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By rss@youtube.com (jtn93) A tribute to the Atlanta Thrashers, sadly I used the song I should have used for the Hurricanes :P Author: jtn93 Keywords: ATL NHL Hockey Kovalchuk Little Lehtonen Yotube JTN93 sports Atlanta Thrashers Stick Ice Canada America USA Added: February 8, 2009

1 min - 2008-09-01 Kovalchuk takes exception to the Buffalo Sabres knocking down White. - NHL - Atlanta Thrashers - Ilya Kovalchuk

4 min - 2008-09-01 Ilya Kovulchuk goading Crosby into trouble throughout the game between the Trashers and Penguins on Jan 6, 2006. The Thrashers won big. - NHL - Atlanta Thrashers - Ilya Kovalchuk

By rss@youtube.com (atlspiritvideo) The Thrashers' new 2008 TV commercial. Author: atlspiritvideo Keywords: Atlanta Thrashers TV commericial Kovalchuk Lehtonen Hossa Added: February 19, 2008

By rss@youtube.com (inklinkinklink) January 22, 2008. Atlanta Thrashers at New York Rangers. Ilya Kovalchuk hits Rozival from behind. He got a game misconduct.

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By rss@youtube.com (drab6969) The shootout between the New York Islanders Vs. The Atlanta Thrashers Author: drab6969 Keywords: New York Islanders Atlanta Thrashers Hockey NHL Shootout Guerin Kovalchuk Hossa Satan DiPietro Kozlov Added: December 6, 2007

By rss@youtube.com (drab6969) Shootout between the Devils and the Thrashers Author: drab6969 Keywords: New Jersey Devils Atlanta Thrashers Brodeur Kovalchuk Hossa Shootout Added: December 5, 2007

By rss@youtube.com (liontamr) One of Nike Hockey's best ads ever. NHl stars Markus Naslund of the Vancouver Canucks and Ilya Kovalchuk of the Atlanta Thrashers stage an epic battle for the puck... Author: liontamr Keywords: Nike Hockey Naslund Kovalchuk Canucks Thrashers NHL Added: March 10, 2007

The Atlanta Thrashers are still trying to re-sign superstar Russian winger Ilya Kovalchuk and will likely...

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ATLANTA - Ilya Kovalchuk came out shooting against the NHL's most porous defence. Kovalchuk scored two goals for the first time in two months, giving him 30 for the season, and the Atlanta Thrashers beat Toronto 4-3 on Tuesday night to extend the Maple Leafs' road woes. Kovalchuk had five tw...

By Charles Odum, AP Sports Writer Ilya Kovalchuk scored two goals, giving him 30 for the season, and the Atlanta Thrashers beat Toronto 4-3 on Tuesday night to extend the Maple Leafs' road woes.

The Atlanta Thrashers ' Ilya Kovalchuk is the most coveted man in the NHL right about now.

By George Henry, Associated Press Writer Ilya Kovalchuk had a goal and two assists, and the Atlanta Thrashers beat Ottawa 6-1 Tuesday night for their first regulation victory in 21 games.

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Ilya Kovalchuk had a goal and two assists, and the Atlanta Thrashers beat Ottawa 6-1 Tuesday night for their first regulation victory in 21 games.

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By By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS ATLANTA (AP) -- Ilya Kovalchuk had a goal and two assists, and the Atlanta Thrashers beat Ottawa 6-1 Tuesday night for their first regulation victory in 21 games.

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By Bill Tiller (Rawhide) As recently as New Years Eve, I held to the proposition that there was a better than even chance that Ilya Kovalchuk would re-sign with the Atlanta Thrashers…the only NHL team he has ever played for. Could Thrashers captain Ilya Kovalchuk be saluting Thrasherville good-bye in the coming d...

It's looking pretty clear that the Atlanta Thrashers and Ilya Kovalchuk just aren't going to agree on a...

The Atlanta Thrashers would really love to have superstar left wing Ilya Kovalchuk sign a long-term deal that...

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The Atlanta Thrashers have been trying to get Ilya Kovalchuk signed to a contract extension since the season got...

The Atlanta Thrashers have been trying to work out a contract extension with Ilya Kovalchuk since early in the...

Atlanta Thrashers: Ilya Kovalchuk has six goals and eight assists during a nine-game point streak ... Nik Antropov has eight goals in his last nine games ... and more »

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Globe and Mail The Atlanta Thrashers have been trying to work out a contract extension with Ilya Kovalchuk(notes) since early in the season but things ... Michael Russo's short takes: Dec. 27Minneapolis Star Tribune Around the rinksGlobe and Mail Kovalchuk aims highToronto Sun

The Atlanta Thrashers did just that on Saturday, flying to their matchup at the Saint Pete Times Forum on game day, landing, playing a game and getting back ... Tampa Bay Lightning Game 38: versus the Atlanta ThrashersRaw Charge (blog) NHL: Tampa Bay 4, Atlanta 3UPI.com

Hockey Notes: Holiday Cheer for the Bruins Comcast SportsNet New England (blog) Don't count on Atlanta Thrashers winger Ilya Kovalchuk to be sitting in any unchecked Christmas stockings still sitting untouched around the B's hearth. ...

Atlanta Thrashers send Ilya Kovalchuk in exchange for two 2010 first round picks, Mikkel Boedker and Mueller. Carolina Hurricanes send Eric Staal for a ...

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I see where the Atlanta Thrashers have announced contract negotiations with Ilya Kovalchuk have hit a "snag." Atlanta GM Don Waddell told the Atlanta ...

Atlanta Thrashers forward Ilya Kovalchuk is looking to hit a home run with his next contract and maybe shoot for the NHL maximum of $11.36 million a season.

Atlanta Journal Constitution (blog) The Atlanta Thrashers have struggled to keep opponents off the scoreboard lately, but their fortunes could change against the Tampa Bay Lightning. ... Kovalchuk headed out of Atlanta?Yahoo! Sports

Bruins not ready to pull the trigger for a sniper Comcast SportsNet New England (blog) There's a natural instinct to dwell a bit on Russian sniper Ilya Kovalchuk with the Atlanta Thrashers coming to town for a Wednesday night's ...

By Bill Tiller (Rawhide) After bringing in Nik Antropov to join Ilya Kovalchuk on the front line, resigning Marty Reasoner to keep stability lower down in the lineup and cutting a deal with Colby Armstrong…the Atlanta Thrashers were looking around for that one last little piece to complete the makeup of their of...

Atlanta Thrashers' general manager Don Waddell announced Monday that talks to re-sign Ilya Kovalchuk have hit a “snag.” Kovalchuk wants concrete assurance ... and more »

Ilya Kovalchuk, the captain of the Atlanta Thrashers, suffers an injury in a game against the Buffalo Sabres on October 24, 2009. video.nhl.com

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Brian Startare is reporting that the Philadelphia Flyers are talking with the Atlanta Thrashers about acquiring superstar forward Ilya Kovalchuk. ... Kovalchuk contract negotiations hit "snag"Atlanta Journal Constitution Atlanta ThrashersNHL.com

Ilya Kovalchuk 20th goal came with 17 seconds left in the first period to put Atlanta up 1-0. He beat Halak on a tip-in off a shot by Ron Hainsey. ... Montreal Canadiens (16-18-3) at Atlanta Thrashers (18-13-3), 7 pmMiamiHerald.com The Sports Geek -Atlanta Journal Constitution (blog) -Exami...

The Atlanta Thrashers Fan Club raised $7200 for the Atlanta Thrashers Foundation at its Build-A-Bear auction on Saturday. The club auctioned off stuffed ... Can The Rangers Land Ilya Kovalchuk If He Becomes Available?Bleacher Report

Atlanta Thrashers: Kari Lehtonen. Most trade rumors center upon Ilya Kovalchuk, but the Thrashers will have a logjam in goal once Lehtonen returns in ...

to make it consecutive wins this evening, when the team continues a seven-game road trip with a matchup versus the Atlanta Thrashers at Philips Arena. ... Kovalchuk contract talks continue, Hedberg to start in goalAtlanta Journal Constitution (blog)

All eyes are on Ilya Kovalchuk. The Atlanta Thrashers are still trying to sign the high-scoring winger to a long-term deal before he becomes an unrestricted free agent next July, but many NHL GMs are waiting to see if Kovalchuk is going to be available at the March 3 trade deadline.

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If you're the Atlanta Thrashers and talks are going poorly you don't want to broadcast that and hurt a team that currently sits in a playoff position. ... Can Kovalchuk score new deal with Thrashers?Toronto Sun Thrashers, Kovalchuk still talking: Take 5CBC.ca

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The Atlanta Thrashers are yet to get Ilya Kovalchuk's signature on a contract extension. If the Thrashers are unable to move Kovalchuk one would have to ... and more »

All eyes are on Ilya Kovalchuk. The Atlanta Thrashers are still trying to sign the high-scoring winger to a long-term deal before he becomes an unrestricted free agent next July, but many NHL GMs are waiting to see if Kovalchuk is going to be available at the March 3 trade deadline.

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CBC.ca The Atlanta Thrashers are still trying to sign the high-scoring winger to a long-term deal before he becomes an unrestricted ... Thrashers, Kovalchuk still talking: Take 5CBC.ca A Closer Look at Thrashers Shot DeficitBird Watchers Anonymous The WireWinnipeg Free Press

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It was late in the second period when the Atlanta Thrashers were trailing by three goals and looking about as effective as Tiger Woods' crisis management efforts have been of late.

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Either that, or deny Atlanta anything on defense - but with guys like Ilya Kovalchuk, Rich Peverley, and Maxim Afinogenov, that's asking a lot out of any ... and more »

Brodeur, who has started 30 of the Devils' 33 games this season, could get the night off Saturday night when the Devils visit the Atlanta Thrashers, ... Devils-Thrashers PreviewCBSSports.com Canucks chasing Kovalchuk, report says; Thrashers deny talks with star have ...Kelowna.com

Atlanta Thrashers: Locking up Ilya Kovalchuk for life. The Thrashers are for real this season, but things could come apart quickly if they trade their ... and more »

Atlanta Thrashers general manager Don Waddell denied a report from Russia that he and superstar Ilya Kovalchuk are at an impasse on negotiations for a ... and more »

The next step will be to involve one of the Russian elites in the process – someone such as the Atlanta Thrashers' Ilya Kovalchuk, a smart young athlete ... and more »

Atlanta Journal Constitution (blog) Frolik spoils Thrashers' comeback against FloridaExaminer.com Michael Frolik rallies Florida Panthers in 4-3 victory over Atlanta ThrashersMiamiHerald.com Kovalchuk dominates, contract talks continueThe Fourth Period

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Hear why Ilya Kovalchuk is the leader of the Atlanta Thrashers. Thrashers players talk about the importance of Kovalchuk to the team and much more. multimedia.foxsports.com

Ilya Kovalchuk #17 of the Atlanta Thrashers looks for a play against the Los Angeles Kings at Philips Arena on November 13, 2009 in Atlanta, Georgia.

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New York, NY (Sports Network) - Ilya Kovalchuk had the deciding goal in the shootout, and Johan Hedberg made 46 saves, as the Atlanta Thrashers took a 3-2 ... and more »

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Johan Hedberg made 46 saves and then was perfect in two shootout rounds to lift the Atlanta Thrashers to a 3-2 victory over the New York Rangers on Monday night. Ilya Kovalchuk and Vyacheslav Kozlov scored on the Thrashers' only shots in the shootout against Henrik Lundqvist. Hedberg made a...

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Atlanta Journal Constitution (blog) Habs' PK streak ends in Atlanta By Pat Hickey, The gazettedecember 13, 2009Comments (10) Atlanta Thrashers' Ilya Kovalchuk celebrates his game-winning goal in overtime over the Montreal ... Thrashers-Rangers PreviewSportingNews.com

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Marian Gaborik has been producing, but the New York Rangers are struggling to score. Ilya Kovalchuk helped the offensively challenged Atlanta Thrashers stop a losing streak in their last game. Two of the top offensive threats in the NHL will be on the Madison Square Garden ice Monday night...

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Atlanta, GA (Sports Network) - Ilya Kovalchuk scored a power-play goal 1:18 into overtime to give the Atlanta Thrashers a 4-3 win over the Montreal ... and more »

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Ilya Kovalchuk and the Atlanta Thrashers needed overtime to finally solve Montreal's penalty kill, as Kovalchuk's goal from the left circle in the extra period beat the Canadiens 4-3 on Saturday night.

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By Charles Odum, AP Sports Writer The seventh power play was the magic number for Ilya Kovalchuk and the Atlanta Thrashers.

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Ilya Kovalchuk and the Atlanta Thrashers needed overtime to finally solve Montreal's penalty kill, as Kovalchuk's goal from the left circle in the extra period beat the Canadiens 4-3 on Saturday night. The Canadiens killed Atlanta's first six power-play opportunities and had not allo...

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Ilya Kovalchuk #17, Nik Antropov #80, and Maxim Afinogenov #61 of the Atlanta Thrashers relax during a timeout in the game against the Philadelphia Flyers at Philips Arena on November 28, 2009 in Atlanta, Georgia.

By By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS ATLANTA (AP) -- The seventh power play was the magic number for Ilya Kovalchuk and the Atlanta Thrashers.

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Dion Phaneuf of the Calgary Flames pushes the puck past Colby Armstrong of the Atlanta Thrashers during NHL action at the Pengrowth Saddledome on Wednesday, ... Notes, quotes, stats and more from the Flames-Thrashers gameNHL.com Kovalchuk, Thrashers head to Calgary to take on FlamesTSN

For example, Ilya Kovalchuk averages a +.59 Goal Differential when he is on the ice, but his Rating is just .01 which means that the Atlanta Thrashers post ... Thrashers the United Nations of hockeyNational Post Afinogenov, Antropov and Kovalchuk could confound CanucksThe Province

Yahoo! Sports Ballard, in a fit of frustration, swung his stick and hit Vokoun instead of the goal post after the Atlanta Thrashers Kovalchuk had scored in a game on Nov. ... Panthers Fall In Shootout To Oilers, 3-2CBS 4 all 246 news articles »

Here's a look at which Atlanta Thrashers may be headed to Vancouver in the spring. Ilya Kovalchuk is a first line player for the Russian Team. ... and more »

Atlanta Journal Constitution by The Falconer on Nov 19, 2009 2:09 AM EST in Analysis 2 comments More photos » by John Bazemore - AP 5 days ago: Atlanta Thrashers' Ilya Kovalchuk shoots ... Stars of the weekKelowna.com Antropov adjusting to role as a centermanAtlanta Journal Constitution

But really, this version of the Atlanta Thrashers is playing more like a cohesive unit than any has is many, many moons. It shows in their passing…the ... Could Ilya Kovalchuk Score 50 Goals in 50 Games?Bird Watchers Anonymous Stars of the weekKelowna.com

By Bill Tiller (Rawhide) In a very entertaining and fun to watch hockey game…one coach Anderson called “one of our best games of the year”…the Atlanta Thrashers made Ilya Kovalchuk’s return to the ice a successful one, beating the Rangers 5-3. The captain scored a power play goal and chipped in with an assist on Ric...

By Bill Tiller (Rawhide) Ilya Kovalchuk has led the way as he’s been involved in exactly half of those dozen scores…five goals and an assist. Fellow linemate Bryan Little has yet to notch his first tally of the season, however he has already contributed with four assists. Throw in last Saturday’s assist by Nik Antro...

By Bill Tiller (Rawhide) “He’ll be scary good in a couple of years”…Those are the words of Atlanta Thrashers team captain Ilya Kovalchuk talking about his teammate Zach Bogosian last spring. That’s a fairly powerful assesment given the fact that it comes from a player who’s “scary good” himself.

By Bill Tiller (Rawhide) Since that day he has been the man behind the desk of each and every move made by the franchise. From the selection of Patrik Stefan with the very first entry draft pick back in 1999… to drafting Ilya Kovalchuk and Dany Heatley… to bringing in Marc Savard, and then watching Savy depart…to th...

 Canada It's the same final as last year, when Russia needed overtime to beat Canada on a goal by Atlanta Thrashers star Ilya Kovalchuk. "Canada-Russia," winger Shawn Horcoff said after Canada beat Sweden 3-1 in Friday's semi-finals. ...

 NY - Eric McErlain Here's Ilya Kovalchuk of the Atlanta Thrashers holding forth on why the Washington Capitals are going to make it to the Stanley Cup Finals. Kovalchuk is currently in Switzerland playing with the Russian national team in the 2009 IIHF World Championship ...

Ilya Kovalchuk waited until the day after last year's season finale to call for an improved roster. Now that he's three months into his role as team captain, Kovalchuk spoke out immediately after the Atlanta Thrashers closed another season by missing the playoffs. "I don't want to compete...

 NY Long gone from the playoff race, the Atlanta Thrashers are busy playing out the proverbial string. While they did lose Thursday, 3-2 to Florida, there's no denying the Thrashers have been playing some pretty good hockey as of late. They're also feisty. ...

Atlanta, GA (Sports Network) - After going the first half of the season without a team captain, the Atlanta Thrashers elevated Ilya Kovalchuk to the role on ... CBC.ca Hotlanta Hockey: Atlanta Thrashers Week in Review Bleacher Report Columbus Ledger-Enquirer - Bleacher Report

By Carter . 4. Washington Capitals (26-11-3, 55 points) 8. Chicago Blackhawks (21-8-7, 49 points) 18. Columbus Blue Jackets (18-17-4, 40 points) 25. Nashville Predators (17-18-3, 37 points) 4. Marc Savard (Bruins) 6. Jarome Iginla (Flames) 21. Ilya Kovalchuk (Thrashers) 24. Marian Hossa (Red Wings)

By Greg Wyshynski • The Los Angeles Kings have shown so much promise this season that Matt from Life in Hockeywood has declared that their winning the Stanley Cup this season no longer matters to him: "The only hardware I want to see in the hands of a Kings player this season is the Calder Memorial Trophy. The Ca...

By Greg Wyshynski • The Los Angeles Kings have shown so much promise this season that Matt from Life in Hockeywood has declared that their winning the Stanley Cup this season no longer matters to him: "The only hardware I want to see in the hands of a Kings player this season is the Calder Memorial Trophy. The Ca...

By Sean Leahy With the Thrashers currently toiling at the bottom of the Eastern Conference yet again and attendance resembling that of your local Sons of Italy's "Bingo Night," what Waddell does with Kovalchuk will determine the fate of the franchise.

By Sean Leahy With the Thrashers currently toiling at the bottom of the Eastern Conference yet again and attendance resembling that of your local Sons of Italy's "Bingo Night," what Waddell does with Kovalchuk will determine the fate of the franchise.

By noreply@blogger.com (The Falconer) Would that make the 2010 Thrashers a cup contender? The future is hard to tell but moving Kovalchuk and Lehtonen for more young talent would broaden the base of inexpensive young talent (see Chicago Blackhawks) to which you could add a couple of pricey free agents and suddenly you could ha...

By Greg Wyshynski • Let's say the Atlanta Thrashers do end up trading Ilya Kovalchuk for the betterment of the franchise. Bill Tiller makes a vital point: "Exactly what is it in the history of Don Waddell's dealings that makes anyone believe that he is capable of bringing in the highest yield in exchange for I...

By Greg Wyshynski • Let's say the Atlanta Thrashers do end up trading Ilya Kovalchuk for the betterment of the franchise. Bill Tiller makes a vital point: "Exactly what is it in the history of Don Waddell's dealings that makes anyone believe that he is capable of bringing in the highest yield in exchange for I...

By noreply@blogger.com (The Falconer) The Blues game was generally fun to watch. Kovalchuk has been playing with more intensity since the Columbus match. Exelby has played better the last two games. Pavelec made some fine saves. On the Power Play I was excited to see the Thrashers try putting the Kozlov line out there with Kovalchu...

By Greg Wyshynski With four goals scored, the second period of the Atlanta Thrashers' 6-3 victory at the Toronto Maple Leafs was already pretty interesting. It became downright memorable when Ilya Kovalchuk sparked a spontaneous rivalry with Ian White of the Leafs after this shot to the head:

By Greg Wyshynski With four goals scored, the second period of the Atlanta Thrashers' 6-3 victory at the Toronto Maple Leafs was already pretty interesting. It became downright memorable when Ilya Kovalchuk sparked a spontaneous rivalry with Ian White of the Leafs after this shot to the head:

By Greg Wyshynski On a night when the Thrashers played a tough and gritty game at the Toronto Maple Leafs, Kovalchuk was a factor throughout their 6-3 victory. His second-period unassisted snap shot past Curtis Joseph was his only point of the night, but the goal was a momentum-killing play that gave Atlant...

By Greg Wyshynski On a night when the Thrashers played a tough and gritty game at the Toronto Maple Leafs, Kovalchuk was a factor throughout their 6-3 victory. His second-period unassisted snap shot past Curtis Joseph was his only point of the night, but the goal was a momentum-killing play that gave Atlant...

Todd White scored two goals while Johan Hedberg made 32 saves, as the Atlanta Thrashers defeated the Toronto Maple Leafs, 6-3, at Air Canada Centre.Chris Thorburn, Colby Armstrong, Ilya Kovalchuk and Mathieu Schneider also scored for the Thrashers, who snapped a three-game skid. Slava...

By Greg Wyshynski Preview: Atlanta Thrashers at Toronto Maple Leafs (7:30 p.m. EST; TV: LTV). Two teams going in the wrong direction, at least on the ice. Eyes are beginning to focus on Ilya Kovalchuk, who hasn't scored in his last four and has just six goals on the season. Lee Stempniak will be in uniform tonight f...

By Greg Wyshynski Preview: Atlanta Thrashers at Toronto Maple Leafs (7:30 p.m. EST; TV: LTV). Two teams going in the wrong direction, at least on the ice. Eyes are beginning to focus on Ilya Kovalchuk, who hasn't scored in his last four and has just six goals on the season. Lee Stempniak will be in uniform tonight f...

By Greg Wyshynski Atlanta Thrashers star Ilya Kovalchuk recently gave one of those great, wide-ranging interviews to Igor Arkhipov of Sovetsky Sport that covered everything from free agency to Barack Obama to Alexander Ovechkin's contract. You never became the captain of your team.

By noreply@blogger.com (The Falconer) What I've done is calculate the Expected Team PP Goals For for each player and then compared it to their actual number. A plus number means that the Thrashers PP has been more effective when that player is out on the ice in that situation. 1.36 Todd White 0.18 Ilya Kovalchuk 0.33 Tobias Enstrom

A recent report from a Russian sports newspaper claimed Atlanta Thrashers GM Don Waddell was approached by the respective general managers of the Montreal Canadiens and Toronto Maple Leafs expressing interest in acquiring superstar winger Ilya Kovalchuk.

By Sebastien Tremblay Ilya Kovalchuk trade So for Atlanta, trading Kovalchuk too early could mean the end of the Thrashers. And Atlanta has a “chance” to finish last this year, thus maybe winning the John Tavares lottery. I can’t imagine what kind of damage Tavares and Kovalchuk could do together!

By noreply@blogger.com (The Falconer) Talk among NHL GMs is that Atlanta might be willing to make a huge deal before the trade deadline. W Ilya Kovalchuk, 25, is a year away from unrestricted free agency and has another season left on his contract at $7.5 million, but the whisper among executives is he might become available. It wou...

By Greg Wyshynski Hell to the no. But he's clearly advocating that empty net goals shouldn't count as "real goals" either, and he's "outing" players like Evgeni Malkin of the Pittsburgh Penguins (five EN goals out of 47 last season), the Atlanta Thrashers' Ilya Kovalchuk (five EN out of 52) and Los Angeles K...

By noreply@blogger.com (The Falconer) Corsi Box Score (ES Thrashers Shots minus Opposition Shots Attempted) Team -4 19:38 Havelid -3 21:56 Enstrom -2 23:08 Hainsey -3 17:13 Exelby -3 Forwards The 2nd line really won their ES battle and the 3rd line really lost out. 20:35 Kovalchuk -1 19:30 White -3 16:28 Little -4

By noreply@blogger.com (The Falconer) The 1st line played mostly against Detroit's Datsyuk line. The Datsyuk line out chanced the Kovalchuk line by a rather wide margin. Kovalchuk has great speed and a great shot but so far he has not been very impressive at even strength season--last year he was very impressive in terms of creat...

By Nicholas Case 13.) Atlanta Thrashers- Ilya Kovalchuk. Kari Lethonen. Who else? True talent is hard to find on this team. They have nothing in the cupboard. Kovalchuk is in the final year of his contract and has been the face of the franchise from the start. For a team talking about having Angelo Esposito and th...

By noreply@blogger.com (The Falconer) When there was talk about whether Kovalchuk would stay in Atlanta, Anderson volunteered that it was his objective to change the culture in the locker room. "we have to make this a place that he wants to be. In the future, if a player does leave Atlanta we want that to be a hard choice [because he l...

By The Falconer Projected 2008-09 Atlanta Thrashers lineup and salaries F Kovalchuk ($6.4) White ($2.4) XXX ($ 0.) Kozlov ($ 3.7) Little ($ 0.9) Sterling ($ 0.9) XXX ($ 0.) Perrin ($ 0.8) Larsen ($0.5) D Enstrom ($0.9) Havelid ($ 2.7) Klee ($) 1.25 Zhitnik ($ 3.5) Exelby ($ 1.4) XXX ($0.) G Lehtonen ($ 2.7) Pavelec ($1.4)

By Bubba Loading... The Atlanta Thrashers beat the Carolina Hurricanes last night in OT, 5-4. The Hurricanes played better than they have the past couple of games, but they need to be better yet. Remember the Russian dude that this blog said they better keep an eye out for? Ilya Kovalchuk had a 4 [...]

By The Falconer Atlanta Thrashers PK Rate 71% October 76% November 86% December Thrashers PK Forwards 91% Hossa 84% White 83% Kovalchuk 83% Holik 76% Perrin 72% Dupuis 68% Kozlov 58% Slater 53% Larsen Thrashers PK Defensemen 85% Enstrom 80% McCarthy 79% Klee 79% Havelid 78% Exelby 62% Zhitnik

By Bubba Ilya Kovalchuk and the Atlanta Thrashers are in Raleigh to play the Carolina Hurricanes tonight at the RBC. Kovalchuk has been on a tear since ex-coach Bob Hartley was fired and leads the league in goals scored with 32. He has always been a thorn in the side of the Canes, so they will need to pay s...

By The Falconer Kovalchuk has played like a force of nature at times. Many players can score when the other team's defensemen make a mistake, but Kovalchuk is scoring in despite of the best efforts of the opposition. That is the mark of a very special player or a very special season. I'll be honest and say that p...

By Mark Marino At just 24 years old, Atlanta Thrashers left-winger Ilya Kovalchuk is one of the most electrifying, yet overlooked players in the NHL today. Entering his sixth season with the Thrashers, Kovalchuk has consistently put up sick offensive ...

ATLANTA -- The Atlanta Thrashers kept blowing leads. Finally, Ilya Kovalchuk gave his team a safe one. Kovalchuk scored his second goal of the game with 2:01 left in overtime Friday night, leading Atlanta past the Islanders, 5-4, after the Thrashers squandered an early three-goal cushio...

If the Thrashers hadn't been winning, you probably would have heard more concern by now. Ilya Kovalchuk is struggling to score goals. Held scoreless in Saturday's loss, he finished with four December goals. Three were empty-netters. But coach Bob Hartley isn't worried. He's seeing enough g...

It was nothing, a media creation. There's no animosity, no lingering effects. Nothing. Ilya Kovalchuk sat by his locker on Wednesday after Thrashers practice and shot down any attempts to stir up a rivalry between Pittsburgh's Sidney Crosby and himself. It's been nearly one year since Kova...

Thrashers star left wing Ilya Kovalchuk will not be suspended for his kicking penalty, for which he received an automatic ejection in Saturday's 5-1 loss to Nashville in the exhibition season finale, according to Thrashers general manager Don Waddell. Kovalchuk had a hearing with the l...

The Thrashers did not hear from the NHL on Sunday regarding possible disciplinary action against Ilya Kovalchuk for his match penalty for kicking Nashville's JordIn Tootoo in Saturday's final exhibition game. It is possible that Kovalchuk will not receive any further disciplinary ac...

 Costa Rica Also, Atlanta is currently mired in a power play slump and Ilya Kovalchuk has struggled to find the net recently. It wasn't that long ago that it appeared that the Thrashers were going to close the season on a decent run. However, Atlanta has since ...

 Costa Rica LW Ilya Kovalchuk had his five-game goal-scoring streak snapped, while LW Vyacheslav Kozlov's three-game run also came to an end. ... Atlanta recorded both of the goals scored in the third period despite being outshot in the session, 11-4.