 1 ...

Senators fight to a 4-2 victory over Thrashers
Silver Seven — ... lay out Zach Bogosian, and then Bogosian--rather impressively--got right back up and laid out  ...

Game #3: Thrashers Suffer 1st Loss in Ottawa
Sports Page Atlanta — ... 1 1 2 20:22 1:47 2:33     24:42 -18.2 3.41 Zach Bogosian 0 0 -1 2 20:17 ...

New Jersey Devils Continue to Struggle at Home, Lose 4-2 to Atlanta Thrashers
In Lou We Trust — ... The Devils got a gift of a power play at 15:42 when Zach Bogosian went off for holding.  At this point, Jamie Langenbrunner proceeded to have a terrible, awful, no good, very bad shift that may have cost the Devils a potential comeback.  After lazily missing an easy pass that went out of the zone, Langenbrunner completely missed the net on a shot on the next  go-around.  The puck bounced out of the zone and right to the Thrashers, who went on to create chaos and shots in front of Marty Brodeur, who for some reason, felt it necessary to ...

Game 5 Recap: Someone Call Ted. Thrashers Bag Buffalo, 4-2.
Sports Page Atlanta — ... That's all. Just 13 of 15 draws won. And an assist, just because he could. He's still dispensing, just from the faceoff circle. Legs Were Moving. There's been hustle in back to back games! Franchise Record. 4-1-0 is the Thrashers' best start ever. Moose. He was on this evening.   Bad Dumb Penalties Late in the Game. Zach Bogosian & Christoph Schubert both took some pretty ...

Hockey News Give Bogosian Some Love
Sports Page Atlanta — ... We Trust - 13 comments Senators fight to a 4-2 victory over Thrashers Oct 2009 from Silver Seven - 2 comments The Southeast Division's Top Ten Defensemen Jul 2009 from Japers' Rink - 240 comments Avalanche Sign Kyle Cumiskey, Justin Mercier Jul 2009 from Mile High Hockey - 9 comments Recap - Thrashers 5, Capitals 1 Mar 2009 from Japers' Rink - 129 comments Read More: Zach Bogosian (D - ATL) , Atlanta Thrashers Comments Display: Join the community and ...

Hockey's Future Ranks Thrashers Prospects 6th in NHL
Sports Page Atlanta — ... My chief complaint about the organizational rankings is their criteria for what constitutes a prospect. The Top 5 for most NHL teams contain a player who is no longer a prospect but a full fledged NHL player. In the Thrashers case, they count Zach Bogosian as a prospect despite the fact that he spent 100% of the 2008-09 season in the NHL. Because of his injury, Bogosian finished just below their NHL games played cut off. ...

Olympics Watch: Americans off to hot starts
From The Rink — ... DET  12 1 5 6 -1 9 Zach Bogosian  ATL  10 5 1 ...

Gameday: Thrashers Host Blue Jackets, Rich Peverley Shall Lead Them
Sports Page Atlanta — ... in support of a prostate cancer awareness campaign the team calls "MOvember". What mustaches have to do with prostate cancer, I can't really be certain. What I DO know is anything that brings us the return of the HCJA ‘stache cannot be a bad thing. (EDIT: http://us.movember.com is where you can find out more about mustaches & fighting cancer; check out the Thrashers site for information on player & coach participation, and pics of Zach Bogosian lookin all Dread Pirate Roberts.) Behold, and ...

Gameday: Thrashers Host Blue Jackets, Rich Peverley Shall Lead Them
Bird Watchers Anonymous — ... and coaches are growing mustaches in support of a prostate cancer awareness campaign the team calls "MOvember". What mustaches have to do with prostate cancer, I can't really be certain. What I DO know is anything that brings us the return of the HCJA ‘stache cannot be a bad thing. (EDIT: http://us.movember.com is where you can find out more about mustaches & fighting cancer; check out the Thrashers site for information on player & coach participation, and pics of Zach Bogosian lookin all Dread Pirate Roberts.) Behold, and ...

Thrashers participating in MOvember
From The Rink — Scary 'stache for a 19-year-old on Mr. Zach Bogosian: Atlanta Thrashers Fans, join Thrashers Zach Bogosian, Mark Popovic and Jim Slater and coaches John Anderson, Randy Cunneyworth and Todd Nelson on their MOvember journeys! Any other teams taking part in this?

Islanders Gameday: Thrashers fly in; Bergy keeps plugging
Lighthouse Hockey — ... Of course, the one guy who is a stud no matter who his teammates are, defenseman Zach Bogosian, has as many goals as John Tavares. ...

Islanders 6, Thrashers 3: Off-the-schneid goals overfloweth
Lighthouse Hockey — ... let Thrashers phenom Zach Bogosian tie it on a weak stick-side goal (a favor Pavelec would return early in the 2nd for ...

Thrashers Poor Play Sinking Playoff Chances
Sports Page Atlanta — ... is a big problem. Zach Bogosian has really stepped up his offensive contributions with Kovalchuk out of the lineup. But Kozlov has been Missing In Action night after night. He needs to lower that shoulder and drive to the net more. He needs stop passing up shot opportunities and that puck. I've seen Kozlov do these things in the past, either Father Time has finally caught up to Kozlov or he just isn't working hard enough. ...

Thrashers Poor Play Sinking Playoff Chances
Bird Watchers Anonymous — ... is a big problem. Zach Bogosian has really stepped up his offensive contributions with Kovalchuk out of the lineup. But Kozlov has been Missing In Action night after night. He needs to lower that shoulder and drive to the net more. He needs stop passing up shot opportunities and that puck. I've seen Kozlov do these things in the past, either Father Time has finally caught up to Kozlov or he just isn't working hard enough. ...

"I Got A Gun, Let's Go to a Broadway Show!" Atlanta Thrashers vs. New York Rangers
Sports Page Atlanta — ... -         Don Brashear is returning after a four game absence with a bruised hand. In other news, Zach Bogosian swears he has no idea where the roll of Reynolds Wrap in his locker came from. ...

"I Got A Gun, Let's Go to a Broadway Show!" Atlanta Thrashers vs. New York Rangers
Bird Watchers Anonymous — ... -         Don Brashear is returning after a four game absence with a bruised hand. In other news, Zach Bogosian swears he has no idea where the roll of Reynolds Wrap in his locker came from. ...

Recap: Thrashers Beat Blueshirts 5-3
Bird Watchers Anonymous — ... mso-tstyle-colband-size:0; mso-style-noshow:yes; mso-style-parent:""; mso-padding-alt:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; mso-para-margin:0in; mso-para-margin-bottom:.0001pt; mso-pagination:widow-orphan; font-size:10.0pt; font-family:"Times New Roman"; mso-ansi-language:#0400; mso-fareast-language:#0400; mso-bidi-language:#0400;} Thoughts from last night's game: Ilya Kovalchuk came back! He had 3 points! Ryan Callahan & Zach Bogosian should be okay as long as they play on the same team for the ...

Recap: Thrashers Beat Blueshirts 5-3
Sports Page Atlanta — ... & Zach Bogosian should be okay as long as they play on the same team for the Olympics. ...

Kings Gameday: None More Excited
Battle of California — ... guy who shit his pants playing rugby. Then there are their goaltenders, who I mostly love.  I love Kari Lehtonen so much I take him in fantasy hockey every single Goddamn time I play and then he gets hurt.  I love Ondrej Pavelec because of his name.  Pavelec, teehee!  Johan Hedberg can go to Hell, though. I love Tobias Enstrom because he's an Eastern Conference Marc-Edouard Vlasic.  I love Zach Bogosian because he's American.  I love Evander Kane ...

Gameday: Kings Roll Into Phillips, Thrashers Ready
Sports Page Atlanta — ... Quick was yanked after giving up 3 third period goals in Chicago and was benched for the Kings' 5-2 win over Carolina on Wednesday. Quick has a .867 save percentage and 3.00 GAA over his last 4 games. Speaking of the win in Carolina, waiver-wire pickup Randy Jones picked up a goal, an assist, and quite a few new nicknames over at Battle of California in his first game as a King. Draft classmates and fellow defensemen Zach Bogosian and Drew Doughty line up against each other for the ...

Gameday: Kings Roll Into Phillips, Thrashers Ready
Bird Watchers Anonymous — ... Quick in net for LA tonight. Quick was yanked after giving up 3 third period goals in Chicago and was benched for the Kings' 5-2 win over Carolina on Wednesday. Quick has a .867 save percentage and 3.00 GAA over his last 4 games. Speaking of the win in Carolina, waiver-wire pickup Randy Jones picked up a goal, an assist, and quite a few new nicknames over at Battle of California in his first game as a King. Draft classmates and fellow defensemen Zach Bogosian and Drew Doughty line up against each other for the ...

Gameday: Thrashers Welcome Edmonton Oilers to Philips
Sports Page Atlanta — ... Who to Watch Out For: Half the team. Zach Bogosian leads the league in goals by defensemen (7). ...

Gameday: Thrashers Welcome Edmonton Oilers to Philips
Bird Watchers Anonymous — ... fast, and it paid off. Nine different Thrashers found their way to the scoresheet, with four having multi-point nights. Look for more of the same against an injury-depleted Oilers lineup. Homestand: After starting a dismal 1-4 at home, the Thrashers have won their last two in Philips. This is game two of a five game stand, their longest so far this year. Special Teams: PP - 24.6% (5th), PK - 83.3% (8th) Who to Watch Out For: Half the team. Zach Bogosian leads the league in goals by defensemen (7). Tobias ...

Thankless Thrashers: Atlanta Players Getting It Done Outside the Spotlight
Sports Page Atlanta — ... the big Czech D-man is currently day-to-day with "lower body soreness" (he may be back Thursday, vs. Boston) , Kubina has been been a steady producer on the blueline. He opened the season with a nifty four-game assist streak, and then added a three-game goal scoring streak to open the month of November. Pavel has also seen his power play time increase, giving him even more offensive opportunities. Defensively he's blocked 30 shots - second on the team to Zach Bogosian, who has 31. He's a true top-four defenseman for Atlanta ...

Thankless Thrashers: Atlanta Players Getting It Done Outside the Spotlight
Bird Watchers Anonymous — ... has been Pavel Kubina. Though the big Czech D-man is currently day-to-day with "lower body soreness" (he may be back Thursday, vs. Boston) , Kubina has been been a steady producer on the blueline. He opened the season with a nifty four-game assist streak, and then added a three-game goal scoring streak to open the month of November. Pavel has also seen his power play time increase, giving him even more offensive opportunities. Defensively he's blocked 30 shots - second on the team to Zach Bogosian, who has 31. He's a true top-four defenseman for Atlanta ...

Bruins looking snap 3-game skid in Atlanta
Stanley Cup of Chowder — ... Kubina and Bryan Little are both game-time decisions. Goalie Kari Lehtonen has been on the shelf all season while recovering from back surgery. Boris Valabik is recovering from an ankle injury and is doing a conditioning stint in the AHL with the Chicago Wolves. Notes: - Rumors are swirling about Marc Savard getting ready to sign a 7-year contract extension with the Bruins worth a reported $39 million. - Atlanta's Zach Bogosian is leading NHL defensemen with 8 goals. - Highly-touted ...

Thrashers 2010 Olympics Hockey Preview
Bird Watchers Anonymous — ... was invited to the American Olympic Camp, but when I look at the roster I would rank 4 players as a lock at defense (Rafalski, Martin, Suter, Komisarek) and a bunch of guys fighting for the last three slots: Whitney, Gleason, Hainsey, E. Johnson, Goligoski, and Gilbert. Hainsey is probably in the mix, but personally I'd take American Zach Bogosian over Hainsey. ...

Thrashers 2010 Olympics Hockey Preview
Sports Page Atlanta — ... was invited to the American Olympic Camp, but when I look at the roster I would rank 4 players as a lock at defense (Rafalski, Martin, Suter, Komisarek) and a bunch of guys fighting for the last three slots: Whitney, Gleason, Hainsey, E. Johnson, Goligoski, and Gilbert. Hainsey is probably in the mix, but personally I'd take American Zach Bogosian over Hainsey. ...

Gameday: Flyers vs. Thrashers; Is Tonight The Night?
Sports Page Atlanta — ... Who To Watch Out For: Toby Enstrom has quietly been racking up the points as of late; his 19 points put him 6th among NHL defensemen, while teammate Zach Bogosian is in the midst of a 5 game goal drought. ...

Gameday: Flyers vs. Thrashers; Is Tonight The Night?
Bird Watchers Anonymous — ... Who To Watch Out For: Toby Enstrom has quietly been racking up the points as of late; his 19 points put him 6th among NHL defensemen, while teammate Zach Bogosian is in the midst of a 5 game goal drought. ...

Game 24, Preview and Open Thread: Southern Comfort? Philadelphia Flyers at Atlanta Thrashers
Broad Street Hockey — ... and 19-year-old sophomore Zach Bogosian. Luckily for the Flyers, Bogosian is in the midst of a five-game scoreless drought while Peverley has just one goal in his last seven. ...

Thrashers Beat The Streak, Down Flyers 1-0
Sports Page Atlanta — ... out and about somewhere, make sure he never has to pay for his own drinks again. He's been the top-pairing defenseman the Thrashers have been looking for since... 2000, maybe?  Zach Bogosian and Toby Enstrom can take care of the offense, I'm more than pleased with Kubina stationed beside our net. ...

Thrashers Beat The Streak, Down Flyers 1-0
Bird Watchers Anonymous — ... out and about somewhere, make sure he never has to pay for his own drinks again. He's been the top-pairing defenseman the Thrashers have been looking for since... 2000, maybe?  Zach Bogosian and Toby Enstrom can take care of the offense, I'm more than pleased with Kubina stationed beside our net. ...

Game Day, Panthers at Thrashers.
Sports Page Atlanta — ... scored just 9 goals in 14 periods of hockey, or 1.93 goals/game. This is significantly below their season average of 3.44 G/G and, worse, lower than their season-average 2.74 GA/G. A Florida Panthers team that's allowed 10 goals in their last two games could be the ticket. Can this season's slow-starters keep it up? To start the season, a huge proportion of our scoring came from a few guys: Ilya Kovalchuk, Zach Bogosian, and Rich Peverley. They've all slowed down ...

Game Day, Panthers at Thrashers.
Bird Watchers Anonymous — ... the Thrashers have scored just 9 goals in 14 periods of hockey, or 1.93 goals/game. This is significantly below their season average of 3.44 G/G and, worse, lower than their season-average 2.74 GA/G. A Florida Panthers team that's allowed 10 goals in their last two games could be the ticket. Can this season's slow-starters keep it up? To start the season, a huge proportion of our scoring came from a few guys: Ilya Kovalchuk, Zach Bogosian, and Rich Peverley. They've all slowed down somewhat, as ...

Thrashers tease Panthers, get it done with seconds left; 4-3 in regulation
Litter Box Cats — ... in TOI with 22:54, which was second among both clubs (ATL defenseman Zach Bogosian had a scant three additional seconds). Where's Stevie Mac? FLA's resident pugilist left the bench for all of 1:33. Vokoun left the game after 3 saves on 5 shots. ...

Up, Down, and Sideways: Thrashers Player Trends
Sports Page Atlanta — ... Zach Bogosian: After starting the season on a scoring tear, Zach has slowed down and has just 2 goals and 2 assists in his last 10 games. That said, he's a +3 over that span after starting the season -4 in the first 12. ...

Up, Down, and Sideways: Thrashers Player Trends
Bird Watchers Anonymous — ... Zach Bogosian: After starting the season on a scoring tear, Zach has slowed down and has just 2 goals and 2 assists in his last 10 games. That said, he's a +3 over that span after starting the season -4 in the first 12. ...

Thursday links: Staying up late to watch hockey edition
St. Louis Game Time — ... Canada in the World Juniors. [NHL] Four others will join Pietrangelo at the World Juniors. [Blues]   Hockey news Big night in the NHL on Thursday. [Yahoo! Sports] Your results from last night. [Yahoo! Sports] From Gallagher: A documentary on the 1960 U.S. Olympic hockey team — it looks pretty bad ass. [Forgotten Miracle] Several NHL teams celebrated Movember. Zach Bogosian looks awesome. [Puck Daddy] The ...

Islanders Gameday: Not your father's Thrashers
Lighthouse Hockey — ... an answer -- or will opposing penalty killers press Hillen more than they would press Weight, because they grew up watching Weight and they have no idea who this Jack Hillen guy is? This is when a Zach Bogosian would be nice to have, but alas, we'll have to wait a while on that front. ...

Kings Gameday: Faster Higher Stronger
Battle of California — ... , Zach Bogosian and someone else I'll get to in a bit.  Still, I can see why you'd take Jack Johnson and it's the same reason everyone has always taken him: he's big, he's fast and he can score.  The only problem with him is that he's dumb.  I'd leave him off, let it burn in him for 4 years and then let him rip it up in 2014. ...

Holiday Special: The Top Secret Thrashers Christmas List.
Sports Page Atlanta — ... Zach Bogosian - Call of Duty strategy guide (Bryan wins too much) and some sweet rims for his ride. ...

Holiday Special: The Top Secret Thrashers Christmas List.
Bird Watchers Anonymous — ... Maxim Afinogenov - At least three more years in Thrasher blue next to Ilya Kovalchuk. Nik Antropov - A goal. For the love of all that is good and true, a freakin goal.   Toby Enstrom - A noble steed to match his flowing mane.   Evander Kane - About 35 more pounds of muscle.   Slava Kozlov – A nice crocheted sweater that says "NOT VIKTOR."   Zach Bogosian - Call of Duty strategy guide (Bryan wins too much) and some sweet rims ...

Rendezvous with an Old Flame: Atlanta vs Calgary
Sports Page Atlanta — ... Can the Thrashers play defense? Even if you ignore the Leafs game, the Thrashers haven't exactly played stellar defense this season. Falconer has taken a look at some of the stats and there really is a team-wide problem. Zach Bogosian hasn't been as strong this year as he was at the end of last season. The third pairing has been up-and-down: I've placed much of the blame on ...

Rendezvous with an Old Flame: Atlanta vs Calgary
Bird Watchers Anonymous — ... Can the Thrashers play defense? Even if you ignore the Leafs game, the Thrashers haven't exactly played stellar defense this season. Falconer has taken a look at some of the stats and there really is a team-wide problem. Zach Bogosian hasn't been as strong this year as he was at the end of last season. The third pairing has been up-and-down; I've placed much of the blame on ...