Thrasher-centric:

Zherdev on media 'lies,' why he didn't end up with Thrashers - Puck Daddy - NHL - Yahoo! Sports - Nikolai Zherdev gives his take on the whole Atlant/Atlanta thing. Amazing how one letter makes all the difference.

16 Players Reassigned - Atlanta Thrashers - News - The Thrashers trimmed their roster yesterday, sending four to Chicago, seven to juniors, and five back into the cold, cruel world.

More Maxim Afinogenov info: Chris Vivlamore @ ajc.com and Ben Wright @ Blueland Blog

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To stay or not to stay: That's Kovalchuk's question - Craig Custance - NHL - Sporting News - Craig Custance on Ilya Kovalchuk. Not much here will be news to the hardcore among us, but it's always good to reward fair and balanced portrayals. As opposed to "LOLz ! TRASHERS are teh suck, and Kovi shold play for (insert any other team here)!"

Atlanta Thrashers report: Manny Legace in camp  | ajc.com - Given the report from the STH breakfast filed by the Falconer this morning, this interview with Manny Legace becomes a little more interesting.

League-wide:

Sharkspage San Jose Sharks NHL hockey and local sports blog: September 2009 - (Via Kukla's Korner) A super comprehensive round-up of the Dany Heatley Bay-Area Press Tour and Pro-Am (for the cure!).

The Hockey News: Edward Fraser's blog: THN.com Blog: Sid, Geno or Alex? - Edward Fraser logs one of the most prevelant water-cooler topics of our time.

Fleury: 'She's my winger' | Eric Francis | Columnists | Sports | Calgary Sun - A really great story about Theo Fleury's road to recovery.

Bruins eye new game as other local teams cash in - BostonHerald.com - Okay, question: would a Thrashers scratch ticket really get you to play the lottery more? A couple NHL teams thank the answer is "yes."