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Top 25 Thrashers Prospects

  1. Evander Kane (NHL)
  2. Ondrej Pavelec (NHL)
  3. Jeremy Morin
  4. Carl Klingberg
  5. Spencer Macheck
  6. Patrice Cormier
  7. John Albert
  8. Arturs Kulda
  9. Ivan Vishnevski
  10. Paul Postma
  11. Eric O'Dell
  12. Riley Holzapfel
  13. Grant Lewis
  14. Levko Koper
  15. Andrei Zubarev
  16. Daultan Leveille
  17. Ed Pasquale
  18. Zach Redmond
  19. Ben Chariot
  20. Vinny Saponari
  21. Nicklas Lasu
  22. Jimmy Bubnick
  23. Brett Sterling
  24. Alex Kangas
  25. Will O'Neill
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Are you a fan of Bird Watchers Anonymous on Facebook yet? If not, you're missing out! We just launched a photo contest for tonight's game against the Ottawa Senators. Here's the deal: take pictures of your favorite Philips Arena quirk (outdated scoreboards with bulbs out, facilities problems, pictures of former Thrashers) and post them on Facebook. We'll pick a winner an post it here on the front page. Good luck!

about 12 hours ago Tiny timmyf 0 comments 0 recs

I"m not certain how important this is, but it is always nice to receive some positive notice. SB Nation blogs take 7 of the top 10 slots.

1 day ago Bwa-lg_tiny The Falconer 1 comment 0 recs

Remember back in 2005-06 when the Thrashers missed the playoffs because injuries exposed them to too many starts by AHL and ECHL level net minders? Well the Flyers might be on the verge of repeating that as a rash of goalie injuries has them scraping the barrel for goalies. If you're looking for a miracle return to playoff contention for the Thrashers this is probably the best working scenario.

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RFA Targets for this summer?

The UFA pool this summer is rather weak and it loaded with old guys who are near to their decline phase. As a Thrashers fan I want to see this team get better and avoid adding another Todd White or decline phase Slava Kozlov. 

Another possible option would entail making an offer to a RFA (Restricted Free Agent). Tyler Dellow (aka Mudcrutch) makes the case that you don't want to make a offer to a RFA that would cost your club a high 1st rounder, but losing a high 2nd or 3rd rounder for a young sure fire NHL player is actually a solid bet. (The draft pick compensation awarded to a team that losses a RFA is determined by the amount of money that players signs for.)

If I ran an NHL team that had money to spend, I would be scouring the second and third lines of the really good teams that are tight to the cap, looking for players who might be able to play bigger roles and teams that can’t afford to pay people for potential, because they’re busy paying people for performance. Washington might be a pretty good example of that. The Caps are currently at $36.7MM for next year with an awful lot of guys to sign, including Nicklas Backstrom and Eric Fehr.

The Capitals are just one of several teams facing a real salary crunch as their players seek raises and the cap holds steady. Other teams on this list include Chicago, Boston, Philadelphia and perhaps Montreal. He tosses out some more names that could be signed for amounts that would only cost a 2nd or 3rd rounder.

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In a move that can only be described as "more shocking than the Cloverfield monster," GM Don Waddell has stated that there will be no coaching change this year.

Duh.

3 days ago Tiny timmyf 6 comments 0 recs

Top 3 Draft Pick Closer than Playoffs for Thrashers

After winning just a single point in their last six games the Thrashers have dropped down into the basement of the NHL standings. If the season ended today the Thrashers would pick 6th or 7th (they are tied with FLA in Win %). However, the teams at the bottom are very tightly bunched and if the Thrashers tailspin continues they could easily end up with the 3rd overall draft pick. Carolina has been red hot and the Thrashers play them twice more, Atlanta could easily "catch" the Hurricanes for the 3rd worst position by the end of the season.

  1. EDM 49
  2. TOR 58
  3. CAR 64
  4. NYI 65
  5. CBJ 65
  6. FLA 66
  7. ATL 67
  8. TBL 68

 

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New Ways to Interact: Facebook

We get pretty good traffic here at Bird Watchers Anonymous, but that doesn't show much in the comments. We've got a pretty dedicated crowd of regulars, but there's a lot of folks who just come to read the articles. If you want to chime in, you've got to sign up for an account here at sbnation.com (which I highly recommend you do...)

Still, we think that the more ways we give you to interact with us and with each other, the better. To this end, I've gone and done the unthinkable: I've created a BWA Facebook page.

You can get to it right here.

There are often things worth mentioning or posting that aren't quite enough for a story here - up until now, we've used Twitter for that, and will likely continue to do so, but Facebook will be another avenue for sharing information.

So what should you, our loyal readers, do? First, sign up for an account here and start commenting! Then go ahead and become a fan on Facebook and invite your friends.

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Blogger Day: Coyotes at Thrashers

Hey folks!

Today is another one of the Atlanta Thrashers' fabulous BLOGGER DAYS. "Blogger Days" are days when the Thrashers give folks like myself sort-of-kind-of press access to the games! We get fancy paper temporary press passes and almost limitless access to the facility. They steer us clear of most of the players and coaches (with the exception of a couple - tonight we get Nicklas Bergfors) but let us partake in the free snacks and beverages!

I've only had the opportunity to go once before, so I'm looking forward to this evening. I'll try to come back here with extra information and tidbits as they happen.

It's much easier to comment than post here at BWA from my phone (which I'll be using a lot), so expect most of the stuff to show up in the comments.

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Southeast Standings

GP W L OTL PT
Washington 70 47 14 9 103
Atlanta 69 29 29 11 69
Tampa Bay 69 28 29 12 68
Florida 68 28 30 10 66
Carolina 69 28 33 8 64

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Bryan Little - Nik Antropov - Niclas Bergfors

Clarke MacArthur - Rich Peverley - Maxim Afinogenov

Slava Kozlov - Jim Slater - Colby Armstrong

Eric Boulton - Todd White - Chris Thorburn

 

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Johnny Oduya - Chris Chelios

 

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