Ilya Kovalchuk of the Atlanta Thrashers looks on against the New Jersey Devils at the Prudential Center on December 28, 2009 in Newark, New Jersey....
Ilya Kovalchuk of the Atlanta Thrashers celebrates after scoring against the Washington Capitals on April 4, 2007 at Philips Arena in Atlanta,...
This full page spread shows 6 different examples of historic combined reapers and thrashers. The image originally appeared in 'The Growth of...
Tobias Enstrom of the Atlanta Thrashers fires the puck on net against the Tampa Bay Lightning at the St. Pete Times Forum on March 6, 2010 in Tampa,...
Marian Hossa of the Atlanta Thrashers skates in a game against the Ottawa Senators on February 17, 2007 at the Scotiabank Place in Ottawa, Canada....
Marian Hossa, Ilya Kovalchuk, Niclas Havelid, and Goalie Kari Lehtonen of the Atlanta Thrashers prepare for a face-off against the Florida Panthers...
Buffalo Sabres' Ryan Miller is screened by Peter Bondra of the Atlanta Thrashers during a game at the HSBC Arena in Buffalo, NY, March 1, 2006....
Ilya Kovalchuk of the Atlanta Thrashers acknowledges the crowd after being named 1st star of the game against the Toronto Maple Leafs at Philips...
Evander Kane of the Atlanta Thrashers celebrates after the game against the Dallas Stars at Philips Arena on December 17, 2009 in Atlanta, Georgia....
Ilya Kovalchuk of the Atlanta Thrashers carries the puck against the Carolina Hurricanes at Philips Arena on March 5, 2008 in Atlanta, Georgia.
Jaromir Jagr of the New York Rangers celebrates a first period goal by teammate Michael Nylander against the Atlanta Thrashers during the 2007...
Robert O. Naegele Jr. Owner of the Minnesota Wild holds a newspaper that shows hockey will be back in Minnesota in the year 2000 as Craig L. Leipold,...
Sandis Ozolinsh of the New York Rangers plays the puck against Vyacheslav Kozlov of the Atlanta Thrashers at Madison Square Garden on March 12, 2006...
December 15: Marian Hossa of the Atlanta Thrashers skates during the game against the New Jersey Devils at the Continental Airlines Arena on December...
Goalie Kari Lehtonen of the Atlanta Thrashers celebrates with his teammates during the game against the Washington Capitals at the Philips Arena on...
Right wing Dany Heatley of the Atlanta Thrashers advances the puck against the Washington Capitals during the game at the Philips Arena on March 24,...
Ray Ferraro of the Atlanta Thrashers skates on the ice during an NHL game against the Montreal Canadiens on March 6, 2000 at the Molson Centre in...
Atlanta goalie Kari Lehtonen makes a save during the game between the Atlanta Thrashers and the New Jersey Devils at the Philips Arena in Atlanta, GA...
Sidney Crosby of the Pittsburgh Penguins carries the puck against the Atlanta Thrashers at Philips Arena on April 10, 2010 in Atlanta, Georgia.
Matt Cooke of the Pittsburgh Penguins is knocked out by this right-handed punch from Evander Kane of the Atlanta Thrashers at Philips Arena on April...
Evander Kane of the Atlanta Thrashers fights against Matt Cooke of the Pittsburgh Penguins at Philips Arena on April 10, 2010 in Atlanta, Georgia.
Niclas Bergfors of the Atlanta Thrashers carries the puck against the Phoenix Coyotes at Philips Arena on March 14, 2010 in Atlanta, Georgia.
Marian Gaborik of the New York Rangers carries the puck against the Atlanta Thrashers at Philips Arena on March 12, 2010 in Atlanta, Georgia.
Nik Antropov and Maxim Afinogenov of the Atlanta Thrashers celebrate a third-period goal against the Toronto Maple Leafs March 30, 2010 at the Air...
Nik Antropov of the Atlanta Thrashers is stopped in close by Jonas Gustavsson of the Toronto Maple Leafs March 30, 2010 at the Air Canada Centre in...
Nikolai Kulemin of the Toronto Maple Leafs skates the puck away from Marty Reasoner of the Atlanta Thrashers March 30, 2010 at the Air Canada Centre...
Rich Peverley of the Atlanta Thrashers against the Philadelphia Flyers at the Wachovia Center on March 21, 2010 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
Goaltender Johan Hedberg of the Atlanta Thrashers saves a shot on goal by the Carolina Hurricanes at Philips Arena on March 29, 2010 in Atlanta,...
Johnny Oduya of the Atlanta Thrashers defends against Luca Caputi of the Toronto Maple Leafs at Philips Arena on March 25, 2010 in Atlanta, Georgia.
Referee Kerry Fraser drops the puck on a face-off between Jeff Carter of the Philadelphia Flyers and Todd White of the Atlanta Thrashers on March 21,...
Jeff Carter of the Philadelphia Flyers skates with the puck against the Atlanta Thrashers on March 21, 2010 at the Wachovia Center in Philadelphia,...
Tyler Myers of the Buffalo Sabres carries the puck against the Atlanta Thrashers at Philips Arena on March 16, 2010 in Atlanta, Georgia.
Adrian Aucoin of the Phoenix Coyotes scores the game winning goal in the shootout against Ondrej Pavelec of the Atlanta Thrashers at Philips Arena on...
Chris Chelios of the Atlanta Thrashers heads off the ice before the game against the New York Rangers at Philips Arena on March 12, 2010 in Atlanta,...
Defenseman Chris Chelios of the Atlanta Thrashers takes the ice for his first shift back in the NHL in a game against the Columbus Blue Jackets on...
Rich Peverley of the Atlanta Thrashers wins a faceoff against Eric Staal of the Carolina Hurricanes at Philips Arena on March 7, 2010 in Atlanta,...
Alex Ovechkin of the Washington Capitals looks on during a NHL hockey game against the Atlanta Thrashers on February 5, 2010 at the Verizon Center in...
Jonathan Toews of the Chicago Blackhawks and Colby Armstrong of the Atlanta Thrashers wait in position for the puck on February 13, 2010 at the...
Goaltender Johan Hedberg of the Atlanta Thrashers stands ready against the Colorado Avalanche at the Pepsi Center on February 10, 2010 in Denver,...
Kyle Quincey and Matt Duchene of the Colorado Avalanche congratulate Kyle Cumiskey after the game winning goal against the Atlanta Thrashers at the...
Goaltender Craig Anderson of the Colorado Avalanche keeps his eye on the puck against the Atlanta Thrashers at the Pepsi Center on February 10, 2010...
Zach Bogosian of the Atlanta Thrashers carries the puck against the Anaheim Ducks at Philips Arena on January 26, 2010 in Atlanta, Georgia.
Ryan Getzlaf of the Anaheim Ducks against the Atlanta Thrashers at Philips Arena on January 26, 2010 in Atlanta, Georgia.
Tyler Myers of the Buffalo Sabres against the Atlanta Thrashers at Philips Arena on January 14, 2010 in Atlanta, Georgia.
Mike Richards of the Philadelphia Flyers skates during the pregame warm-ups against the Atlanta Thrashers on January 28, 2010 at the Wachovia Center...
Slava Kozlov of the Atlanta Thrashers carries the puck against the Carolina Hurricanes at Philips Arena on January 21, 2010 in Atlanta, Georgia.
Simon Gagne of the Philadelphia Flyers collides with goaltender Johan Hedberg of the Atlanta Thrashers on January 28, 2010 at the Wachovia Center in...
Arron Asham of The Philadelphia Flyers celebrates his goal with Claude Giroux and Ole-Kristian Tollefsen against the Atlanta Thrashers during their...
Dan Carcillo of The Philadelphia Flyers celebrates scoring a goal against of the Atlanta Thrashers during their game on January 28, 2010 at The...
Goaltender Johan Hedberg of the Atlanta Thrashers saves a shot on goal in front of Saku Koivu of the Anaheim Ducks at Philips Arena on January 26,...
James Wisniewski slips up as goaltender Jonas Hiller of the Anaheim Ducks defends a shot on goal by Marty Reasoner of the Atlanta Thrashers at...
Rod Brind'Amour of the Carolina Hurricanes celebrates with Eric Staal after scoring a goal against the Atlanta Thrashers at Philips Arena on January...
Ilya Kovalchuk of the Atlanta Thrashers gives away an autographed stick to a lucky fan after the game against the Toronto Maple Leafs at Philips...
Ilya Kovalchuk of the Atlanta Thrashers celebrates his third period goal with teammates Bryan Little and Zach Bogosian during an NHL game against the...
Ilya Kovalchuk of the Atlanta Thrashers celebrates his third period goal during an NHL game against the Carolina Hurricanes on January 16, 2010 at...
Marty Reasoner of the Atlanta Thrashers battles for the puck against Tim Kennedy and Patrick Kaleta of the Buffalo Sabres at Philips Arena on January...
Goaltender Ryan Miller of the Buffalo Sabres saves a shot on goal by the Atlanta Thrashers at Philips Arena on January 14, 2010 in Atlanta, Georgia.
Steve Montador watches as Patrick Kaleta of the Buffalo Sabres celebrates after scoring a goal against the Atlanta Thrashers at Philips Arena on...