Comments on: No slow start for Kovalchuk http://blogs.ajc.com/atlanta-thrashers-blog/2009/10/12/no-slow-start-for-kovalchuk/ AJC hockey beat writer Chris Vivlamore\'s perspective on the Atlanta Thrashers Mon, 20 Jun 2011 00:52:36 -0400 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: Smoothie http://blogs.ajc.com/atlanta-thrashers-blog/2009/10/12/no-slow-start-for-kovalchuk/comment-page-1/#comment-5181 Smoothie Tue, 13 Oct 2009 16:50:59 +0000 http://blogs.ajc.com/atlanta-thrashers-blog/?p=266#comment-5181 I stand corrected but 5 games in 8 days (I mistakenly typed 7 days) days is hardly routine by NHL standards. The avg is usually around three games in a week. Nothing like playing against "live bullets" to make a team better. Practices and drills only take you so far I stand corrected but 5 games in 8 days (I mistakenly typed 7 days) days is hardly routine by NHL standards. The avg is usually around three games in a week. Nothing like playing against “live bullets” to make a team better. Practices and drills only take you so far

]]> By: FormerIslesFan http://blogs.ajc.com/atlanta-thrashers-blog/2009/10/12/no-slow-start-for-kovalchuk/comment-page-1/#comment-5180 FormerIslesFan Tue, 13 Oct 2009 14:59:19 +0000 http://blogs.ajc.com/atlanta-thrashers-blog/?p=266#comment-5180 Viv, Great seeing you at practice yesterday. Here is the link to the youtube clip of the 4 year old doing the Herb Brooks "Miracle" speech I mentioned: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2CdJTfGiRCI And, if you have not yet heard, the Nashville Predators invited "Rizzo" in to do the speech to the Pred's mascots for an in-arena TV timeout. That video is linked at: http://predators.nhl.tv/team/console.jsp?catid=739&id=48328 Keep up the good work (and remember to charge your battery before practice next time). Viv,

Great seeing you at practice yesterday. Here is the link to the youtube clip of the 4 year old doing the Herb Brooks “Miracle” speech I mentioned:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2CdJTfGiRCI

And, if you have not yet heard, the Nashville Predators invited “Rizzo” in to do the speech to the Pred’s mascots for an in-arena TV timeout. That video is linked at: http://predators.nhl.tv/team/console.jsp?catid=739&id=48328

Keep up the good work (and remember to charge your battery before practice next time).

]]> By: kracker http://blogs.ajc.com/atlanta-thrashers-blog/2009/10/12/no-slow-start-for-kovalchuk/comment-page-1/#comment-5179 kracker Tue, 13 Oct 2009 14:26:41 +0000 http://blogs.ajc.com/atlanta-thrashers-blog/?p=266#comment-5179 Someone said we have 5 games in 7 days coming up. My schedule says it's a routine 5 games in 9 days. Big difference. However, with the Olympic break this season, there will probably be an extra game every 2 or 3 weeks. After playing a rather light schedule in October, the Thrash will have 3 days off only 3 times the rest of the season: Twice in November (9-11, 16-18) and February 7-9. Counting the Olympic break, the Thrash are off from February 14 to Mar 1. Someone said we have 5 games in 7 days coming up. My schedule says it’s a routine 5 games in 9 days. Big difference.

However, with the Olympic break this season, there will probably be an extra game every 2 or 3 weeks. After playing a rather light schedule in October, the Thrash will have 3 days off only 3 times the rest of the season: Twice in November (9-11, 16-18) and February 7-9. Counting the Olympic break, the Thrash are off from February 14 to Mar 1.

]]> By: ChippersLoveChild http://blogs.ajc.com/atlanta-thrashers-blog/2009/10/12/no-slow-start-for-kovalchuk/comment-page-1/#comment-5178 ChippersLoveChild Tue, 13 Oct 2009 13:25:02 +0000 http://blogs.ajc.com/atlanta-thrashers-blog/?p=266#comment-5178 No story, no TV, little mention on 680 besides Kamal actually calling it. Sigh... Cut Chris some slack though Tom, he has given us more blog updates and feature stories than we have had in the past. You can tell the dude is trying. No story, no TV, little mention on 680 besides Kamal actually calling it. Sigh… Cut Chris some slack though Tom, he has given us more blog updates and feature stories than we have had in the past. You can tell the dude is trying.

]]> By: Tom http://blogs.ajc.com/atlanta-thrashers-blog/2009/10/12/no-slow-start-for-kovalchuk/comment-page-1/#comment-5177 Tom Tue, 13 Oct 2009 03:18:39 +0000 http://blogs.ajc.com/atlanta-thrashers-blog/?p=266#comment-5177 JHL - The Senator's game does not exist according to the AJC. CV has ignored it. The weekend editors have ignored it. I would love to work at a paper when I did not have to work weekends when my team was out of town. (can you tell I am still pissed that the paper could not even post the AP story? Talk about not giving a ...) JHL – The Senator’s game does not exist according to the AJC. CV has ignored it. The weekend editors have ignored it.

I would love to work at a paper when I did not have to work weekends when my team was out of town.

(can you tell I am still pissed that the paper could not even post the AP story? Talk about not giving a …)

]]> By: KLS1 http://blogs.ajc.com/atlanta-thrashers-blog/2009/10/12/no-slow-start-for-kovalchuk/comment-page-1/#comment-5176 KLS1 Tue, 13 Oct 2009 02:40:59 +0000 http://blogs.ajc.com/atlanta-thrashers-blog/?p=266#comment-5176 Its hard to see the patterns and tendencies with this years team because of the goofy schedule. I don't think we'll know if the Thrash are pretenders or contenders until Thanksgiving. Wonder if its wearing on the players, all revved up and no place to go? Its hard to see the patterns and tendencies with this years team because of the goofy schedule. I don’t think we’ll know if the Thrash are pretenders or contenders until Thanksgiving. Wonder if its wearing on the players, all revved up and no place to go?

]]> By: Brendan http://blogs.ajc.com/atlanta-thrashers-blog/2009/10/12/no-slow-start-for-kovalchuk/comment-page-1/#comment-5175 Brendan Tue, 13 Oct 2009 00:52:08 +0000 http://blogs.ajc.com/atlanta-thrashers-blog/?p=266#comment-5175 I echo Darkhorse's post above. I liked that Boulton story. He is one of the longer tenured Thrashers. He's not Pat Quinn's favorite player, however. Pat Quinn's comment was, "Nobody wants to see him play." Kovalchuk ... well ... no one can accuse him of doggin' it this season. He's playing like a Captain possessed. And it is good to see. And not a surprise. Ilya Kovalchuk is not Marian Hossa. I echo Darkhorse’s post above. I liked that Boulton story. He is one of the longer tenured Thrashers. He’s not Pat Quinn’s favorite player, however. Pat Quinn’s comment was, “Nobody wants to see him play.”

Kovalchuk … well … no one can accuse him of doggin’ it this season. He’s playing like a Captain possessed. And it is good to see. And not a surprise. Ilya Kovalchuk is not Marian Hossa.

]]> By: Darkhorse http://blogs.ajc.com/atlanta-thrashers-blog/2009/10/12/no-slow-start-for-kovalchuk/comment-page-1/#comment-5174 Darkhorse Tue, 13 Oct 2009 00:20:55 +0000 http://blogs.ajc.com/atlanta-thrashers-blog/?p=266#comment-5174 Chris-The Falcons made some nice adjustments in their bye week before embarassing the 49er's yesterday. They were clear to see when watching the team that looked flat against the Pats two weeks ago vs the one that put up 45pts against a very good team. I want to know what specific adjustments is Anderson going to make while he has all this practice time between games? There is a lot of time right now to work out the kinks until Friday, when 5 games in seven nights happens. If this is a playoff team, I expect to see visible improvements all around starting Friday. Nice Boulton story the other day by the way..... Chris-The Falcons made some nice adjustments in their bye week before embarassing the 49er’s yesterday. They were clear to see when watching the team that looked flat against the Pats two weeks ago vs the one that put up 45pts against a very good team.

I want to know what specific adjustments is Anderson going to make while he has all this practice time between games? There is a lot of time right now to work out the kinks until Friday, when 5 games in seven nights happens. If this is a playoff team, I expect to see visible improvements all around starting Friday.

Nice Boulton story the other day by the way…..

]]> By: IllegalCurve.com » Blog Archive » Nightly Hockey Hits: Some thoughts from Dany Heatley’s father, Avalanche are rolling, situation adjusted save percentage, long road back or end of journey as Chelios joins AHL’s Wolves. http://blogs.ajc.com/atlanta-thrashers-blog/2009/10/12/no-slow-start-for-kovalchuk/comment-page-1/#comment-5173 IllegalCurve.com » Blog Archive » Nightly Hockey Hits: Some thoughts from Dany Heatley’s father, Avalanche are rolling, situation adjusted save percentage, long road back or end of journey as Chelios joins AHL’s Wolves. Mon, 12 Oct 2009 23:11:58 +0000 http://blogs.ajc.com/atlanta-thrashers-blog/?p=266#comment-5173 [...] Thrashers:  No slow start for Kovalchuk.  As he goes, so do the Thrashers. [...] [...] Thrashers:  No slow start for Kovalchuk.  As he goes, so do the Thrashers. [...]

]]> By: Smoothie http://blogs.ajc.com/atlanta-thrashers-blog/2009/10/12/no-slow-start-for-kovalchuk/comment-page-1/#comment-5172 Smoothie Mon, 12 Oct 2009 22:59:01 +0000 http://blogs.ajc.com/atlanta-thrashers-blog/?p=266#comment-5172 Uhh, what happened at practice? Anything interesting, shuffling of lines? We would certainly like to hear JA's thoughts on the OTT game and whether there were as many good things as bad to draw on in practice this week. Uhh, what happened at practice? Anything interesting, shuffling of lines?

We would certainly like to hear JA’s thoughts on the OTT game and whether there were as many good things as bad to draw on in practice this week.

]]>