I don’t think Moose really wants to be some team’s #1 goalie, or wants to play 40 games a year. I think he is quite content in his backup role. His salary, which is something like $1.0 to $1.25 million, isn’t cost-prohibitive to anyone. So, I doubt any team that really wants him would wait for re-entry waivers, for the half price discount. For that matter, it wouldn’t cost Atlanta much at all to buy Hedberg out and re-hire him as their full-time goalie coach. But if Hedberg is happy to sit in the press box, as a fully paid player, as insurance, why not do it? Kari has never had an injury-free season. So, chances are, Hedberg would get some starts. He’s not some ‘god awful’ goalie. He has good and bad games, like any goalie does. Atlanta’s blueline is a ‘work in progress,’ but it is improving. With a more responsible defensive approach, ANY goalie’s numbers would improve. Kari’s, Hedberg’s, and Pavelec’s.

Of course Datsyuk and company have a way of making most anyone look that way

Considering we were only outshot by 4 tonight, and we had the much better offensive chances all night. I think our D did enough to get a win tonight.

Obviously, our goalies give up “soft” goals, sometimes. But the defense is one of the worst in the NHL. Check out the goals against … uhh … for the past DECADE. It can’t all be pinned on Damian Rhodes.

It is obvious that John Anderson does not trust Hedberg when you see that Lehtonen is struggling through a very poor performance and he does not attempt to replace Lehtonen at any point in the game.

This Hedberg contract looks like an albatross. I do not see how the Thrashers can be competitive if we have a goaltender on our roster who the coach cannot trust, with good reason. And I doubt we can trade him for anything this offseason.