# 2010–11 Atlanta Thrashers season

The 2010–11 Atlanta Thrashers season was the team's 12th season of operation in the National Hockey League (NHL). The Thrashers posted a regular season record of 34 wins, 36 losses and 12 overtime/shootout losses for 80 points, failing to qualify for the Stanley Cup playoffs for the fourth consecutive season. It was the last season for the franchise in Atlanta. It was announced on May 31, 2011, that the team was bought and would be relocated to Winnipeg, for the 2011–12 NHL season to become the new Winnipeg Jets.

## Off-season

During the off-season, the Thrashers announced that they would not retain John Anderson as head coach. The team also promoted Don Waddell to president and Rick Dudley to general manager. Assistant coaches Randy Cunneyworth, Todd Nelson and Steve Weeks were also not retained.
Dudley made his first trade as general manager on June 23, 2010. It was a major trade, a nine-player trade (including picks) with the Chicago Blackhawks. The Thrashers received Dustin Byfuglien, Ben Eager, Brent Sopel and Akim Aliu for Marty Reasoner, Joey Crabb, Jeremy Morin, the Devils' first-round pick (#24 overall) in 2010 and the Devils' second-round pick (#54 overall) in 2010. The Blackhawks, Stanley Cup champions, found it necessary to trade players for prospects and picks as they were in difficulty with the salary cap.
On June 24, the team named Craig Ramsay as the new head coach. Ramsay, who had been an assistant coach for the Boston Bruins for the previous three seasons, had played with Dudley with the Buffalo Sabres during his playing career. In the following weeks, the Thrashers hired an associate coach, John Torchetti, and an assistant coach, Mike Stothers. The team also hired Clint Malarchuk as the team's goaltending consultant.

## Regular season
### Divisional standings

Southeast Division :
| | vte | GP | W | L | OTL | ROW | GF | GA | Pts |
| 1 | z-Washington Capitals | 82 | 48 | 23 | 11 | 43 | 224 | 197 | 107 |
| 2 | Tampa Bay Lightning | 82 | 46 | 25 | 11 | 40 | 247 | 240 | 103 |
| 3 | Carolina Hurricanes | 82 | 40 | 31 | 11 | 35 | 236 | 239 | 91 |
| 4 | Atlanta Thrashers | 82 | 34 | 36 | 12 | 29 | 223 | 269 | 80 |
| 5 | Florida Panthers | 82 | 30 | 40 | 12 | 26 | 195 | 229 | 72 |

### Conference standings

Eastern Conference :
| R | vte | Div | GP | W | L | OTL | ROW | GF | GA | Pts |
| 1 | z – Washington Capitals | SE | 82 | 48 | 23 | 11 | 43 | 224 | 197 | 107 |
| 2 | y – Philadelphia Flyers | AT | 82 | 47 | 23 | 12 | 44 | 259 | 223 | 106 |
| 3 | y – Boston Bruins | NE | 82 | 46 | 25 | 11 | 44 | 246 | 195 | 103 |
| 4 | Pittsburgh Penguins | AT | 82 | 49 | 25 | 8 | 39 | 238 | 199 | 106 |
| 5 | Tampa Bay Lightning | SE | 82 | 46 | 25 | 11 | 40 | 247 | 240 | 103 |
| 6 | Montreal Canadiens | NE | 82 | 44 | 30 | 8 | 41 | 216 | 209 | 96 |
| 7 | Buffalo Sabres | NE | 82 | 43 | 29 | 10 | 38 | 245 | 229 | 96 |
| 8 | New York Rangers | AT | 82 | 44 | 33 | 5 | 35 | 233 | 198 | 93 |
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| 9 | Carolina Hurricanes | SE | 82 | 40 | 31 | 11 | 35 | 236 | 239 | 91 |
| 10 | Toronto Maple Leafs | NE | 82 | 37 | 34 | 11 | 32 | 218 | 251 | 85 |
| 11 | New Jersey Devils | AT | 82 | 38 | 39 | 5 | 35 | 174 | 209 | 81 |
| 12 | Atlanta Thrashers | SE | 82 | 34 | 36 | 12 | 29 | 223 | 269 | 80 |
| 13 | Ottawa Senators | NE | 82 | 32 | 40 | 10 | 30 | 192 | 250 | 74 |
| 14 | New York Islanders | AT | 82 | 30 | 39 | 13 | 26 | 229 | 264 | 73 |
| 15 | Florida Panthers | SE | 82 | 30 | 40 | 12 | 26 | 195 | 229 | 72 |
bold – qualified for playoffs; y – Won division; z – Placed first in conference (and division)
AT – Atlantic Division, NE – Northeast Division, SE – Southeast Division

## Playoffs

The Thrashers failed to make the playoffs and have not made the playoffs since 2006–07 season.

## Schedule and results
### Pre-season

2010 Pre-season – Record: 0–5–1 (home: 0–3–0; road: 0–2–1)
GameDateOpponentScoreOTDecisionLocationAttendanceRecord
1September 21Columbus Blue Jackets2–5PavelecPhilips Arena5,7250–1–0
2September 25Carolina Hurricanes0–1MasonPhilips Arena6,7010–2–0
3September 27Nashville Predators1–2PavelecBridgestone Arena10,4110–3–0
4September 29Nashville Predators3–4MasonPhilips Arena6,0760–4–0
5October 1Carolina Hurricanes1–2OTPavlecRBC Center15,7870–4–1
6October 2Columbus Blue Jackets3–4MasonNationwide Arena11,9610–5–1 :

### Regular season

2010–11 Game Log: 24–19–9, 57 Points (home: 12–9–5; road: 12–10–4) :
October: 5–4–2, 12 Points (home: 2–2–0; road: 3–2–2)
GameDateOpponentScoreFirst StarDecisionLocationAttendanceRecordPoints
1October 8Washington Capitals4–2E. KaneC. MasonPhilips Arena15,5961–0–02
2October 9Tampa Bay Lightning3–5S. StamkosC. MasonSt. Pete Times Forum19,7911–1–02
3October 12Los Angeles Kings1–3J. QuickC. MasonStaples Center18,1181–2–02
4October 15Anaheim Ducks5–4$^{SO}$A. StewartC. MasonHonda Center13,1232–2–04
5October 16San Jose Sharks4–2C. MasonC. MasonHP Pavilion17,5623–2–06
6October 20Buffalo Sabres1–4T. MyersC. MasonPhilips Arena8,8203–3–06
7October 22Tampa Bay Lightning2–5S. StamkosC. MasonPhilips Arena9,1383–4–06
8October 23Washington Capitals3–4$^{OT}$A. SeminC. MasonVerizon Center18,3983–4–17
9October 27New York Rangers6–4N. BergforsC. MasonMadison Square Garden17,9004–4–19
10October 29Buffalo Sabres4–3$^{OT}$D. ByfuglienC. MasonPhilips Arena10,1725–4–111
11October 30St. Louis Blues3–4$^{SO}$J. McClementO. PavelecScottrade Center19,1505–4–212 :
November: 8–5–1, 17 Points (home: 6–3–1; road: 2–2–0)
GameDateOpponentScoreFirst StarDecisionLocationAttendanceRecordPoints
12November 3Florida Panthers4–3C. MasonC. MasonBankAtlantic Center11,2126–4–214
13November 4Columbus Blue Jackets0–3M. GaronO. PavelecPhilips Arena8,4616–5–214
14November 6Chicago Blackhawks4–5$^{SO}$J. ToewsO. PavelecPhilips Arena16,0226–5–315
15November 9Ottawa Senators2–5J. SpezzaC. MasonScotiabank Place16,5836–6–315
16November 11Minnesota Wild5–1O. PavelecO. PavelecPhilips Arena10,0557–6–317
17November 13Pittsburgh Penguins2–4E. MalkinO. PavelecPhilips Arena16,7107–7–317
18November 14Washington Capitals4–6J. ErskineO. PavelecVerizon Center18,3987–8–317
19November 17Florida Panthers1–2T. VokounO. PavelecPhilips Arena10,1687–9–317
20November 19Washington Capitals5–0O. PavelecO. PavelecPhilips Arena11,1158–9–319
21November 21New York Islanders2–1$^{OT}$D. ByfuglienO. PavelecPhilips Arena10,0669–9–321
22November 24Detroit Red Wings5–1B. LittleO. PavelecPhilips Arena15,33710–9–323
23November 26Montreal Canadiens3–0O. PavelecO. PavelecPhilips Arena13,06811–9–325
24November 28Boston Bruins4–1D. ByfuglienO. PavelecPhilips Arena12,08512–9–327
25November 30Colorado Avalanche3–2$^{OT}$A. StewartO. PavelecPepsi Center12,13113–9–329 :
December: 7–6–3, 17 Points (home: 3–2–2; road: 4–4–1)
GameDateOpponentScoreFirst StarDecisionLocationAttendanceRecordPoints
26December 2Pittsburgh Penguins2–3S. CrosbyO. PavelecConsol Energy Center18,22313–10–329
27December 4Washington Capitals3–1O. PavelecO. PavelecVerizon Center18,39814–10–331
28December 6Nashville Predators3–2$^{OT}$Z. BogosianO. PavelecPhilips Arena10,02415–10–333
29December 10Colorado Avalanche2–4M. DucheneO. PavelecPhilips Arena14,03415–11–333
30December 11New York Islanders5–4J. OduyaC. MasonNassau Coliseum10,05616–11–335
31December 13Ottawa Senators4–3$^{OT}$B. LittleO. PavelecScotiabank Place18,18417–11–337
32December 15Tampa Bay Lightning1–2$^{SO}$S. BergenheimO. PavelecSt. Pete Times Forum14,44117–11–438
33December 16Carolina Hurricanes2–3$^{SO}$S. SamsonovC. MasonPhilips Arena11,04317–11–539
34December 18New Jersey Devils7–1E. BoultonO. PavelecPhilips Arena17,02418–11–541
35December 20Toronto Maple Leafs6–3T. EnstromO. PavelecAir Canada Centre19,30119–11–543
36December 21St. Louis Blues2–4A. SteenC. MasonPhilips Arena14,66219–12–543
37December 23Boston Bruins1–4S. ThorntonO. PavelecTD Garden17,56519–13–543
38December 26Tampa Bay Lightning2–3$^{OT}$V. LecavalierO. PavelecPhilips Arena14,61019–13–644
39December 28Pittsburgh Penguins3–6S. CrosbyO. PavelecConsol Energy Center18,32219–14–644
40December 30Boston Bruins3–2$^{SO}$T. EnstromO. PavelecPhilips Arena17,62420–14–646
41December 31New Jersey Devils1–3J. HedbergC. MasonPrudential Center13,49220–15–646 :
January: 4–4–3, 11 Points (home: 1–2–2; road: 3–1–1)
GameDateOpponentScoreFirst StarDecisionLocationAttendanceRecordPoints
42January 2Montreal Canadiens4–3$^{OT}$D. ByfuglienO. PavelecBell Centre21,27321–15–648
43January 5Florida Panthers3–2R. PeverleyO. PavelecBankAtlantic Center12,80322–15–650
44January 7Toronto Maple Leafs3–9M. GrabovskiO. PavelecPhilips Arena14,59222–16–650
45January 9Carolina Hurricanes3–4$^{OT}$T. RuutuO. PavelecRBC Center17,90722–16–751
46January 14Philadelphia Flyers2–5D. BriereO. PavelecPhilips Arena15,08122–17–751
47January 15Dallas Stars1–6T. DaleyO. PavelecAmerican Airlines Center17,70222–18–751
48January 17Florida Panthers3–2$^{SO}$A. BurmistrovO. PavelecBankAtlantic Center11,47723–18–753
49January 20Tampa Bay Lightning2–3$^{SO}$S. StamkosO. PavelecPhilips Arena12,31423–18–854
50January 22New York Rangers2–3$^{SO}$M. ZuccarelloO. PavelecPhilips Arena17,06123–18–955
51January 23Tampa Bay Lightning1–7S. GagneO. PavelecSt. Pete Times Forum13,91623–19–955
52January 26Washington Capitals1–0O. PavelecO. PavelecPhilips Arena14,51324–19–957 :
February: 2–7–2, 6 points (home: 2–3–1; road: 0–4–1)
GameDateOpponentScoreFirst StarDecisionLocationAttendanceRecordPoints
53February 1New York Islanders1–4K. OkposoO. PavelecPhilips Arena11,17624–20–957
54February 3Calgary Flames2–4M. GiordanoO. PavelecPhilips Arena12,98424–21–957
55February 5Carolina Hurricanes3–4$^{OT}$E. ColeO. PavelecRBC Center16,87424–21–1058
56February 7Toronto Maple Leafs4–5T. KaberleO. PavelecAir Canada Centre19,10424–22–1058
57February 11New York Rangers3–2E. KaneO. PavelecPhilips Arena15,09325–22–1060
58February 13Carolina Hurricanes2–3E. ColeO. PavelecPhilips Arena13,03225–23–1060
59February 17Phoenix Coyotes3–4L. KorpikoskiO. PavelecJobing.com Arena10,57625–24–1060
60February 19Edmonton Oilers3–5T. HallC. MasonRexall Place16,83925–25–1060
61February 23Buffalo Sabres1–4T. MyersO. PavelecHSBC Arena18,69025–26–1060
62February 25Florida Panthers1–2$^{SO}$S. BernierC. MasonPhilips Arena14,04625–26–1161
63February 27Toronto Maple Leafs3–2$^{OT}$R. HainseyC. MasonPhilips Arena13,14726–26–1163 :
March: 7–6–1, 15 Points (home: 3–3–1; road: 4–3–0)
GameDateOpponentScoreFirst StarDecisionLocationAttendanceRecordPoints
64March 1Montreal Canadiens1–3C. PriceC. MasonPhilips Arena11,15626–27–1163
65March 3Ottawa Senators1–3B. BulterC. MasonPhilips Arena10,46126–28–1163
66March 5Florida Panthers4–3$^{OT}$A. LaddC. MasonPhilips Arena15,79927–28–1165
67March 9Carolina Hurricanes3–2$^{OT}$O. PavelecO. PavelecRBC Center16,12628–28–1167
68March 11New Jersey Devils2–3$^{OT}$T. ZajacO. PavelecPhilips Arena16,07328–28–1268
69March 12Philadelphia Flyers5–4$^{OT}$V. LeinoC. MasonWells Fargo Center19,89229–28–1270
70March 15New Jersey Devils2–4J. JosefsonO. PavelecPrudential Center16,18829–29–1270
71March 17Philadelphia Flyers4–3$^{SO}$R. HainseyO. PavelecPhilips Arena16,50230–29–1272
72March 19Buffalo Sabres2–8M. MancariO. PavelecHSBC Arena18,69030–30–1272
73March 24New York Islanders2–1B. WheelerC. MasonNassau Coliseum11,87431–30–1274
74March 25Vancouver Canucks1–3R. LuongoC. MasonPhilips Arena16,23731–31–1274
75March 27Ottawa Senators5–4$^{SO}$B. MaxwellC. MasonPhilips Arena16,39232–31–1276
76March 29Montreal Canadiens1–3C. PriceO. PavelecBell Centre21,27332–32–1276
77March 31Philadelphia Flyers1–0C. MasonC. MasonWells Fargo Center19,87933–32–1278 :
April: 1–4–0, 2 Points (home: 0–2–0; road: 1–2–0)
GameDateOpponentScoreFirst StarDecisionLocationAttendanceRecordPoints
78April 2Boston Bruins2–3M. RyderO. PavelecTD Garden17,56533–33–1278
79April 5Nashville Predators3–6J. TootooC. MasonBridgestone Arena16,75633–34–1278
80April 7New York Rangers3–0O. PavelecO. PavelecMadison Square Garden18,20034–34–1280
81April 8Carolina Hurricanes1–6J. SkinnerO. PavelecPhilips Arena14,65234–35–1280
82April 10Pittsburgh Penguins2–5B. LovejoyC. MasonPhilips Arena16,08534–36–1280 :
2010–11 Schedule
  Win (2 Points)
  Loss (0 Points)
  Overtime/Shootout Loss (1 Point) :

## Player statistics
### Skaters

Regular season :
| Player | GP | G | A | Pts | +/− | PIM |
| Andrew Ladd | 81 | 29 | 30 | 59 | −10 | 39 |
| Dustin Byfuglien | 81 | 20 | 33 | 53 | −2 | 93 |
| Tobias Enstrom | 72 | 10 | 41 | 51 | −10 | 54 |
| Bryan Little | 76 | 18 | 30 | 48 | 11 | 33 |
| Evander Kane | 73 | 19 | 24 | 43 | −12 | 68 |
| Nik Antropov | 76 | 16 | 25 | 41 | −17 | 42 |
| Anthony Stewart | 80 | 14 | 25 | 39 | −10 | 55 |
| Rich Peverley$^‡$ | 59 | 14 | 20 | 34 | −16 | 35 |
| Niclas Bergfors$^‡$ | 52 | 11 | 18 | 29 | −11 | 6 |
| Alexander Burmistrov | 74 | 6 | 14 | 20 | −12 | 27 |
| Ron Hainsey | 82 | 3 | 16 | 19 | 3 | 24 |
| Chris Thorburn | 82 | 9 | 10 | 19 | −4 | 77 |
| Johnny Oduya | 82 | 2 | 15 | 17 | −15 | 22 |
| Zach Bogosian | 71 | 5 | 12 | 17 | −27 | 29 |
| Blake Wheeler$^†$ | 23 | 7 | 10 | 17 | 2 | 14 |
| Jim Slater | 36 | 5 | 7 | 12 | 4 | 19 |
| Eric Boulton | 69 | 6 | 4 | 10 | 1 | 87 |
| Fredrik Modin$^‡$ | 36 | 7 | 3 | 10 | −11 | 12 |
| Ben Eager$^‡$ | 34 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 4 | 77 |
| Tim Stapleton | 45 | 5 | 2 | 7 | −10 | 12 |
| Brent Sopel$^‡$ | 59 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 16 |
| Rob Schremp$^†$ | 18 | 3 | 1 | 4 | −1 | 4 |
| Freddy Meyer | 15 | 1 | 1 | 2 | −7 | 8 |
| Ben Maxwell | 12 | 1 | 1 | 2 | −7 | 9 |
| Patrice Cormier | 21 | 1 | 1 | 2 | −5 | 4 |
| Andrei Zubarev | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | −4 | 4 |
| Radek Dvorak$^†$ | 13 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 |
| Mark Stuart$^†$ | 23 | 1 | 0 | 1 | −8 | 24 |
| Nigel Dawes$^‡$ | 9 | 0 | 1 | 1 | −6 | 0 |
| Noah Welch | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −1 | 0 |
| Arturs Kulda | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −2 | 2 |
| Paul Postma | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Spencer Machacek | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −2 | 0 |
| Carl Klingberg | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Patrick Rissmiller$^‡$ | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −1 | 0 |

### Goaltenders

Note: GP = Games played; Min = Minutes played; W = Wins; L = Losses; OT = Overtime losses; GA = Goals against; GAA= Goals against average; SA= Shots against; SV= Saves; Sv% = Save percentage; SO= Shutouts
Regular season :
| Player | GP | Min | W | L | OT | GA | GAA | SA | Sv% | SHO | G | A | PIM |
| Ondrej Pavelec | 58 | 3225 | 21 | 23 | 9 | 147 | 2.73 | 1705 | .914% | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| Chris Mason | 33 | 1682 | 13 | 13 | 3 | 95 | 3.39 | 882 | .892% | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| Peter Mannino | 2 | 73 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 4.11 | 36 | .861% | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
$^†$Denotes player spent time with another team before joining Thrashers. Stats reflect time with the Thrashers only. $^‡$Traded mid-season underline/italics denotes franchise record

## Awards and records
### Records

| Player | Record (Amount) | Achieved |
| Tobias Enstrom | Most consecutive games played in franchise history (253) | October 22, 2010 |
| Ondrej Pavelec | Most consecutive victories in franchise history (6) | November 30, 2010 |
| Dustin Byfuglien | Most goals in a single season by a defenseman in franchise history (11) | December 13, 2010 |

### Milestones

Regular Season :
| Player | Milestone | Reached |
| Alexander Burmistrov | 1st Career NHL Game | October 8, 2010 |
| Nigel Dawes | 200th Career NHL Game | October 8, 2010 |
| Anthony Stewart | 1st Career NHL Hat Trick | October 15, 2010 |
| Rich Peverley | 200th Career NHL Game | October 20, 2010 |
| Alexander Burmistrov | 1st Career NHL Assist 1st Career NHL Point | October 27, 2010 |
| Alexander Burmistrov | 1st Career NHL Goal | October 29, 2010 |
| Brent Sopel | 600th Career NHL Game | November 3, 2010 |
| Niclas Bergfors | 100th Career NHL Game | November 4, 2010 |
| Andrew Ladd | 100th Career NHL Assist | November 21, 2010 |
| Eric Boulton | 500th Career NHL Game | December 2, 2010 |
| Chris Thorburn | 300th Career NHL Game | December 6, 2010 |
| Eric Boulton | 1st Career NHL Hat Trick | December 18, 2010 |
| Evander Kane | 100th Career NHL Game | December 21, 2010 |
| Patrice Cormier | 1st Career NHL Game | December 28, 2010 |
| Jim Slater | 100th Career NHL Point | December 28, 2010 |
| Dustin Byfuglien | 300th Career NHL Game | December 30, 2010 |
| Patrice Cormier | 1st Career NHL Assist 1st Career NHL Point | January 2, 2011 |
| Patrice Cormier | 1st Career NHL Goal | January 7, 2011 |
| Tim Stapleton | 1st Career NHL Assist | January 22, 2011 |
| Ondrej Pavelec | 100th Career NHL Game | February 1, 2011 |
| Tobias Enstrom | 300th Career NHL Game | February 19, 2011 |
| Nik Antropov | 400th Career NHL Point | February 23, 2011 |
| Paul Postma | 1st Career NHL Game | March 9, 2011 |
| Rob Schremp | 100th Career NHL Game | March 9, 2011 |
| Andrew Ladd | 200th Career NHL Point | March 11, 2011 |
| Ben Maxwell | 1st Career NHL Goal 1st Career NHL Assist 1st Career NHL Point | March 27, 2011 |
| Mark Stuart | 300th Career NHL Game | March 29, 2011 |
| Andrei Zubarev | 1st Career NHL Game | April 5, 2011 |
| Andrew Ladd | 400th Career NHL Game | April 7, 2011 |
| Andrei Zubarev | 1st Career NHL Assist 1st Career NHL Point | April 7, 2011 |
| Carl Klingberg | 1st Career NHL Game | April 10, 2011 |

### Awards

Regular Season :
| Player | Award | Awarded |
| Ondrej Pavelec | NHL First Star of the Week | November 29, 2010 |
| Dustin Byfuglien | NHL Second Star of the Week | November 29, 2010 |
| Dustin Byfuglien | NHL Third Star of the Month (November) | December 1, 2010 |

## Transactions

The Thrashers have been involved in the following transactions during the 2010–11 season.

### Trades

| Date | Details | Details |
| June 24, 2010 | To Chicago Blackhawks Marty Reasoner Joey Crabb Jeremy Morin 1st-round pick in 2010 – Kevin Hayes 2nd-round pick in 2010 – Justin Holl | To Atlanta Thrashers Dustin Byfuglien Ben Eager Brent Sopel Akim Aliu |
| June 26, 2010 | To New York Islanders 5th-round pick in 2011 – Brenden Kichton | To Atlanta Thrashers 6th-round pick in 2010 – Kendall McFaull 6th-round pick in 2010 – Tanner Lane |
| June 26, 2010 | To Los Angeles Kings 6th-round pick (158th overall) in 2010 – Maxim Kitsyn | To Atlanta Thrashers 6th-round pick (169th overall) in 2010 – Sebastian Owuya 7th-round pick in 2010 – Peter Stoykewych |
| July 1, 2010 | To Chicago Blackhawks Ivan Vishnevskiy 2nd-round pick in 2011 – Adam Clendening | To Atlanta Thrashers Andrew Ladd |
| August 2, 2010 | To New York Rangers Todd White | To Atlanta Thrashers Donald Brashear Patrick Rissmiller |
| September 1, 2010 | To Nashville Predators Grant Lewis | To Atlanta Thrashers Ian McKenzie |
| January 18, 2011 | To San Jose Sharks Ben Eager | To Atlanta Thrashers 5th-round pick in 2011 – Austen Brassard |
| February 18, 2011 | To Boston Bruins Rich Peverley Boris Valabik | To Atlanta Thrashers Mark Stuart Blake Wheeler |
| February 24, 2011 | To Montreal Canadiens Nigel Dawes Brent Sopel | To Atlanta Thrashers Ben Maxwell 4th-round pick in 2011 – Oliver Archambault |
| February 28, 2011 | To Florida Panthers Niclas Bergfors Patrick Rissmiller | To Atlanta Thrashers Radek Dvorak 5th-round pick in 2011 – Sean Kuraly |
| February 28, 2011 | To Montreal Canadiens Drew MacIntyre | To Atlanta Thrashers Brett Festerling |
| February 28, 2011 | To Calgary Flames Fredrik Modin | To Atlanta Thrashers 7th-round pick in 2011 – Colin Blackwell |
Player signings
PlayerContract terms
Eddie Pasquale3 years, $1.8375 million entry-level contract
Chris Carrozzi3 years, $1.86 million entry-level contract
Carl Klingberg3 years, $2.37 million entry-level contract
Danick Paquette3 years, $1.875 million entry-level contract
Jeremy Morin3 years, $2.295 million entry-level contract
Eric O'Dell3 years, $1.825 million entry-level contract
Jim Slater2 years, $2 million
Noah Welch1 year, $525,000
Eric Boulton1 year, $650,000
Ondrej Pavelec2 years, $2.3 million
Ben Eager1 year, $965,000
Andrew Ladd1 year, $2.35 million
Peter Mannino2 years, $1.05 million
Bryan Little3 years, $7.15 million
Andrei Zubarev2 years, $1.375 million entry-level contract
Niclas Bergfors1 year, $900,000
Alexander Burmistrov3 years, $2.430 million entry-level contract
Dustin Byfuglien5 years, $26 million contract extension
Chris Thorburn3 years, $2.6 million contract extension
Mark Stuart3 years, $5.1 million contract extension
Ben Chiarot3 years, $1.855 million entry-level contract
Zach Redmond2 years, $1.375 million entry-level contract :

## Draft picks

Atlanta's picks at the 2010 NHL Entry Draft in Los Angeles.
| Round | Overall | Player | Position | Nationality | College/Junior/Club team (League) |
| 1 | 8 | Alexander Burmistrov | C | Russia | Barrie Colts (OHL) |
| 3 | 87 (from Montreal) | Julian Melchiori | D | Canada | Newmarket Hurricanes (CCHL) |
| 4 | 101 (from Dallas) | Ivan Telegin | LW | Russia | Saginaw Spirit (OHL) |
| 5 | 128 | Fredrik Pettersson-Wentzel | G | Sweden | Almtuna IS (Sweden-2) |
| 5 | 150 (from Chicago) | Yasin Cisse | RW | Canada | Des Moines Buccaneers (USHL) |
| 6 | 155 (from NY Islanders) | Kendall McFaull | D | Canada | Moose Jaw Warriors (WHL) |
| 6 | 160 (from NY Islanders via NY Rangers) | Tanner Lane | C | United States | Detroit Lakes High School (USHS-MN) |
| 6 | 169 (from Los Angeles) | Sebastian Owuya | D | Sweden | Timrå IK Jr. (Sweden Junior) |
| 7 | 199 (from Los Angeles) | Peter Stoykewych | D | Canada | Winnipeg South Blues (MJHL) |