Peverley’s Play Dispensed Doubts
Well, WE got Peverley today, and all the Devils did was sign Brendan Shanahan.
Like I said last week – lowest rung UFAs and waiver wire cast offs. This is embarrassing.Boy… Bet #17 is thrilled that we got… What’s his name off WAIVERS!!!!!!!!!
This is another LOSER move by The Career LOSER Dumb Don Waddell… I’d felt better is Spezza was the player claimed or traded for…
Loved Waddell’s comments, ‘He’s a guy we like’… Boy that is scary, well Nashville did not like him and these waiver claims never do one DAMN thing to help the club… This circus is just sick to watch !
We just happened to be there to pick up their sloppy seconds.
My first thought after reading that the Thrashers had picked up Rich Peverley was…. who the hell is Rich Peverley? Oh, that’s right, just another Waddellicacy from the bottom-of-the-barrel buffet.
The above is merely a sampling of some of the comments made last January when the Atlanta Thrashers snatched Rich Peverley off of the waiver wire. Needless to say, his arrival here did not come with a great deal of fanfare and excitement.
At the time, Nashville was trying to make room on their roster because a couple of players were coming off injuries and they were attempting to send Peverley down to the AHL. However, according to the story I’ve been told, coach John Anderson noticed that the 26-year old had been placed on waivers and insisted that Don Waddell claim him. In doing so, the Thrashers made the waiver wire steal of the year.
Rich Peverley, (#47), helped lead Thrashers to a winning record in the second half of last season - AP photo/Gregory Smith
I have to be honest with ya…when I first heard of the Peverley pick-up, I had to scratch my head as well. In 27 games with the Preds, he had a very underwhelming 2 goals and 7 assists and the only real reason that I saw for the acquisition was to fill the roster spot being vacated by the departing Jason Williams.
Seriously, raise your hand if you leapt from your seats after learning that the Thrashers had just claimed him off of the wire.
Uh-huh, yeah…that’s what I thought.
Of course, Thrashers fans were a very testy bunch that day. We had just watched as the Panthers built a snowman on Atlanta’s defense, beating them 8-4 during a Saturday matinee game in south Florida to drop the Thrashers’ record to 14-24-5…33 points after 43 games played. But ya know, it just didn’t take the Peever very long to cause the residents of Thrasherville to separate their fannies from the seats in Philips Arena… jumping up and down, roaring their approval of this player who had gone completely unnoticed in his short NHL career.
In just his second game in a Thrashers uniform, he played a major role in one of Atlanta’s most thrilling come-from-behind wins. Down 3-0 to the Toronto Maple Leafs after one period of play, Peverley and the then recently-named-captain Ilya Kovalchuk road a wave of energy provided by the Thrashers’ lower lines and beat the Leafs 4-3 in overtime.
Peverley assisted on two goals, including Kovalchuk’s game-tier with 4:52 remaining in the third. Pevs then finished off the comeback with the game-winner with but 69 seconds left before a shootout would have been required to decide matters.
The very next night, Peverley and his new teammates traveled up the road and preyed upon his former team, the Predators. In the 7-2 Thrashers victory, Peverley assisted on three goals to give him a total of five assists for the weekend…all in just the second and third games played for his new team. Add to that count the overtime goal, and fans started to pay the man some attention.
Where is arrival was met with much pessimism, his play quickly dispensed of such.
The Pevs Dispenser (Courtesy The Blueland Chronicle)
His ability to set up scores for his line mates earned him the nickname The Pevs Dispenser and the new top line formation of Kovy-Peverley-Armstrong was dubbed the AK-47 line… given the #47 worn on Peverley’s jersey. As things progressed, he continued to be a main part in Atlanta’s strong play and winning record from the time he joined the team to the end of the season.
Peverley wound up scoring 13 goals and 22 assists in 39 games and was a +16 as a Thrasher. Five of his goals were game winners.
As impressive as he was on the offensive side of the ice, he was equally strong on the other end where he played a very smart and responsible defensive game. This was something he brought with him from his days playing on Nashville’s third line…where you played well on defense or, as he put it, you were gone. It was also a style of play not common in these parts…which is why it stood out to so many.
Now the question is…can he build on that success and perform to such a level during a full season? If he does, it’ll make for quite a fine year.
If you take is numbers from last year with the Thrashers and project it over the course of 82 games, it equates to 27 goals and 46 assists. His +16 would…if simply projecting out for a full season’s play…amount to a +34. To place that in proper prospective, those 73 points would have been good enough to tie Todd White for third-highest on last year’s team.
That wouldn’t be too bad, especially considering that the Thrashers organization will only be playing $487,500 for his services this season…quite the bargain, eh?
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R. Stroz
August 24th, 2009
12:43 pm
EOB – For a “newcomer,” you sure do blog a good bit. Which Thrasher related sites did you blog on before your interjection on the AJC Thrasher blogs?
GaVaHokie
August 24th, 2009
12:59 pm
Stroz… EOB did a name change. Can’t remember what his former name was.
Re Antropov: I’ve heard from a few fans of the Leafs and NYR that Antro is actually more effective at Center than at RW. It would make sense, especially if we want him grinding in front of the net.
Kovy Antro Little
Kozzy Pevs White
buzilla in CT
August 24th, 2009
1:00 pm
Thrashers should be in the Patrick Division
Sara
August 24th, 2009
1:03 pm
Smoothie at this point I’m inclined to slot Antro on the opposite wing from Kovy with Pevs in the middle and revert back to the original Little White Russian line. But of course, it remains to be seen until camp who develops the chemistry and who does not.
Smoothie
August 24th, 2009
1:06 pm
No Buzz, it’s obvious that Atlanta should be playing in the western conference based Smythe division!
ranallo10 (in AT)
August 24th, 2009
1:07 pm
Scotty — Antropov took 4 faceoffs last year (losing all of them) and less than 300 the season prior (having a win % of about 42). That would rank him last of all the consistent faceoff takers on the Thrashers. I would say no, he wont be taking any faceoffs.
However, that doesn’t mean he can’t play center. I would be fine if Little took faceoffs and then went to the right side of the ice (switching with Antropov). It’s possible, several teams/players do such a thing, but I don’t know if it’s worth it.
I like Little and I think he is a great compliment to Kovalchuk (as I said last season, play those two together forever so that they form so great chemistry just from having played with eachother so often). However, he’s a worse faceoff man than Peverley and White. If you want offensive zone puck possession it all starts at the faceoff circle, and I think it’s wiser to have your better faceoff men (Peverley or White) up there to win the puck for the scorers.
I think we’ll see Kovalchuk-Peverley-Antropov to start the season, with Kozlov-White-Little on the second line.
buzilla in CT
August 24th, 2009
1:10 pm
I thought it was the Adams
Scotty
August 24th, 2009
1:11 pm
Thanks smoothie and ranallo10 (inAT). Good information to know.
ranallo10 (in AT)
August 24th, 2009
1:14 pm
The downside that I see to having Antropov and Little on the same line is both will ideally be playing the same role (i.e. dirty work in front of the net for the traffic creation and potential rebound/deflection goals). If I recall correctly Little’s scoring rose tremendously when lurking in front of the net. I don’t think it’s useful to use BOTH crease cloggers on the same line.
However, I don’t know enough about Antropov’s game to know if he’s more effective with space to utilize his reportedly soft hands, or if he can properly utilize his size to make himself a presence in front of the net. If he’s a soft hands player I would have no problem with him on Little’s line, but the downside is the second line is relatively soft in comparison.
Brendan
August 24th, 2009
1:14 pm
I would like to see Peverley play top line minutes. But I also have no objection over Bryan Little joining that top line, as well. Except that, well … Mr. #17 specifically wanted Antropov. And these days, I want #17 to be as happy as he can be.
Smoothie
August 24th, 2009
1:16 pm
No problemo Scotty, don’t hesitate to chime in. We need some of the lurkers to come out of the shadows more often. This blog has great potential, but we need even more voices to show folks how the passion for hockey in this town is / can spread.
ranallo – I agree with you about Kovy & Little. I’d almost like to see Kovy with Pevs in the middle and Lits on the wing. But I doubt we will pay Antro $4 M per year to play on the 2nd line with Kozzy and White. Of course, if he did, we could have a BIG white Russian line instead.
I love the fact we seem to have enough depth to use different combos if / when chemistry dictates. I wouldn’t mind seeing any number of lines as long as we are winning hockey games.
The Earl of Bud
August 24th, 2009
1:28 pm
“Dude, effin relax.”
I am relaxed. I jokingly said “Smoothie, did you miss your first cup of coffee” Given your “effin” response, maybe you should cut back on the coffee.
“EOB – has it ever occurred to you that perhaps people around here would like an opinion *other* than yours? I mean, it’s great and all that you so love to freely offer it up constantly…”
Wow Sara, thanks for offering up your opinion so freely.
“EOB did a name change. Can’t remember what his former name was.”
GVH, it was Ice Dog before The Earl of Bud.
I am surprised that a few of you are so sensitive to the Thrashers/Predators rivalry talk when I presented factual information like miles between cities and why it is unreasonable that those of you who presented options never once considered the Thrashers moving divisions even though the whole point of your realignment plans was for their benefit. Please people, let’s keep this civil, I just offered up some facts and yet you are angry that I offered my “opinion” on a blog?
Alan
August 24th, 2009
1:37 pm
GVH, it was Ice Dog before The Earl of Bud.
No… before that.
ranallo10 (in AT)
August 24th, 2009
1:40 pm
Every time I hear/read someone say “Little White Russian” I think “Belarusian”. Perhaps someone other than me understands why.
Bob
August 24th, 2009
1:43 pm
You guys and gals impress me. Really. Dead of August and there’s some good robust hockey discussion here. Ranallo, was that me with the “grasping at straws” comment about Peverly? Phrase that comes to mind today is “even a blind pig finds an acorn once in a while”. I kid, I give all credit to Anderson for that one and that is good to see that he knows a player when he sees one.
The wife and I made a pact this weekend, we are definitely going to go to more Thrashers’ games this year (of course, she reminded me that it’s a low bar as we only went to 1 last year), but I got my jones back on for some puck. They do say absence makes the heart grow fonder and mabye the bitterness from that stink-o-rama of our 7 years as season tix holders has finally worn off.
Smoothie
August 24th, 2009
1:53 pm
Hey everyone, it’s Bob!! Even his hope has been somewhat restored! Do I dare say we really do have reason for optimism!? Glad to have you back on board Bob. I think there are a lot of folks like you who have tried to weather the ever-lasting ____storm that has swallowed this franchise like a swirling eddy, but I can’t help but think there are a lot of fence-sitters who are poised and ready to jump at the chance to embrace Thrashers hockey again. The names Anderson, Peverley, Bogosian, Enstrom, Little, Kane, Kubina and Antropov may help us forget about what could have been with the likes of Savard, Mellanby, Holik, Bondra, Bellanger, Hossa, deVries, Zhitnik etc!!
Pam on Weck
August 24th, 2009
1:54 pm
The big question with Pevs, Little and many other team members going into next season reflect the team as a whole:
Can they keep it up? (Please no comments from Brendan)
Pevs pace since picked up juxtaposed with his prior performance is preternatural. Was it just providence or can he perpetuate?
Last season’s Little legacy looks like a lasting result of hard labor.
Can Kozlov continue? Will White win out?
The aforesaid four fellows frankly flabbergasted with fine performing. I, for one, have faith this was a foreshadowing of future feats.
The Earl of Bud
August 24th, 2009
2:02 pm
“Pevs pace since picked up juxtaposed with his prior performance is preternatural. Was it just providence or can he perpetuate?”
The most poetic prose in a post was by Paminski.
Rawhide
August 24th, 2009
2:03 pm
Bob – Nice to see ya around again. Maybe I’ll be so fortunate as to run into you at Philips this coming season.
Pam on Weck – WOW!
Pevs pace since picked up juxtaposed with his prior performance is preternatural. Was it just providence or can he perpetuate?
The aforesaid four fellows frankly flabbergasted with fine performing. I, for one, have faith this was a foreshadowing of future feats.
I’m going to nominate that pair of finely-crafted sentences for the Blogging Comments Hall of Fame. Well done!
R. Stroz
August 24th, 2009
2:10 pm
Bob – From my discussions with an agent of the Thrashers organization (out of courtesy I will not mention his name without his approval), Thrasher management and sales finally read the TPS Report(think the movie Office Space).
The ticket packages have been enhanced with significant benefits. If you purchase a ticket package, you’ll need to remind your rep that you were a former STH in order to get the “proper” benefits.
ranallo10 (in AT)
August 24th, 2009
2:13 pm
Bob — Surprisingly enough none of those quotes were from you. I will also admit that none are from me either, as I made no immediate comment on a waiver wire acquisition of a player I had never heard of.
Blind squirrel most definitely. I only give Waddell props for listening to his supporting cast and not ignoring the now apparent good advice given to him by Anderson. But of course, I would expect any GM worth a damn to listen to his advisers and not make decisions without first getting opinions from others within the organization. In conclusion — Anderson deserves the props.
R. Stroz
August 24th, 2009
2:15 pm
Smooooothie – I triple dog dare you to do a wedding proposal at a Thrashers game this season.
Brendan
August 24th, 2009
2:15 pm
My answer was simply going to be, “Yes, they can.” (Keep up performances from last year.)
The Earl of Bud
August 24th, 2009
2:16 pm
BT, that’s classic, I was so stuck on the first sentence by Pam on Weck that I didn’t even catch that 2nd one.
R. Stroz
August 24th, 2009
2:27 pm
Pam wins the Blog Hall of Fame Award for Alliteration.
Smoothie
August 24th, 2009
2:31 pm
“I am surprised that a few of you are so sensitive to the Thrashers/Predators rivalry talk when I presented factual information like miles between cities and why it is unreasonable that those of you who presented options never once considered the Thrashers moving divisions even though the whole point of your realignment plans was for their benefit.”
What? We were supposed to provide fastidious forensic evidence and facts for a completely fantastical and farfetched discussion on NHL realignment?? Thanks for letting me know!
I think just about every regular blogger here is certainly smart enough to know that any discussion on such a hypothetical topic is going to be a more abstract one where reason and facts are secondary to the speculative and curious fancies of our imaginations!
Why are you accusing so many of inadequate discourse when you are in fact the one who is failing to realize the tone, tenor and obvious slant of this blog on this particular topic?
No one here thinks re-alignment of any kind is going to happen unless one of the 30 teams is bought and purged from its current Eastern Conference affiliation. Even if PHX is sold to an owner who is given permission to relocate it, I doubt the destination will be anywhere east of the Mississippi.
GaVaHokie
August 24th, 2009
2:32 pm
I kid, I give all credit to Anderson for that one and that is good to see that he knows a player when he sees one.
The benefits of a first time coach from the AHL… I’m glad that he was paying attention to the waiver wire. I’d like to know how ANDERSON picked up on that transaction… doesn’t seem typical of a coach to be watching waivers… wonder if Cheveldayoff or someone else gave him the heads up.
It’ll be interesting, as time goes by, if Anderson will still have a knack for spotting these guys or if he’ll lose touch with prospects… hopefully Dudley picks up that slack.
Smoothie
August 24th, 2009
2:35 pm
Stroz, you dirty devil! You do know that my “significant other” does read this blog from time to time right? Of course you do!
In the event we cannot escape to a sufficiently exotic, white-sand beach of some kind, then a Philips Arena “shock and awe” type proposal could be in order!
R. Stroz
August 24th, 2009
2:39 pm
Smoothie – I didn’t realize she read this blog. BIG OOPS!
If you decide to go for the “shock and awe” proposal, let us know ahead of time.
I guarantee you that we can can get a Smooothie…Smooothie…Smooothie chant going with the help of a few friends and my BULLHORN.
Smoothie
August 24th, 2009
2:39 pm
GVH – Additionally, Peverley has himself to thank for getting noticed by abusing Anderson’s Wolves as a Milwaukee Admiral on a consistent basis. Hopefully this year, we will be looking to make a deadline deal to sure up the 4th line or similar for a playoff run rather than sifting through scraps to pull out of the waiver wire recycling bin!!
Smoothie
August 24th, 2009
2:46 pm
Well, considering we’re getting a place together, I’m sure it’s something that has crossed her mind as much as mine! Such a chant would be quite flattering and energizing as long as the chant doesn’t finish with a “YOU SUCK” at the end!! No worries Stroz as we’ve actually read an article together focusing on how prevalent hockey-infused romances and eventually proposals really are in this town. Hopefully we’ll at least get on the Kiss Cam one time this season!
buzilla in CT
August 24th, 2009
2:46 pm
prrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrtttt…excuse me
The Earl of Bud
August 24th, 2009
2:48 pm
“What? We were supposed to provide fastidious forensic evidence and facts for a completely fantastical and farfetched discussion on NHL realignment?? Thanks for letting me know!”
Well, I don’t know about fastidious forensic evidence, but logic and reason are nice instead of hatching far-fetched schemes of moving 3 different teams around from division to division just for the benefit of the Thrashers fan base.
“I think just about every regular blogger here is certainly smart enough to know that any discussion on such a hypothetical topic is going to be a more abstract one where reason and facts are secondary to the speculative and curious fancies of our imaginations!”
Good, because I have some trade scenarios that I’d like to discuss. You know how Marleau lost his captaincy in San Jose and we still have Brett Sterling in the minors? I was thinking…
On a serious note, I am happy that the Thrashers are not on Versus this year. They are getting dropped by Directv who I have had for most of my time in Atlanta. http://www.latimes.com/sports/hockey/nhl/la-sp-versus-directv22-2009aug22,0,4059953.story?track=rss If anyone else has them and wants to get certain Wings/Pens/Rangers games you will be S.O.L.
Bob
August 24th, 2009
2:50 pm
“Even his hope has been somewhat restored”. I think taking last year off and not thinking much about hockey for the past couple of months has helped, but also the young core of kids is intriguing, I have high hopes for Bogosian this year and if they have some cohesion and all buy into Coach’s system(s), they’ll be around.
Thanks for the heads up, Stroz, but as long as Waddell is in charge, I’m in fool me once mode
buzilla in CT
August 24th, 2009
2:50 pm
Smoothie…make sure the ring is real…just a heads up
GaVaHokie
August 24th, 2009
2:51 pm
Smoothie… actually, I believe Atlanta tried to get Peverley during the summertime, before the season started, but Nashville declined the offers.
That was at the request of Anderson, so maybe that’s why he gets so much credit for the waiver pick-up.
Like I said, I don’t see why Anderson would be watching waiver wires… so maybe it just stood out to Waddell that Anderson had requested him earlier in the year when he popped up on waivers.
There’s a big what if… what could have happened if we had Peverley before the season started?
Rawhide
August 24th, 2009
2:55 pm
Smoothie – You know…I do have some contacts down there and I could pull some strings, should you be so inclined.
I’m not sayin’…ya know…I’m, well…I’m just sayin’
R. Stroz
August 24th, 2009
2:57 pm
We use Comcast, instead of DirectTV, because Tony C. rocks.
The Earl of Bud
August 24th, 2009
3:02 pm
RS, I know I am slow, but who is Tony C?
“Smoothie… actually, I believe Atlanta tried to get Peverley during the summertime, before the season started, but Nashville declined the offers.”
I totally forgot about that but we did try to get Peverley in the offseason and Nashville declined.
Smoothie
August 24th, 2009
3:09 pm
I hear ya Rawhide…duly noted! I know I’ve got the right peeps looking out for me at Philips Arena.
Buzz — very funny. I will certainly steer clear of the zirconian cut!
Stroz — glad you mentioned Tony C. Perhaps he can enlighten us as to what HD enhancements we Comcast users will see when the digital conversion is completed. Apparently they will be adding 15-20 HD channels. I doubt the NHL Network would be one of them, but perhaps they’ll have more HD on CenterIce with the additional freed-up bandwidth they talk about.
Tony C! Calling Dr. Cable!!
R. Stroz
August 24th, 2009
3:09 pm
Tony C. is a regular poster who works for Comcast.
Hockey Biltong
August 24th, 2009
3:11 pm
zzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz.
Smoothie
August 24th, 2009
3:13 pm
GVH, if that’s the case, and that does sound vaguely familiar, then perhaps DWad deserves a little more credit than we’re apt to give.
He, DW, did also parlay Havelid into Salmela and Schneider into Carl Klingberg, or was it Morin? Either way, those deals are starting to look pretty good. Too bad we couldn’t hold onto Wilson, but the likes of Postma, Kulda, Lewis and now Peanut, made him expendable. I have a feeling he will play well against us as a Panther.
The Earl of Bud
August 24th, 2009
3:17 pm
RS, oh, sorry for the Dtv article then. Actually that article should be good news for him. If it matters the only reason I have the dish over cable is because the NFL package. Can Tony C do something about that? Give me Sunday Ticket and I will get Comcast.
Brendan
August 24th, 2009
3:25 pm
When does the Center Ice “early bird” savings package come out? I think it was $159.00 last season. Of course, for those wishing to save some money, just pick it up in January for $119.00. In February/March, they offer it for $49.00. But I have no idea what this year’s prices will be. All I know is … it’s NEVER WRONG to have Center Ice. If you’ve never had it, you’ll never go WITHOUT IT again, ever in life. I’m not exactly sure how many Thrashers games will be on Center Ice, that you otherwise would not be able to see, but it’s for ALL THE OTHER GAMES that you should buy it. Each year, I adopt two Western Conference teams to follow. And I keep up with them via Center Ice. This year, it’ll be Phoenix and Los Angeles. Last year, I went with Chicago and Columbus. Plus, ya know … there’s all those “Intermission Babes” around the league to become … more FAMILIAR with. Kathryn Tappen, Heidi Androl, and Hazel Mae come quickly to mind. (Psst, Brendan? You forgot Natalie. Quiet you!!)
Let’s say the Thrashers game is in the tank. And you just don’t want to watch it anymore. Well, if there’s a halfway busy lineup of games, there’ll be one worth watching. And if you’ve got insomnia, an 11PM hockey game from the West Coast just might help pass the time. Can’t stay up? Put it on the DVR, Tivo, or program record it on DVD-R or VHS. Watch it later. I can’t even begin to tell you how many exciting overtime and shootout games I got to watch last year, just b/c of Center Ice. If you are getting your Center Ice via Comcast cable, they have a “Sports-n-Entertainment” package for something like $5 a month, that gives you all that tennis, golf, soccer event, but most importantly, the very REQUIRED VIEWING of the the “NHL Network.” It might be listed in your TV Program Guide as “NHL TV.” Get it! It’s 24×7 of hockey coverage, from Classic Series, to special events, to “On the Fly,” which is its version of “SportsCenter,” which recaps all the games played that day. Then you, too, can have the pleasure of watching Dave Reid man the “OTF” desk, without having watched 3 minutes of the Thrasher game to be able to comment on it, assuming (1) Kovalchuk can’t play defense, (2) Kovalchuk is as elfish “Coach Killer,” and (3) the Thrashers are a team in disarray. The other hosts aren’t nearly as bad. Gary Green and Craig Button are sometimes nice to the Thrashers. Dan Pollard doesn’t go out of his way to slam us too badly, either. Larry Murphy doesn’t bash us often, but he doesn’t bring a lot to the broadcast, either.
GaVaHokie
August 24th, 2009
3:27 pm
Smoothie… it was Morin.
It’ll be interesting to see what Vernace can do in Chicago… he’s got good wheels, so being in a system that allows him to join the rush, could be a good thing for him… he could be comparable to Kiwi or Clay Wilson.
The Earl of Bud
August 24th, 2009
3:29 pm
“He, DW, did also parlay Havelid into Salmela and Schneider into Carl Klingberg, or was it Morin?”
GaVaHokie just posted something about this when we were talking about Morin and he traced the Schneider pick to Morin. And when you think about it you can almost say Ken Klee for Morin but I think that’s stretching it. Somehow I think he said we lost the pick we got for Williams but he (GVH) should know the answer. I looked now and Klingberg was the 4th pick in the 2nd round so since that was Kane’s position just one round later that must’ve been our pick to begin with.
The Earl of Bud
August 24th, 2009
3:36 pm
Thanks GVH, I was typing when you posted.
Brendan, $139 sounds familiar, but I don’t know if that was the price or with a $20 discount. But yes, you can’t go wrong. I don’t adopt a team like you do though, I just follow my fantasy players.
Sara
August 24th, 2009
4:01 pm
“Wow Sara, thanks for offering up your opinion so freely.”
No problem – I’d hate to see anyone collapse under the weight of their own self-importance.
The Earl of Bud
August 24th, 2009
4:08 pm
“No problem – I’d hate to see anyone collapse under the weight of their own self-importance.”
Well you know, when other posters focus so much on every little word of mine, I wouldn’t call it SELF-importance