Today it was announced that the Atlanta Thrashers were purchased by a group in Winnipeg and will be moved back to Winnipeg starting next season.
It is a disappointing day for the true fans in Atlanta. While the Thrashers did not have the support of some of the larger teams, they had a fan base that was excited about some of their young talent. Atlanta was on the rise and was on the verge of making the playoffs this season until the last week or two of the season.
The names that went through Atlanta that have gone on in other cities: Savard, Kovalchuk, Hossa, Heatley. The problem the Thrashers had was a lack of decent goaltending for several years. I remember the days of Damian Rhodes and Norm Maracle. Ownership didn't put the right people in the front office which led to repeated failure.
I think the new Winnipeg team has a lot of talent. They have a decent young goaltender in Ondrej Pavelec, players such as Evander Kane, Dustin Byfuglien, Zach Bogosian, Mark Stuart, among others. I think they will have success in the coming years. However at the same time after realignment occurs after next season they will move to the Western Conference. The competition is fierce in the west. The competition will be fierce.
To the fans in Winnipeg: Welcome back. To those in Atlanta: We are sorry to see you lose a team again.
It is a disappointing day for the true fans in Atlanta. While the Thrashers did not have the support of some of the larger teams, they had a fan base that was excited about some of their young talent. Atlanta was on the rise and was on the verge of making the playoffs this season until the last week or two of the season.
The names that went through Atlanta that have gone on in other cities: Savard, Kovalchuk, Hossa, Heatley. The problem the Thrashers had was a lack of decent goaltending for several years. I remember the days of Damian Rhodes and Norm Maracle. Ownership didn't put the right people in the front office which led to repeated failure.
I think the new Winnipeg team has a lot of talent. They have a decent young goaltender in Ondrej Pavelec, players such as Evander Kane, Dustin Byfuglien, Zach Bogosian, Mark Stuart, among others. I think they will have success in the coming years. However at the same time after realignment occurs after next season they will move to the Western Conference. The competition is fierce in the west. The competition will be fierce.
To the fans in Winnipeg: Welcome back. To those in Atlanta: We are sorry to see you lose a team again.
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