Thrashers are not the first team to enter and leave Atlanta.  The Atlanta Flames had financial issues as well before moving to Calgary in 1980.  Atlanta is now the only city in North America to have two NHL franchises pack up and leave. Lekherzak feels that the Thrashers were Atlanta's last hoorah with the NHL. "It's never going to return here," he said.  "Obviously, there were extenuating circumstances in 1980 that forced the Flames to Calgary and the same thing with the Thrashers to head to Winnipeg, but I don't see the NHL coming back unless there was some sort of miracle." Lekherzak is still a fan of hockey and even subscribes to NHL Gamecenter Live, the NHL's viewing mechanism that features all NHL games to be streamed online.  He has been watching KHL games on ESPN3 and has even picked up the Detroit Red Wings as his new favorite team. I have been writing about the Blues since I was a young lad in high school. I am an official member of the Blues media. I am also the creator of StormTheCrease.com. Make sure to catch me On the Line with the Z-Man Thursdays @10:20 on 1380am in St. Louis!