Andrew Ladd is ‘true captain’ for this Thrashers team
On November 18 the Atlanta Thrashers found themselves with a record of 7-9-3. They had just come off a very disappointing 2-1 loss to the Florida Panthers the night before, had lost three straight and six of the last seven games played. Atlanta was also looking at upcoming games against such teams as the Washington Capitals, Detroit Red Wings, Montreal Canadians and Boston Bruins, among others.
Times were tough and the waters ahead looked rough. Needless to say, there was much grumbling, griping, wailing and gnashing of teeth going on throughout Thrasherville at that time.
But that morning, the Thrashers also named Andrew Ladd as their team captain.
The Thrashers are 11-2-2 after naming Andrew Ladd team captain. But he's quick topoint out that has little to do with the recent run of success...rather it's the coaching staff and the team's chemistry (AP Photo/Chris Carlson)
The next night the Thrashers went out and beat the division leading Caps 5-0, beginning the current 11-2-2 run they are currently on. It’s a run that had landed them, even if for just one day, atop the Southeast Division following Saturday night’s 7-1 slap down of the New Jersey Devils.
Let’s see…the Thrashers made Ladd the captain then they go off on a month-long tear. So, is this all just coincidence?
“It might be a bit of a coincidence…I don’t think it was me getting the ‘C’”, Ladd told me prior to the games against the Devils. But he then added with a wry grin, “But I’ll take the credit if you want to give it to me”.
In all seriousness, Ladd is quick to point to the men behind the bench as the main reason this team is experienced what many fans are calling the best stretch of hockey Thrasherville has ever experienced.
“Everyone starting here was brand new to the systems, coaches and players, and it took a little time to get everyone on the same page. But right about that time [when he was named captain] it started to click and it’s really started to come together since”.
“They’ve been good [with the team]. We’ve got a young group of guys and still learning a lot of little things it takes to be successful in this league. Rammer’s a patient guy. He takes his time and makes sure everyone understands what their job is and what they need to do on the ice.”
“It’s definitely been working well this year”.
Ladd, the fourth overall pick in 2004 by the Carolina Hurricanes, began his NHL career after the lockout playing for a ‘Canes that won the Stanley Cup…a team captained by Ron Brind’Amour. When I asked if that type of leadership experienced then is something he can draw upon now, Ladd quickly replied, “Yeah, definitely. I think being so young your eyes are really wide open and you look to some of the older guys to see how they hold themselves and prepare to games.”
“I don’t think there is anyone who prepared for games better and worked as hard as Rod did, so he was a big influence on me and what I do now”.
In his short time as team captain here, Ladd has already gained a great deal of the same respect from his teammates. Winning certainly has a lot to do with it, of course. But one can’t help but get the feeling that the guys in the locker room honestly feel that the right man was tapped for the job.
“He’s just a great person to be around”, Anthony Stewart said of Ladd. “He’s blends in with any group of guys or any one guy and I think that speaks a lot to his character”.
It may seem like the recent run of success has been as easy as a stroll through the park for Ladd, Johnny Oduya and the rest of the Thrashers. But the team is working hard for one another and it's been paying off the captain says. Here, the two celebrate one of Oduya's two goals against the Islanders (AP Photo/Kathy Kmonicek)
Continuing, Stewey added, “He’s a great guy. I played World Juniors with him and we won the gold medal there for Canada. We hang out together away from the rink.”
“He’s a true captain”.
To Stewart’s point about hanging out with each other away from the arena, Ladd feels this kind of comradery has played a big role in what this team has accomplished of late. Whether it’s on the practice ice, in the locker room or when they head out on the road, this group of players enjoy spending time together…and that can’t help but add to the team’s on-ice success.
“Everyone’s positive and upbeat and wants everyone to do good”, Ladd responded when asked about this team’s chemistry. “Everyone’s pretty close, fairly close in age”.
Then with his tongue firmly planted in his cheek he joked, “OK, we got a couple of old guys”.
“But we have a pretty good group who gets along really well on and off the ice” the captain pointed out as he returned to his natural serious demeanor. “Anytime you have that it’s a positive thing. It translates off the ice, on the road, to the game on the ice”.
Ladd has also noticed the fans in Atlanta are starting to take notice of the team’s good play. And he understand that Ws in the standing are what’s helping in the renewed sense of optimism around Thrasherville.
“[The organization] has been talking about getting people into the building and what we can do for them. The biggest thing we can do is winning and bringing an exciting brand of hockey. I think we’ve done our part and it’s fun to see the fans respond and get excited about it”.
11-2-2…not tough to get excited about that at all.
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R. Stroz
December 20th, 2010
10:12 am
GOLD!
JB
December 20th, 2010
10:21 am
I say Ladd re-signs before the new year. any takers?
Nate
December 20th, 2010
10:24 am
Yeah. Ladd was definitely the best choice and the choice of several posters on here before the season started if I remember correctly.
Now it’s time to lock him up long term and break the captaincy jinx.
injunjoe
December 20th, 2010
10:26 am
Dang you Vavuzala….errr….collapsible bullhorn blower. Foiled again for first. One day…….one day.
Dwayne
December 20th, 2010
10:27 am
That would be a nice Christmas gift.
Dwayne
December 20th, 2010
10:29 am
Stroznodamus will always be first.
Joe Friday
December 20th, 2010
10:30 am
JB, I don’t think you can extend an RFA before Jan. 1st, right? But I agree with your sentiment that it will be done soon (wasn’t there a comment by Dudley last month that they were going to start negotiations with Ladd and try to sign him on Jan. 1st?). I’d like to see a 5 to 7 year deal, then lock Buf up, but not sure that can be done with the current ownership cluster.
GRITS and Pucks
December 20th, 2010
10:31 am
Ladd is great, and what is even more wonderful is the respect and love the guys on the team have for Rammers and the coaching staff – and it shows on the ice and how they talk about him. I think that we will continue to see great hockey!
Alan R.
December 20th, 2010
10:33 am
This is the type of thing that really gives me hope for this team and its continued success. Ladd is a true leader, and reading the sort of things he’s saying really makes me feel good about where we’re at.
Hockey Biltong
December 20th, 2010
10:34 am
I just want to say how awesome it was to chuck my ballcap over the glass wall for Boulton…what a game!!!!
Darkhorse
December 20th, 2010
10:38 am
I hope they resign Ladd and Buff before long. That would go a long way for this franchise in proving it’s willing to find a way to keep the better players on the roster.
Looks like you’re getting to do more interviews lately Rawhide. Enjoy reading the players reactions to your questions. Great job as always!
I wonder what the players think of Bergfors? Is it the doghouse because he doesn’t play the way Ramsey wants, or does it go deeper? Maybe it’s just his personality, but he always seems gloomy and aloof. I wouldn’t care where I played in the NHL if the team I was on was winning and on the up and up. His personality reminds me of Hossa’s. A little too much ego and little natural comradery is how he seems to come across at times in interviews and on ice.
Think you could get a decent interview out of him Rawhide? Maybe that would help us understand his perspective on things.
World Be Free
December 20th, 2010
10:43 am
Ladd and Buff need to be the first guys resigned after Jan 1.
Good to gauge the value of a captain when the team is winning, but his tougher test will be when the team huts the skids and loses 4 in a row. That will be the real test, getting ht team back on the winning track. It is bound to happen again this season.
Hoof Arted
December 20th, 2010
10:51 am
Ladd ROCKS!
Best – Thrashers – captain – EVER!
Nice to see the team is opening up to letting you chat with players BlogMaster. Shows they know how to reach the fans. Great job.
Gotta take care of business in Toronto guys. Then a Blues team heads to town after having to fly in from a game against Vancouver.
*sniff-sniff* I smell 4 points for the taking!
litz
December 20th, 2010
10:59 am
“*sniff-sniff* I smell 4 points for the taking!”
The first two of those 4 points regain us the lead in the division.
The second two of those 4 points ensure we KEEP it …
No pressure, eh?
JB
December 20th, 2010
11:21 am
i didn’t know that rule. Ok, I’ll say its very very soon after Jan 1.
Russian
December 20th, 2010
11:37 am
I will be very happy if Ladd and Buff stay here for long time. But I am agree with *Joe Friday* that our Owners are cheap asses. They will not spend money. I hope that I am wrong.
About Berg. I hear a rumor that Dudly will trade him soon. Dudly open his phone line for best deal.
Joe Friday
December 20th, 2010
11:39 am
Shout out to the Smoothinator (did I do that right?) . . . for the good call on the game Sat. night being pivotal in terms of contender or pretender status. Earlier years, we would’ve crapped the bed, but that game Sat. night was a sign this club is for real.
Re. the Bergfors and Eager situations. It’s clear to all of us that this club is coming together as a tightly knit group who has completely bought into the coaches system. And most of you know that on any successful team, the whole is greater than the sum of it’s parts when all on the same page. So, let’s say that one or two players has either A)not bought into the system and won’t follow the coach’s instructions or B) is not well liked by the other guys in the room. If that were the case, then a good coach would remove those players from the lineup to ensure the other guy’s continue to stick together and play within his system, no?
Ladd was named captain the day after Eager had an awful turnover in our zone resulting in a goal against and we had a complete 2nd period meltdown, and the following intermission break, we heard reports of players yelling at each other in the room. Eager also had a problem in Chicago last year of similar breakdowns in his decision making on the ice. So, for conjecture’s sake, let’s assume Ladd called out Eager in that break, the next period you may recall we kicked rear, and the next day Ladd was named captain. Choices were made that day, and doghouses were built. Another certain player continued to not follow coach’s instructions and while this player is well liked and did pot his share of goals, he’s not following coach’s instructions and you can’t have that or others may decide to jump off the system. A system that everyone is on the same page with and the results show it’s effectiveness.
Team. Together Everyone Achieves More.
Rawhide
December 20th, 2010
11:45 am
Regarding this notion that the owners might not be of mind to pony up the money needed to keep Ladd and Buff here long-term…Look, everyone here knows what I think about the Great Octocluster. But remember, they green-lighted Waddell to offer up $10 mil per season to Kovy last winter. Why would they noy OK allowing RD to do what is needed to kee these guys around?
I know we are all jaded from the past…but let’s not forget they were willing to ckoke up the money for Kovy.
Joe Friday
December 20th, 2010
11:57 am
Bill, I was hopeful for that as well, but a year has gone by since they made the Kovy offer and apparently the owner’s capital situation has gotten worse since then (per Daly, who referenced Levenson by name just this past Friday). A year ago, Levenson said they had a new investor lined up, today there’s no one, despite the efforts of a third party investment firm to drum up the money.
I think Ladd is doable, not sure about Buf as he’s going to cost a ton.
Rawhide
December 20th, 2010
11:58 am
JF – I guess time will tell. But I agree 100% that getting the two signed long-term is paramount to this team’s future.
BTW… updated the piece up top to add a few more quotes from Ladd that I had accedently omited.
Also, remember that you can still score some good seats and great prices for upcoming games. Just click –>HERE<-- and enter the promo code RAWHIDE. See ya down at Philips gang!
Alan R.
December 20th, 2010
12:33 pm
By request:
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R. Stroz as Chick-fil-A Cow
December 20th, 2010
12:33 pm
BUY MOR TICKITZ!
R. Stroz
December 20th, 2010
12:42 pm
OK, here’s a wacky idea for a “Thrashers Related T-Shirt”:
On the front, in big bold letters, “BUY MOR TICKITZ”
On the back, “FRUSTRATE THE SHRIVELING DIQUES”
Heywood Jablome
December 20th, 2010
12:45 pm
Alan R. – Now that’s funny!
FormerIslesFan
December 20th, 2010
12:58 pm
Did anyone catch Rammer’s post-game conference on Saturday? He was asked about “accountability,” and he referenced a situation where one of the Thrashers had committed a turnover and when that player came back to the bench, before Rammer could even get over to him, another player was already talking to him and letting the offending player know where he had erred and what he needed to do to correct it.
THAT is what I’m looking for out of this team. How much do you want to bet that Ladd was the “instructing” player in question…? (Just my guess).
Can’t wait for my next game at The Bulb (probably Sunday v. Lightning at this point) so I can go to the Hat Trick Bin and see the name “Eric Boulton” forever etched upon it!!
DawgDad
December 20th, 2010
1:02 pm
The core of this team and the exceptionally talented players are still very, very young in hockey life. Hockey rosters turn over, but when you have a nucleus like this of hard-working blue collar players willing to play the system and play for each other you typically see multi-year playoff appearance runs. Even when the Thrash made the playoffs I knew it wasn’t going to last, the core of that team wasn’t going anywhere together. This is different. This is Falcon-esque. Watching this team play is INSPIRING.
Joe Tess Fish House
December 20th, 2010
1:09 pm
I thing the Thrashres shoould not of have gotten rid of Kolvachock. I predict they finnish last in the divson this year B cuz they got ris of Kolvachock.
Paminski
December 20th, 2010
1:17 pm
When we are winning, I have noticed my own personal speculation vanishes regarding when players’ contracts will be re-upped. I don’t care. Just want to enjoy the ride. That said, some players don’t play quite so well when they have a shiny new contract in hand. I like to see the players locked in, but have mixed feelings on whether that is best.
World Be Free
December 20th, 2010
1:30 pm
Rawhide-let’s not forgot the $$$ is took to get Dudley, Ramsay and Torchetti here to begin with. None of these guys are K-Mart talent, I am sure they are making good money.
Smoothie
December 20th, 2010
1:32 pm
BRAVOOOOOOOOO!!! EXCELLENT WORK YOUR RAWHIDE-NESS! (bowing with hat sweeping the floor)
In fact, it was such a good write-up, I think I might just break out into the PAVELECTRIC SLIDE right here in my cubicle!!
R. Stroz
December 20th, 2010
1:33 pm
BUY SUM MOR TICKITZ!
Smoothie
December 20th, 2010
1:48 pm
Stroz – what are you now, the CFA cow’s blog agent?!
Smoothie
December 20th, 2010
2:03 pm
“tougher test will be when the team huts the skids and loses 4 in a row”
WBF – shame on you man, that shall never happen under Rammer!
Joe – thanks for the props, but there is still much work to be done and I reckon Coach R is reminding them of this incessantly. Not to mention the fine Capt we have leading our team. I hope to hell we can lock both up for a very long time, but don’t we have an extra year on Buff’s contract to give us some time? Hopefully he cools off a bit and doesn’t start approaching Ray Bourque level production just yet! Nah, to hell with that, the more goals Buff scores (especially the dramatic GWG), the faster this town will forget about KovaLOLchuk and start buying tkt packages to pay for his salary! Before you know, SOB will be the only one left on the sideline bitching and griping. Oh, and that Fish house idiot can be his huckleberry.
Smoothie
December 20th, 2010
2:06 pm
Where the hell didja all go? This blog should have 83 comments by now!
Rawhide for POMPOM King!!!!!!!!
R. Stroz
December 20th, 2010
2:10 pm
You know you’ve been attending Thrasher games longer than most when you you’re yelling “WE WANT GROUPER” after five goals and no one knows what in the world you’re yelling about.
Manley
December 20th, 2010
2:11 pm
First off, I can’t believe Bolts got the hat trick! Well deserved for such a hard working member of the team.
Ladd is showing the humility required of a good leader, but I am sure his leadership has a lot to do with the chemistry in the room and the success that comes from that.
As for the coaches, I was excited when I heard that they hired Rammer exactly because of the kind of patient, teaching coach that he is. That is what is needed on a young team like this. His approach has been spot on: concentrate on a couple of things at a time until the team gets it right and then move on to the next priority. His comments about the shootout prove that this is his approach. Concentrating on too many priorities at once means that none of them get the attention they need. Of course, that method also requires patience from the fans, as we saw in OCT and early NOV, but once the pieces started falling into place…11-2-2 and a real contender!
I am getting more and more excited about this season. Remember guys and gals, I get most of my Thrash info from here so keep up the good work.
World Be Free
December 20th, 2010
2:11 pm
Smoothie-you can bet it will, along with a few short and long term injuries.
Joe Friday
December 20th, 2010
2:29 pm
“don’t we have an extra year on Buff’s contract to give us some time?”
Buf and Ladd are both RFA after this year. So, they’ll both be ours for next year, the only question is if it’s one year qualifying offer (no chance), arbitration award (let’s hope not), or long term deal (let’s pray so) that each will play under for next year . . .
Smoothie
December 20th, 2010
2:34 pm
WBF – well yeah, if we suffer some key injuries, but I don’t see this team straight up losing 4 in a row in regulation. Perhaps I’m drinking too much kool-aid, but seems like Rammer is too good at making adjustments to avoid long losing streaks. Also, since our last 3 game slide, we are 11 – 2 – 2 with an avg of 32.5 SOG vs 31.06 allowed. This team is applying what Rammer is teaching them and their keeping the shots down which is keeping Pavelec extra sharp. If we can get through December without losing 3 or 4 in row, then look out cuz the schedule actually gets a bit easier. But then again, other than Kovy’s team, it’s pretty much parity across the board!
World Be Free
December 20th, 2010
2:43 pm
Smoothie-Rammer can make the in-game adjustments that Anderson was incapable of making. He has been there before, at the NHL level.
Back to contracts-I still say the best way to show people that this team is serious for the long haul, is to get Buff and Ladd inked to long term deals. Show the commitment, pony up so we close the door on talent leaving town. That will put people in the stands.
Smoothie
December 20th, 2010
2:43 pm
Manley – good to see you posting! Hope everything is well where you are and all are keeping safe! God Bless!
Manley
December 20th, 2010
3:02 pm
Smoothie – Thanks. All is well in AFG. Unfortunately, I can’t listen to Kamal do the games like I could in Iraq. If he made the 07-08 season sound exciting, I can only imagine how he is this season! I can see the box scores and read the blog every couple of days to keep track. Fortunately, American Forces Network plays quite a bit of the playoffs, so I am hoping to see the Thrashers on TV this spring!
Smoothie
December 20th, 2010
3:16 pm
http://bluelandchronicle.blogspot.com/2010/12/game-day-toronto-maple-leafs.html
More Laughs humor.
Manley – that would be the best gift ever for our troops in AFG if the boys in blue could give the boys (and ladies) in uniform an April playoffs present! Stay out of harm’s way and Godspeed for continued success over there in your mission. We are all behind you!!!
DB
December 20th, 2010
3:41 pm
One thing you never hear from ownership is about the fans who threw money into this team for years when they refused to do so. All we got back was a “Deal with it.” I’d hate to see hockey go in ATL, and I’ll probably return in some sort of fashion but why would any outside investor want to be a partner with this group?
Zoomo
December 20th, 2010
3:48 pm
Dudley was on the post game show after Saturday night’s win. Mentioned a few times that he wants character guys that can skate. Wonder if Bergie’s character is in question.
Also, I can’t help but wonder what Bob Hartley was thinking as he watched that game on Saturday. He was the guy that preached to Kovy over and over and over about becoming a plus player and he’d be the best player in hockey. Kovy seemed to be buying into that until Hartley was let go, and I think we can almost trace Kovy’s offense only mindset to Hartley’s departure.
Zoomo
December 20th, 2010
4:00 pm
Kamal tweets that the Thrashers on the cover of the latest Hockey News.
Joe McGrath
December 20th, 2010
4:26 pm
I was coaching in Omaha when Eddie Shore sends me this player who was a chronic masturbater…..He would deliberate penalties just so he could be by himself and damned if he didn’t……
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December 20th, 2010
4:41 pm
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cousin Eddie
December 20th, 2010
4:41 pm
Was just looking the GA avg for the other teams in the league and thought what would the thrashers GA be if we take the statistics from the last 15 games and spread it over 34 games. The GA would around 64, just below Boston. I love that we are defensive minded like Boston but I think our scoring power far exceeds theirs. Looking forward to dominant win tonight!
litz
December 20th, 2010
4:45 pm
“Kamal tweets that the Thrashers on the cover of the latest Hockey News.”
I have nothing to do with the actual magazine, but if you want to buy a copy, and don’t want to hit a local news-stand (heck, is it even carried in this town? No clue …) you can buy a digital copy online:
http://ca.zinio.com/browse/issues/index.jsp;jsessionid=CA21FBA13B3BCBF0F8C013EBDE691612.ns103-e03?skuId=416149517&pss=1
There’s also a link for a preview (flash required) : http://www.zinio.com/reader.jsp?issn=0018-3016U
Adam
December 20th, 2010
4:47 pm
Manley – Don’t know whether or not you have the ability to stream audio from websites in AFG but 680 has a link to the stream on their site. http://www.680thefan.com/index.php
If not I bet if you emailed Dan he could find a way you get you some audio files sent to you.
Red Light
December 20th, 2010
4:47 pm
That would be one of the other “Red Light” posts, not mine. Wish I could take credit for flying the Rawhide flag on Si.com
Cornbread
December 20th, 2010
4:51 pm
What Joe Friday said at 11:39AM.
Manley
December 20th, 2010
4:54 pm
Adam – That’s how I listened to the games back when I was in Iraq and when they weren’t televised at Ft. Campbell, KY. I just don’t have the same consistent access to the internet this time.
No worries, though. The experts here keep me informed. Plus, if they keep playing this way, the mainstream sports sites will be forced to give them more attention.
Flames
December 20th, 2010
4:59 pm
The team is trying to sign both Ladd and Buff to long term contracts. I believe the Captain will be the first signed and then Buff. These guys truly like each other. Duds wants another scorer that tough and physical.
Red Light
December 20th, 2010
5:14 pm
Leafs TV reporter tried to make a point about the lack of big crowds in Atlanta. MacArthur took the bait…
…”playing here, it’s as good as it gets for excitement and stuff like that. In Atlanta, during the week, you get between 5,000 and 10,000 people for games and makes it tough to get up for games. It’s just a totally different atmosphere.”
Byfuglien on LeafsTV…”the room is real loose and it’s good to have people joking around.”
Little on LeafsTV…”It’s a more positive atmosphere. We’ve got guys coming to the rink every day believing that we can beat any team, and we’ve beat some pretty good teams this year and the energy in the dressing room is unbelievable.”
When asked about the guys from Chicago, Little singled out Ladd, Byfuglien and Sopel as providing great leadership and experience, but never once mentioned Eager.
Smoothie
December 20th, 2010
5:15 pm
Ahh good ‘ol Flames! I was hoping we’d hear from you! Good stuff.
Thanks and hope all is well. Look forward to seeing you at a game sometime soon. Actually, saw you from our section Sat nite as Bill pointed you out going up the stairs but I couldn’t tell where you were sitting. Hope the boys stay focused and drill the Loaves into the trash compactor!
Badger Bob
December 20th, 2010
5:15 pm
One nice thing about playing in TO is coverage. Good piece about Versteeg joining our Thrashawks at the Hockey Hall of Fame to see their Cup. Also, it is entertaining to read comments from the hundreds of Sages they have in TO:
http://www.tsn.ca/nhl/story/?id=346263
Go Thrashers! And here’s hoping a link to a webcast appears on these pages tonight
Red Light
December 20th, 2010
5:16 pm
Watch them for yourselves if you want to…
http://video.mapleleafs.nhl.com/videocenter
Badger Bob
December 20th, 2010
5:18 pm
Good stuff, RL and Flames. Also like the TO jokes – they’ve now been e-mailed to my family and friends (so please don’t lose, Thrashers, or I won’t be able to answer my phone tomorrow).
Smoothie
December 20th, 2010
5:27 pm
Wow, asshat Beauchemin thinks the Laughs are still chasing us for the 8th and final playoff spot. Think again Frenchy, we’re chasing first, not the 8 seed. Not to mention you’re a long way back from the 8 seed so perhaps focusing on 2 pts would be more advisable.
Rawhide
December 20th, 2010
5:27 pm
Red Light – What’s this…a little national exposure on SI.com? Nice.
OK everyone…tidy up around here andbe on your best behavior.We may have some company.
Ya know, I was out and about this afternoon running some holiday errands, and I was wearing one of my Thrashers warmups. Anyway, I was surprised at how many people pointed at the logo and said, “Hey, they are really doing good this year”. People behind the counters and just randomly passing by were commenting about ‘em. Must have happened a dozen times. I can’t remember that ever happening before.
litz
December 20th, 2010
5:29 pm
Interesting in that amongst those comments, are a lot of comments about how the thrashers are 1) a lot better and 2) a lot better since getting rid of a certain #17 …
And very few of them expect the Leafs to win (general consensus was 6-0 or 6-2 in factor of ATL …)
Now we just have to do our part and make that happen.
2 pts tonight = division lead
2 more pts tomorrow night = we KEEP the division lead.
litz
December 20th, 2010
5:30 pm
erk, I can’t type … put a “favor” in place of “factor”
cousin Eddie
December 20th, 2010
5:49 pm
Also 24/7 (first episode) can be seen on yahoo sports in it’s entirety for those with no HBO.
Cornbread
December 20th, 2010
6:02 pm
Rawhide- On my way to ATL Saturday I stopped by Little 5 Points to go to a few of my favorite record stores. I took my friend into Junk Man’s Daughter and the two guys at the bag check commented on my Thrashers T-shirt saying, “have fun at the game tonight” and wishing they could go but had to work. They seemed a bit surprised when I told them I expected 15-16,000 for the game. They thought that would be great if it was that well attended. Even better that 17,000 + showed up. Better still when a couple of hipsters in Little 5 notice and comment positively on a Thrashers shirt.
Oh the times they are a changing in Blueland and the ATL. No Team For You!
Red Light
December 20th, 2010
6:03 pm
Wanted to share with you a couple of quotes about Boulton’s night from Thorburn and Oduya from the other night.
I asked Thorbs if Bolts’ three goals and his own three point night was the ultimate reward for fourth-line types who are counted on for other things…”We put the time and the work in, the extra stuff, but not always does it pay off. Boulton works hard. He brings a lot to the hockey club. He’s not just a role guy or a fighter. He does his job well and he’s definitely got some skill as you saw Sat. night. It’s nice to contribute offensively, obviously!”
Oduya on Boulton…”He’s always trying to get other guys into the game. He’s always pushing and he’s a good guy to have around. It’s very satisfying to see him have a night like that because I think people in the stands and outside the room don’t see or really know how much he contributes to the team.”
Just so you know, I cannot get Oduya to say much of anything about his own game. He is selfless and constantly talks about the team concept and how well the team is playing and how that helps his own performance.
An example… when I asked him if he felt like he was playing some of the best hockey of his career.
“We feel like we are more solid, that we can win every night and I feel it is something that I am a part of too.
Cornbread
December 20th, 2010
6:19 pm
Any waffles tonight?
Tom
December 20th, 2010
6:21 pm
I don’t know about you but I am excited about tonights game! 40 minutes to go and we get to hopefully kick Toronto’s behind.
GO THRASH!
Badger Bob
December 20th, 2010
6:24 pm
RL, nice stuff on Oduya. Do you hear that kind of stuff from the other Devil on our roster? Is Bergie salvagable or trade bait?
LAC
December 20th, 2010
6:28 pm
I look for another WIN and taking First Place again tonight !!!!!!!
Devils vs Caps Tuesday night, can “they” pull another upset ????
Then we lead by THREE if we win against St.L, who has slipped quite abit since our OTL in St.Louis.
Go Thrashers !!!
Red Light
December 20th, 2010
6:32 pm
Badger…in fairness to him, I haven’t spoken with him this year and only a couple of times last year.
From what I am hearing, don’t expect to see much of him.
Flames
December 20th, 2010
7:38 pm
Smoothie-Thanks for the kind words. My boys are playing great hockey and so is our Thrashers. If you don’t mind I would like the address to your website. Its a great time to be a Thrashers fan.
Tom
December 20th, 2010
7:44 pm
2-0 Thrashers after 1
Thrashers were all over the Leafs in the first few minutes. Got 2 goals 28 seconds apart and could have scored 2 more into empty nets.
Then they lost it for the 2nd half of the 1st period and Toronto took it to them. Pav’s was strong and they boys did protect the front of the net, but it was very sloppy with many failed attempts to get it out of the zone along the boards. The Thrashers have to attack up the middle in the 2nd period.
Smoothie
December 20th, 2010
7:57 pm
R/L – Bergfors or Oduya? Don’t tell me Oduya is outta here when his contract is up!
Smoothie
December 20th, 2010
7:59 pm
http://hockeyindependent.com/blog/category/teams/eastern/thrashers/
Flames – here you go, a link to the Thrashers page which is mostly my stuff. Feel free to “heat things up” whenever you’d like!
C’mon Thrashers! Tighten up!
Thrashers27
December 20th, 2010
8:26 pm
Total BS call on Buff led to Toronto goal. Weak! 2-1 Thrashers.
Hoof Arted
December 20th, 2010
8:35 pm
Modin tipped that.It should be his second of the night.
3-1 heading to the third. Come on boys, bring home those 2 points.
Smoothie
December 20th, 2010
8:37 pm
At least it wasn’t an even strength goal!! Swedee Modinee havin’ the game of his life. Guess he knows Bergfors can’t have his job back. I think Stapleton’s gonna get one next. That line is getting matched up a lot but Kessel or Versteeg will turn it over trying to do too much and Stapleton gets a goal on an odd-man rush. Just a hunch!
Tom
December 20th, 2010
8:38 pm
Imagine if you will that the Thrashers got favorable calls like the Maple Leaf’s do.
They really must suck if they get that much referee love every night and still have such a bad record.
That call on Buff was just because the guy he was going against was weak. Even the Leaf announcers were amazed at how bad a call it was.
Great job by Toby and Modin to get the 2 goal lead back.
Tom
December 20th, 2010
8:42 pm
Listening to the Leaf’s between period guys, every compliment of the Thrasher’s starts out with, believe it or not. I think they can not believe that the Thrashers can be that much better than their boys.
Face it, their better players are now our discards. We were not going to resign Coby and we did not want McArthur.
iamtheratio
December 20th, 2010
8:55 pm
Stewarts shot is so freaking fast, he definitely needs to shoot more!
GO THRASHERS!
glovesave29
December 20th, 2010
8:57 pm
5 -1
(Kicks back with a satisfied smile as I hear the Leafs fan booing)
glovesave29
December 20th, 2010
9:01 pm
…and someone wanna tell Mitch Evans of the teams own radio network the Tomas Kaberle was never a Thrasher? It was his brother Frantisek who was here.
Tony C.
December 20th, 2010
9:04 pm
I noticed the very complimentary words from the leafs studio team…and yeah they seem to be more than a little shocked to be saying “Atlanta Thrashers” and “fundamentally sound” in the same sentance…truthfully, I am still having trouble with it myself. But The Byfuglien has shut me up about him being a value on the blueline, Pavelec has stopped leaning up on his tippy-toes and is now daring shooters to see if they can beat him glove-high.
Ok that goal by Stewart was just about as pretty a takeaway-to-goal as you’re going to see-that’s also a play that a timid team doesn’t even attempt.
Nice to see our team going from laughingstock to “for-real”…they keep playing this way and they’ll be going from “for-real” to “winner”…so nice to see.
Smoothie
December 20th, 2010
9:05 pm
I know I’m late, but what a gorgeous pass by Bryan Little!! Incredible hustle and then wonderful presence of mind.
BTW, Thrashers have already blocked 29 shots tonite! There are going to be some black and blue legs tomorrow. Very fitting since we’ll be playing the Blues. Hope we skate better tomorrow than we did in the middle portion of this game.
iamtheratio
December 20th, 2010
9:08 pm
Smoothie: I agree completely, we’ve been rather sloppy tonight. Its crazy to think we’re up 5-1 and we’ve played THIS sloppy, haha.
We need to tighten some things up tomorrow night that’s for sure!
I wonder if Modin or Enstrom will get the hatty??
litz
December 20th, 2010
9:11 pm
I hope Washington realizes that whooshing sound is that big Delta jet that just overflew them with an Atlanta hockey club on board … barring a catastrophic meltdown, we will be back in 1st in the SE after this one.
Another notch in the belt tomorrow night, and we KEEP it.
BTW, the Big Buff article in The Hockey News can be previewed here : http://www.zinio.com/reader.jsp?issn=0018-3016U … you get a limited number of “zoom”’s to zoom in on a page, but if you select a page, you can print it and not worry about the zoom limitation.
Buff’s article runs from page 22 to page 27
Tony C.
December 20th, 2010
9:15 pm
Sloppiness is starting to be exploited…hopefully they make use of the min-timeout here to re-focus
Badger Bob
December 20th, 2010
9:15 pm
More bogus reffing – 4 minutes for clipping Army – what a baby!!
Matt
December 20th, 2010
9:16 pm
OK, that is it…I am now convinced that Rammer is some omnipotent being from another dimension. How else to explain scratching Bergfors and getting TWO goals from Modin??? Divine inspiration is the ONLY explanation.
Paraphrasing Mel Brooks…”It’s good to be the Thrashers Coach”
Badger Bob
December 20th, 2010
9:28 pm
SWEEEEEET!
Badger Bob
December 20th, 2010
9:30 pm
So everyone in TO knows everything about hockey, and ATL fans know nothing? Hmm, their announcers made so many mistakes tonight it is comical, capped by their final statement that Laddy has done a good job as captain “since being named at the start of the year”.
Nate
December 20th, 2010
9:32 pm
Severely outplayed tonight. Thank you Gustavson and of course an especially big THANKS to Ondrej Pavelec!
JT from Columbus
December 20th, 2010
9:33 pm
Many bogus penalty call tonight against the Thrash. Almost allowed the Leafs to come back. Can’t believe we got 0 power plays tonight.
iamtheratio
December 20th, 2010
9:34 pm
Oh Hello First Place (again), my have we missed you for 24 hours.
litz
December 20th, 2010
9:35 pm
I’ve found that “mistakes” like that are common and endless from Canadian announcers.
It’s like they go “oh, a southern hockey team … what’s the name of that hick town again?”
Matt
December 20th, 2010
9:35 pm
Another one bites the dust. Gave up 3 PP goals, but frankly that double minor on Tobias, I don’t know about that one. Need to tighten up, but nice to see we can win when not hitting on all cylinders.
Thrasher since 05
December 20th, 2010
9:35 pm
Woop 1 st place baby
Tom
December 20th, 2010
9:39 pm
What really amazed me was that the Leaf’s announcers kept seeing the missed calls against the Leaf’s and the bad calls against the Thrashers.
This team really has it going on. This was probably the worst game they have played in the last month. Loose in the zone, careless with the puck, and we still crushed the Leafs with hostile officiating.
Next time we play them the refs might just make us play with 4 skaters to be fair about it. Hosers!
Tom
December 20th, 2010
9:41 pm
Smoothie, great call on the Little pass on his belly to Stewart. That was pure teamwork. The broadcast crew played the replay 4 times and never noticed that play…
SomaAtl95
December 20th, 2010
9:42 pm
…and now to see how the Leafs “Almost Won” another game on TSN.ca. Hey Toronto – isn’t the definition of insanity doing the same stupid thing over and over and expecting a different result? Just checking
Tom
December 20th, 2010
9:44 pm
The Waffles came out in the 3rd period tonight.
What is the back story on Toronto and the waffles?
Tom
December 20th, 2010
9:47 pm
Researching the Waffles I came across this line:
“A waffle is an odd missile to throw at Leafs when they’re playing like crepe.”
More on the Waffles here: http://sports.nationalpost.com/2010/12/10/why-throw-waffles-at-the-maple-leafs/#ixzz18i7QqSSl
Sink
December 20th, 2010
9:53 pm
Terrible CALLS and we still pull out the substantial win!! See you at home tomorrow night.
LETS GO THRASHERS!!
HookyBob
December 20th, 2010
9:56 pm
Great game in To-rooon-to! ! !
In Brendan’s points contest I am registered around 85 points and missing the play-offs. Right now they are on track to score in the neighborhood of 100 points (smacking knuckles on forehead). I must say that the Thrashers far exceeding my expectations (and pinning my ears back) is one of the best Christmas gifts I can receive.
How about you folks?
Brendan
December 20th, 2010
9:56 pm
I didn’t see this game, but outshout 40-23, yet winning 6-3 is pretty effecient use of shot selection! Still in first place, right? Hard to argue with success. Glad the Chicago Blackhawk players, now Thrahsers, got to see their names engraved on the Cup. Pretty sweet for them.
Mason to start vs. the Blues? Bet he’s looking forward to that!
HookyBob
December 20th, 2010
10:00 pm
Oh yeah,… tonight was Colby’s turn to regret skipping out on this franchise.
Who’s next?
DavidR
December 20th, 2010
10:02 pm
hey rawhide about those nice seats and promo codes.. got anything that will work for the feb game in edmonton?? if ya want to have to was your undies go look at how much the oilers charge for standing room and go from there to mediochre seats and than to great seats. i almost died. *sigh* i can afford the calgary tickets but damn edmonton.. *SIGH*.
DavidR
December 20th, 2010
10:03 pm
*SIGH* not was your undies but WASH them…
ben
December 20th, 2010
10:09 pm
I’ll bet this team is better than a lot of people thought they were. This team would have beat 06-07. This year has better defense and a balanced attack, and a better goalie. Well, I dunno, what would Lehts have done with this D?
KLS1
December 20th, 2010
10:10 pm
Didn’t see the game but great win. Anyone got a link to watch the game online tomorrow?
Crush the Blues…keep it going boys!
Truth
December 20th, 2010
10:10 pm
This team is real….atl hockey fans need to grow up and support it or it’s gone
Cornbread
December 20th, 2010
10:11 pm
Yep, waffles were seved up tonight!
This was pure dominance by the Atlanta Thrashers in the first 10 minutes of the game. I don’t ever recall seeing a visiting ATL team do that to the home team for that long. After that, it was wide open end to end hockey. The Leafs were so far back that they had to open it up and they did. But, Atlanta was there to tell all of Canada, No Team For YOU!
Rawhide
December 20th, 2010
10:25 pm
With tonight’s win the Thrashers have 43 points. There are exactly 3 teams in the NHL with more than that.
Philadelphia with 49…Pittsburgh with 46…Detroit with 44.
That’s it.
The Thrashers have the 4th highest points total in the league, tied with Dallas, both with 43 points.
Also, our Thrashers now have 115 goals scored on the season. Only the Flyers and Colorado have scored more…117 and 121 respectively.
That is all…carry on.
litz
December 20th, 2010
10:26 pm
I hope the Canadian fans took note … the Leafs fans were PREPARED with the waffles, obviously expecting to use them … and true ’nuff, they used ‘em.
Says something, don’t it, that ATL can come to town and it’s no longer an automatic cakewalk?
I like it … a lot.
One more tomorrow night and we KEEP the #1 slot.
LAC
December 20th, 2010
10:30 pm
Another GREAT WIN… Low Life leaf announcers making ALL kind of excuses for leafs…
Then another attack on attendence, Gee Whiz canada people, you guys throw waffles ???????
No wonder most canada teams STINK !!!!!
Two more very very possible points Tuesday night…
tfan
December 20th, 2010
10:38 pm
GM and Coach changed attitude – star player left – team concept works so well with a coach that loves kids eager to learn. Makes it funs for Thrasher fans, long time since we have seen real chemistry – all lines working hard- up and back- defense jumping up – not afraid to make mistakes -love it- what a roll-keep it up.
Smoothie
December 20th, 2010
10:50 pm
Can’t believe we’re gonna give the Toronto media a chance to say this game shoulda been theirs. Let the excuses poor forth like a torrential downpour!! Meh, who cares eh? We got the two points by jumping on them early and then frustrating them with blocked shots and swarming D. Just wish we had finished a bit better, but the two calls that led to PPG were both total BS. Good job fellas!
Now citizens of Thrasherville, get yo butts to da Bulb so we can rock da land, Blueland that is!!!!
R. Stroz
December 20th, 2010
11:15 pm
TORONTO SUCKS!
litz
December 20th, 2010
11:22 pm
They can excuse, complain, moan, and throw all the waffles they want …
*Despite* the officiating, we’re flying out of town with 2 pts … and they aren’t.
Says something, methinks …
Alan R.
December 20th, 2010
11:29 pm
“It’s shot in wide of the goal, aaaaaaand….”
“Waffles.”
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=47knIsGbWu8
R. Stroz
December 20th, 2010
11:42 pm
So, let me get this straight, MacArthur likes playing on a lousy team where the fans boo them and shower them with waffles so he can have a free breakfast the next morning.
Alan R.
December 20th, 2010
11:45 pm
Stroz: I think you’re wrong. While he seems to like playing on a lousy team, and he does enjoy the waffle showers, he laments the lack of any syrup being present in the arena.
SomaAtl95
December 21st, 2010
12:17 am
Dear Colby and C-Mac – Us fans in Atlanta still take exception to the way you misrepresent us to the Toronto Media and Fans. You gave us poor performance and a lousy product and insulted what fans you actually had in Atlanta doing so. The next time you decide to say that we weren’t a good city for hockey you should look in the mirror and know that what you see is the reason why. We just had a chat with our ex-”leader” on Saturday, now you boys can enjoy being picked apart by a “real” hockey town while Atlanta sees what you failed to deliver – an exciting team that, while not perfect, never gives up.
We hope that you enjoy your waffles. Let us know when “leggo my eggo” night is.
Badger Bob
December 21st, 2010
12:20 am
Yep, the excuses fly like waffles in TO. “If it weren’t for the first two minutes, we could have won this thing”, per Phaneuf and Wilson et al. Yes, and if it weren’t for bogus officiating, it could have been 6-0.
I do respect MacArthur for calling his teammates out for not getting their noses in the game. But when you are leaning on Clarke for leadership, you’ve got a serious leadership crisis. I love watching TO lose and cry!!
Badger Bob
December 21st, 2010
12:28 am
“And best UFA non-signing award goes to Rick Dudley, for letting Colby Armstrong stumble away…”
At his current pace, Colby (1g, 1a, -6) in a whole season may not catch up to where Boulton is now. Another $3M well spent, Tronna!
Cornbread
December 21st, 2010
2:01 am
Hey Colby Mac, How You Like Me Now!?
Thrashers27
December 21st, 2010
2:02 am
I’m proud of our team!
Get two more tomorrow night boys!!!
World Be Free
December 21st, 2010
5:37 am
Soma-totally agree with your post, but remember Mac and Colby Cheese are just playing to the crowd. That’s what Tronna media and fans want to hear about Atlanta; doesn’t make it right, especially when Colby dogged it for last 2 seasons in Atlanta.
Everybody just needs to get to the Bulb and support the boys. If you are still sitting home cuz you are mad about Don or whatever – well, we will enjoy the 1st place team without you.
Zoomo
December 21st, 2010
7:48 am
That Kane>Little>Stewart goal was the epitome of how this team is playing. Kane with a little extra effort before exiting the zone, a quick poke, almost trips his man but gets the puck out to Little, who drives the net, starts to fall but as he’s falling to the ice, looks back and sees Stewart, and flips the pass back and Stewart fires it home. Beauty!
Quite a game by Enstrom too!
A few moments where the team took their collective foot off the pedal, but a nice win. Back to the bulb tonight.
DWTOO
December 21st, 2010
8:17 am
Be sure to check out the comments on the Youtube “waffle” link.
My Rankings:
1) They ought to throw panties because the Leafs play like PU$$IES.
2) The throw waffles because the Leafs are often toasted and soft on the inside.
World Be Free
December 21st, 2010
8:23 am
Badger-agreed, Duds knows a slacker when he sees one.
Dwayne
December 21st, 2010
8:35 am
LEAVES get raked again!!!! troooonna trooooonna troooonna…..you SUCK!!!!!
Alan R.
December 21st, 2010
9:31 am
You know something?
I saw some empty seats in Toronto last night. Quite a few, actually.
MAKE IT FIVE: Birmingham, Alabama could support the Maple Leafs better than Toronto!!
iamtheratio
December 21st, 2010
9:34 am
Kane’s solid play along the boards in the last 2 games has made me extremely happy and his play has lead to so many scoring chances. I didn’t realize Kane was this strong on the puck. I’m trying to grab a few friends and take advantage of the Rawhide coupon code tonight!
See ya guys there and GO THRASH!
Joe Friday
December 21st, 2010
9:43 am
the call on Buf for being too strong was weak sauce, but the call on Enstrom is ridiculous. You can high stick the crap out of someone on a shot follow through, it’s not a penalty. That the refs don’t know that is a sign of how poorly managed this league is from a front office standpoint. Awful.
The waffles crack me up. The story is that the guy who threw them the first night called in to a show yesterday up in TO saying he did it because obviously the Buds are playing so poorly because they aren’t getting their pregame meal and could use some nutrition to build strength, so he brought them waffles. I think it’s hi-larious on his part. Security didn’t look amused as they strong armed him away last night . . . how embarrassing for them but quite surreal to be a Thrashers’ fan these days. After taking apart Kovy and the Devils Sat. nite, to walk into Toronto and completely take them apart to open the game, and have them start chanting fire Wilson, throw waffles on the ice, and go home completely outclassed, it’s just . . . surreal. But I like it.
Don’t stress out when you see the empty seats tonight, Tues. nite game against the Blues in an awful location with a 7pm start time = 12k fans tops. But they’ll keep coming, lots of Friday night games in the 2nd half that are going to be packed
ThrasherTim
December 21st, 2010
9:48 am
Bloggers – No SportSouth or FoxSports South TV tonight and no FoxSports Midwest (St. Louis affiliate) TV either. Looking around on NHL Center Ice last night for tonight’s schedule, I didn’t find any coverage. Do you think NHL Center Ice will provide the Philips arena feed with Kamal calling the game? I think that happened last year once under the same situation. Does anyone have contacts to find out if we are totally blacked out tonight?
2 points last night and a great 5 minute burst to start the game and a similar burst to start the beginning of the 3rd period. Other than that, we should burn the tape. So many turnovers.
litz
December 21st, 2010
10:03 am
That arena feed last year was surreal … for the first part of the game it was arena video and audio (no Kamal) … they put up the text ticker, and people at home started sending in text messages …
Badger Bob
December 21st, 2010
10:18 am
Alan, I suggested on the TSN blog that the Laffs be moved to a more supportive environment in a southeast city, but quickly retracted that when I realized how much it would dilute our mighty division. Thanks to all you posters who fight the good fight on that unfriendly forum – Cornbread and Spud Webb (I think), I’m looking at you. And I’m racing with you to a “Karma” level of 1 out of 10.
Speaking of our mighty division, TSN was a bit dismissive of the Caps great record last year because they got to play so many games against the “weak” SE division. Any chance they’ll apply that same logic to Vancouver and Montreal, leaders of the two weakest divisions in hockey this year? Didn’t think so.
Zoomo, that goal epitomizes this team and how they’ll bleed for one another. Contrast that play with the play of No. 17 – not that y’all need any more examples, but the first goal by Nashville in Friday’s game epitomizes all that’s wrong with Kovy’s play. A Thrasher would have thrown their body along the boards to stop the puck, not wave at it whimsically with his stick. Again, good riddance!
World Be Free
December 21st, 2010
10:22 am
No game on TV? Looks like all Atlanta-area bloggers need to get to the arena and see the game first hand.
Rawhide
December 21st, 2010
10:57 am
WBF – I’ll be there.Until then…let’s discuss Anthony Stewart’s surprising season.
Dwayne
December 21st, 2010
10:59 am
Wish I could ride up tonight, 250 miles one way is to much when I got to work in the morning. Will pick a Friday game in January. We need a Savannah Thrasher Fan Club.
Red Light
December 21st, 2010
11:02 am
I fear another Ranallo warning, but I have been doing a bit of research this morning and thought you might be mildly interested in my findings.
From Dec. 9, 2005 to Jan. 18, 2006, the Atlanta Thrashers (13-2-3) earned a total of 29 points out of a possible 36. In the first 18 games of the 2006-07 season, the Atlanta Thrashers earned 27 out of a possible 36 points. The team also was 13-5 from Feb. 24 to April 3, 2009, including five wins in the shoot-out/OT, for a possible 26 of 36 points.
So, the Thrashers can establish a new mark for wins and points during any 18-game stretch in its history with two wins in its next two games.
The team record for wins in the month of December is 10, which was established in the Thrashers second season, when they posted a 10-5 record. Currently: 6, with 6 games left.
The team record for wins through the month of December is 23 in 2006-07 when the Thrashers were 23-11-6 in their first 40 games. Currently: 19-11-5 with 6 games left.
The team record for home wins in a season is 24 and the record for points earned in 41 home games is 52. Currently: 10/22 with 23 home games remaining.
The team record for road wins in a season is 20 and the record for points earned in 41 away games is 45. Currently: 9/21 with 24 road games remaining.
Every team in Thrashers history has had a losing streak of at least five games at some point during the season. Current longest: 3 games.
The team record for wins Jan. 1 and after was established in the 2005-06 season, when the Thrashers concluded the season with a record of 25-16-2 in its last 43 games. They were just 20-17-5 after Jan. 1 in the 2006-07 season.
And, even with the overall production, no one has gotten close to this record yet this season: In 2006-07, Marian Hossa had points in 11 consecutive games (Feb. 17-March 12, when he had 7 goals and 11 assists.
See you tonight?
World Be Free
December 21st, 2010
11:07 am
Red Light-the man with the numbers-see you tonight.
Rawhide-figures you would remind me of my dissing of Stewart. I’ll give the man his due, but we have the keep the proessure on “Tony”.
Brendan
December 21st, 2010
11:33 am
Red Light, I most enjoyed your research, as always. That’s a post I think you should repost. People might have missed it here.
By the way, I remember that 10-5 December under Head Coach Curt Fraser. Unfortunately, it was quite the anomaly of that season.
Flames
December 21st, 2010
11:49 am
I hope to see everyone tonight! This team deserves our support!
R. Stroz
December 24th, 2010
8:04 am
LAST!
Rawhide
December 28th, 2010
8:12 am
R. Stroz – Nope