Topic: Don Waddell
Thrashers trade marquee goal scorer Ilya Kovalchuk to Devils for 3 players and a draft pick The last time Lou Lamoriello pulled off a major trade for a marquee scorer, the New Jersey Devils won a Stanley Cup.In getting the 31-goal scorer ...
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Atlanta traded high-scoring winger Ilya Kovalchuk to the New Jersey Devils on Thursday after the Thrashers were unable to sign him to a long-term contract, Atlanta General Manager Don Waddell said.The Thrashers, who said they had offered Kovalchuk ...
Bryan Little scores winner in shootout, Thrashers beat Rangers 2-1 to end 9-game losing streakBryan Little scored in the fifth round of a shootout to spoil Chad Johnson's first NHL start and help the Thrashers snap a nine-game losing streak, 2-1 over ...
Thrashers sign Rangers free agent forward Nik Antropov to multiyear dealThe Atlanta Thrashers signed free agent forward Nik Antropov to a four-year, $16 million contract on Thursday, setting up a reunion with Ilya Kovalchuk.The 29-year-old Antropov played with Kovalchuk in Russia during ...
Thrashers Defeat the Rangers 5-3 for Their First Win, a Day After Firing Coach Bob HartleyThe Thrashers had a new coach, and something else was different: They won. One day after Bob Hartley was fired, Atlanta scored two goals in the first ...
With GM Behind Bench, Thrashers Win First of Season; Flyers' Biron Posts 2nd Straight ShutoutThe Atlanta Thrashers finally remembered how to win, just as the Philadelphia Flyers have suddenly forgotten what it was like to lose.With a new coach behind the bench ...
Thrashers Fire Coach Bob Hartley After 6 Straight Losses to Start SeasonA six-game losing streak to start this season put Bob Hartley's job in danger. A quick ouster in last season's playoffs did not help his cause.Hartley was fired Wednesday as coach ...
