# 1999–2000 Atlanta Thrashers season

The 1999–2000 Atlanta Thrashers season was the inaugural campaign for the franchise that would play in Atlanta for 11 seasons.
The Thrashers finished their inaugural season with an NHL-worst record of 14–57–7–4 for 39 points. To date, it is the worst season in the history of the Atlanta Thrashers/Winnipeg Jets franchise. In addition, it represents the lowest full-season point total since the beginning of the NHL's "three-point" standings system in 1999–2000, as well as the lowest point total for any team playing an 82-game season. The rebuilding Detroit Red Wings tied the mark 19 seasons later. But, because of the COVID-19 pandemic, the Red Wings played 71 games, 11 less than the Thrashers. Their .238 points percentage was the lowest by an NHL team since the 1993–94 Ottawa Senators.

## Offseason

The newly formed Thrashers selected Patrik Stefan with the first overall selection in the 1999 NHL Entry Draft.

## Regular season

The players who were introduced to the NHL as members of the expansion Thrashers, along with Stefan were Bryan Adams, Scott Fankhouser, Andreas Karlsson, Geordie Kinnear, Per Svartvadet, and Sergei Vyshedkevich. Éric Bertrand and Frantisek Kaberle played their rookie campaigns as members of the Thrashers, too, but they weren't Thrashers to begin with, with Bertrand getting traded from the New Jersey Devils, the eventual Stanley Cup champions, and Kaberle getting traded from the Los Angeles Kings.
They played their first game on October 2, 1999, losing 4–1 to the eventual Stanley Cup Champions, the New Jersey Devils. Captain Kelly Buchberger scored the franchise's first goal in the loss. The Thrashers would not get their first win until two weeks later. Damian Rhodes blanked the New York Islanders 2–0 on the road. The Thrashers would not get their first victory in Atlanta until October 26 when they beat the Calgary Flames in their return to Atlanta 2–1. Andrew Brunette led the team in scoring with 50 points as the Thrashers finished last in the Southeast Division with an NHL worst record of 14–57–7–4.
In addition to being shut out a league-high 12 times, the Thrashers struggled offensively and defensively, scoring the fewest goals (170) and allowing the most goals (313) out of all 28 teams. They also tied the Chicago Blackhawks for most short-handed goals allowed, with 13.

### Final standings

Southeast Division :
| No. | CR | | GP | W | L | T | OTL | GF | GA | Pts |
| 1 | 2 | Washington Capitals | 82 | 44 | 24 | 12 | 2 | 227 | 194 | 102 |
| 2 | 5 | Florida Panthers | 82 | 43 | 27 | 6 | 6 | 244 | 209 | 98 |
| 3 | 9 | Carolina Hurricanes | 82 | 37 | 35 | 10 | 0 | 217 | 216 | 84 |
| 4 | 14 | Tampa Bay Lightning | 82 | 19 | 47 | 9 | 7 | 204 | 310 | 54 |
| 5 | 15 | Atlanta Thrashers | 82 | 14 | 57 | 7 | 4 | 170 | 313 | 39 |
Note: CR = Conference rank; GP = Games played; W = Wins; L = Losses; T = Ties; OTL=Overtime loss; GF = Goals for; GA = Goals against; PIM=Penalties in Minutes; Pts = Points Bolded teams qualified for the playoffs.
Eastern Conference :
| R | | Div | GP | W | L | T | OTL | GF | GA | Pts |
| 1 | z – Philadelphia Flyers | AT | 82 | 45 | 22 | 12 | 3 | 237 | 179 | 105 |
| 2 | y – Washington Capitals | SE | 82 | 44 | 24 | 12 | 2 | 227 | 194 | 102 |
| 3 | y – Toronto Maple Leafs | NE | 82 | 45 | 27 | 7 | 3 | 246 | 222 | 100 |
| 4 | New Jersey Devils | AT | 82 | 45 | 24 | 8 | 5 | 251 | 203 | 103 |
| 5 | Florida Panthers | SE | 82 | 43 | 27 | 6 | 6 | 244 | 209 | 98 |
| 6 | Ottawa Senators | NE | 82 | 41 | 28 | 11 | 2 | 244 | 210 | 95 |
| 7 | Pittsburgh Penguins | AT | 82 | 37 | 31 | 8 | 6 | 241 | 236 | 88 |
| 8 | Buffalo Sabres | NE | 82 | 35 | 32 | 11 | 4 | 213 | 204 | 85 |
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| 9 | Carolina Hurricanes | SE | 82 | 37 | 35 | 10 | 0 | 217 | 216 | 84 |
| 10 | Montreal Canadiens | NE | 82 | 35 | 34 | 9 | 4 | 196 | 194 | 83 |
| 11 | New York Rangers | AT | 82 | 29 | 38 | 12 | 3 | 218 | 246 | 73 |
| 12 | Boston Bruins | NE | 82 | 24 | 33 | 19 | 6 | 210 | 248 | 73 |
| 13 | New York Islanders | AT | 82 | 24 | 48 | 9 | 1 | 194 | 275 | 58 |
| 14 | Tampa Bay Lightning | SE | 82 | 19 | 47 | 9 | 7 | 204 | 310 | 54 |
| 15 | Atlanta Thrashers | SE | 82 | 14 | 57 | 7 | 4 | 170 | 313 | 39 |
Divisions: AT – Atlantic, NE – Northeast, SE – Southeast
bold – Qualified for playoffs; z – Won conference; y – Won division

## Schedule and results

1999–2000 regular season :
October: 2–5–2–1 (home: 1–3–1–1; road: 1–2–1–0)
GameResultDateScoreOpponentRecordRecap
1LOctober 2, 19991–4New Jersey Devils (1999–2000)0–1–0–0Recap
2LOctober 7, 19991–7Detroit Red Wings (1999–2000)0–2–0–0Recap
3TOctober 9, 19995–5 OTBuffalo Sabres (1999–2000)0–2–1–0Recap
4WOctober 14, 19992–0@ New York Islanders (1999–2000)1–2–1–0Recap
5TOctober 16, 19994–4 OT@ Tampa Bay Lightning (1999–2000)1–2–2–0Recap
6LOctober 17, 19991–4@ New York Rangers (1999–2000)1–3–2–0Recap
7OTLOctober 23, 19992–3 OTColorado Avalanche (1999–2000)1–3–2–1Recap
8WOctober 26, 19992–1Calgary Flames (1999–2000)2–3–2–1Recap
9LOctober 27, 19990–4@ Toronto Maple Leafs (1999–2000)2–4–2–1Recap
10LOctober 31, 19994–6Ottawa Senators (1999–2000)2–5–2–1Recap :
November: 3–9–0–0 (home: 3–3–0–0; road: 0–6–0–0)
GameResultDateScoreOpponentRecordRecap
11WNovember 3, 19994–1Tampa Bay Lightning (1999–2000)3–5–2–1Recap
12LNovember 6, 19992–4@ Boston Bruins (1999–2000)3–6–2–1Recap
13LNovember 10, 19991–4@ Florida Panthers (1999–2000)3–7–2–1Recap
14LNovember 12, 19991–5@ New Jersey Devils (1999–2000)3–8–2–1Recap
15LNovember 13, 19992–4@ Montreal Canadiens (1999–2000)3–9–2–1Recap
16WNovember 17, 19995–4Tampa Bay Lightning (1999–2000)4–9–2–1Recap
17LNovember 19, 19990–4Buffalo Sabres (1999–2000)4–10–2–1Recap
18LNovember 20, 19993–4@ Buffalo Sabres (1999–2000)4–11–2–1Recap
19WNovember 22, 19996–3Vancouver Canucks (1999–2000)5–11–2–1Recap
20LNovember 25, 19993–6Ottawa Senators (1999–2000)5–12–2–1Recap
21LNovember 27, 19990–3@ Florida Panthers (1999–2000)5–13–2–1Recap
22LNovember 28, 19992–4Dallas Stars (1999–2000)5–14–2–1Recap :
December: 3–7–2–2 (home: 2–2–0–1; road: 1–5–2–1)
GameResultDateScoreOpponentRecordRecap
23WDecember 3, 19992–1Florida Panthers (1999–2000)6–14–2–1Recap
24WDecember 4, 19994–3@ New York Islanders (1999–2000)7–14–2–1Recap
25OTLDecember 6, 19993–4 OTNashville Predators (1999–2000)7–14–2–2Recap
26LDecember 8, 19990–4@ Los Angeles Kings (1999–2000)7–15–2–2Recap
27LDecember 10, 19991–4@ San Jose Sharks (1999–2000)7–16–2–2Recap
28LDecember 12, 19991–4@ Mighty Ducks of Anaheim (1999–2000)7–17–2–2Recap
29LDecember 15, 19990–4Washington Capitals (1999–2000)7–18–2–2Recap
30LDecember 17, 19991–3Boston Bruins (1999–2000)7–19–2–2Recap
31LDecember 18, 19992–4@ Carolina Hurricanes (1999–2000)7–20–2–2Recap
32TDecember 22, 19993–3 OT@ Florida Panthers (1999–2000)7–20–3–2Recap
33TDecember 23, 19994–4 OT@ Philadelphia Flyers (1999–2000)7–20–4–2Recap
34WDecember 26, 19996–3Tampa Bay Lightning (1999–2000)8–20–4–2Recap
35OTLDecember 27, 19992–3 OT@ Detroit Red Wings (1999–2000)8–20–4–3Recap
36LDecember 30, 19990–6@ Nashville Predators (1999–2000)8–21–4–3Recap :
January: 3–8–2–1 (home: 2–4–1–1; road: 1–4–1–0)
GameResultDateScoreOpponentRecordRecap
37LJanuary 1, 20002–4Carolina Hurricanes (1999–2000)8–22–4–3Recap
38WJanuary 4, 20005–4@ Buffalo Sabres (1999–2000)9–22–4–3Recap
39WJanuary 6, 20003–1Washington Capitals (1999–2000)10–22–4–3Recap
40LJanuary 8, 20000–3@ Washington Capitals (1999–2000)10–23–4–3Recap
41LJanuary 12, 20002–5Washington Capitals (1999–2000)10–24–4–3Recap
42WJanuary 14, 20001–0Philadelphia Flyers (1999–2000)11–24–4–3Recap
43LJanuary 16, 20003–6@ New York Rangers (1999–2000)11–25–4–3Recap
44TJanuary 17, 20003–3 OT@ Boston Bruins (1999–2000)11–25–5–3Recap
45LJanuary 19, 20003–4Boston Bruins (1999–2000)11–26–5–3Recap
46TJanuary 21, 20003–3 OTFlorida Panthers (1999–2000)11–26–6–3Recap
47LJanuary 24, 20003–6New York Rangers (1999–2000)11–27–6–3Recap
48LJanuary 27, 20001–4@ Pittsburgh Penguins (1999–2000)11–28–6–3Recap
49LJanuary 29, 20001–2@ Tampa Bay Lightning (1999–2000)11–29–6–3Recap
50OTLJanuary 31, 20001–2 OTPittsburgh Penguins (1999–2000)11–29–6–4Recap :
February: 1–11–0–0 (home: 0–5–0–0; road: 1–6–0–0)
GameResultDateScoreOpponentRecordRecap
51LFebruary 2, 20001–2@ Dallas Stars (1999–2000)11–30–6–4Recap
52LFebruary 3, 20003–6New York Rangers (1999–2000)11–31–6–4Recap
53LFebruary 9, 20002–5@ Pittsburgh Penguins (1999–2000)11–32–6–4Recap
54LFebruary 11, 20000–3San Jose Sharks (1999–2000)11–33–6–4Recap
55LFebruary 12, 20003–4Chicago Blackhawks (1999–2000)11–34–6–4Recap
56LFebruary 15, 20001–4@ St. Louis Blues (1999–2000)11–35–6–4Recap
57LFebruary 16, 20001–5Montreal Canadiens (1999–2000)11–36–6–4Recap
58LFebruary 20, 20002–4@ Phoenix Coyotes (1999–2000)11–37–6–4Recap
59WFebruary 22, 20004–3@ Colorado Avalanche (1999–2000)12–37–6–4Recap
60LFebruary 25, 20004–5@ Edmonton Oilers (1999–2000)12–38–6–4Recap
61LFebruary 26, 20002–5@ Calgary Flames (1999–2000)12–39–6–4Recap
62LFebruary 29, 20000–4Toronto Maple Leafs (1999–2000)12–40–6–4Recap :
March: 1–13–1–0 (home: 0–7–1–0; road: 1–6–0–0)
GameResultDateScoreOpponentRecordRecap
63LMarch 2, 20002–5St. Louis Blues (1999–2000)12–41–6–4Recap
64LMarch 4, 20002–3@ Ottawa Senators (1999–2000)12–42–6–4Recap
65LMarch 6, 20002–3@ Montreal Canadiens (1999–2000)12–43–6–4Recap
66LMarch 10, 20000–9New Jersey Devils (1999–2000)12–44–6–4Recap
67LMarch 12, 20001–5@ Carolina Hurricanes (1999–2000)12–45–6–4Recap
68LMarch 13, 20000–3Edmonton Oilers (1999–2000)12–46–6–4Recap
69LMarch 16, 20002–4New York Islanders (1999–2000)12–47–6–4Recap
70WMarch 18, 20004–1@ Toronto Maple Leafs (1999–2000)13–47–6–4Recap
71LMarch 21, 20001–7@ Ottawa Senators (1999–2000)13–48–6–4Recap
72TMarch 22, 20001–1 OTMontreal Canadiens (1999–2000)13–48–7–4Recap
73LMarch 24, 20003–5Pittsburgh Penguins (1999–2000)13–49–7–4Recap
74LMarch 26, 20001–4Los Angeles Kings (1999–2000)13–50–7–4Recap
75LMarch 28, 20002–5@ Washington Capitals (1999–2000)13–51–7–4Recap
76LMarch 29, 20002–3Phoenix Coyotes (1999–2000)13–52–7–4Recap
77LMarch 31, 20000–6@ New Jersey Devils (1999–2000)13–53–7–4Recap :
April: 1–4–0–0 (home: 1–2–0–0; road: 0–2–0–0)
GameResultDateScoreOpponentRecordRecap
78WApril 2, 20005–4New York Islanders (1999–2000)14–53–7–4Recap
79LApril 4, 20003–5Philadelphia Flyers (1999–2000)14–54–7–4Recap
80LApril 6, 20001–3@ Philadelphia Flyers (1999–2000)14–55–7–4Recap
81LApril 8, 20003–4Carolina Hurricanes (1999–2000)14–56–7–4Recap
82LApril 9, 20001–2@ Carolina Hurricanes (1999–2000)14–57–7–4Recap :
Legend:
  Win (2 points)
  Loss (0 points)
  Tie (1 point)
  Overtime loss (1 point) :

## Player statistics
### Scoring

* Position abbreviations: C = Center; D = Defense; G = Goaltender; LW = Left Wing; RW = Right Wing
* † = Joined team via a transaction (e.g., trade, waivers, signing) during the season. Stats reflect time with the Thrashers only.
* ‡ = Left team via a transaction (e.g., trade, waivers, release) during the season. Stats reflect time with the Thrashers only.
| No. | Player | Pos | Regular season | Regular season | Regular season | Regular season | Regular season | Regular season |
| No. | Player | Pos | GP | G | A | Pts | +/- | PIM |
| 15 | Andrew Brunette | LW | 81 | 23 | 27 | 50 | −32 | 30 |
| 21 | Ray Ferraro | C | 81 | 19 | 25 | 44 | −33 | 88 |
| 19 | Nelson Emerson‡ | RW | 58 | 14 | 19 | 33 | −24 | 47 |
| 38 | Yannick Tremblay | D | 75 | 10 | 21 | 31 | −42 | 22 |
| 11 | Dean Sylvester | RW | 52 | 16 | 10 | 26 | −14 | 24 |
| 13 | Patrik Stefan | C | 72 | 5 | 20 | 25 | −20 | 30 |
| 14 | Mike Stapleton | C | 62 | 10 | 12 | 22 | −29 | 30 |
| 2 | Petr Buzek | D | 63 | 5 | 14 | 19 | −22 | 41 |
| 8 | Darryl Shannon‡ | D | 49 | 5 | 13 | 18 | −14 | 65 |
| 16 | Kelly Buchberger‡ | RW | 68 | 5 | 12 | 17 | −34 | 139 |
| 29 | Johan Garpenlov | LW | 73 | 2 | 14 | 16 | −30 | 31 |
| 9 | Hnat Domenichelli† | LW | 27 | 6 | 9 | 15 | −21 | 4 |
| 24 | Andreas Karlsson | C | 51 | 5 | 9 | 14 | −17 | 14 |
| 12 | Steve Guolla† | C | 20 | 4 | 9 | 13 | −13 | 4 |
| 28 | Donald Audette† | RW | 14 | 7 | 4 | 11 | −4 | 12 |
| 27 | Denny Lambert | LW | 73 | 5 | 6 | 11 | −17 | 219 |
| 22 | Shean Donovan† | RW | 33 | 4 | 7 | 11 | −13 | 18 |
| 5 | Gord Murphy | D | 58 | 1 | 10 | 11 | −26 | 38 |
| 4 | Chris Tamer | D | 69 | 2 | 8 | 10 | −32 | 91 |
| 33 | Maxim Galanov | D | 40 | 4 | 3 | 7 | −12 | 20 |
| 39 | Per Svartvadet | C | 38 | 3 | 4 | 7 | −8 | 6 |
| 17 | Matt Johnson | LW | 64 | 2 | 5 | 7 | −11 | 144 |
| 8 | Frantisek Kaberle† | D | 14 | 1 | 6 | 7 | −13 | 6 |
| 42 | Ed Ward‡ | RW | 44 | 5 | 1 | 6 | −5 | 44 |
| 6 | David Harlock | D | 44 | 0 | 6 | 6 | −8 | 36 |
| 25 | Steve Staios | D | 27 | 2 | 3 | 5 | −5 | 66 |
| 18 | Jason Botterill‡ | LW | 25 | 1 | 4 | 5 | −7 | 17 |
| 3 | Sergei Vyshedkevich | D | 7 | 1 | 3 | 4 | −3 | 2 |
| 28 | Kevin Dean‡ | D | 23 | 1 | 0 | 1 | −5 | 14 |
| 36 | Rumun Ndur† | D | 27 | 1 | 0 | 1 | −17 | 17 |
| 37 | Herbert Vasiljevs | RW | 7 | 1 | 0 | 1 | −3 | 4 |
| 23 | Brett Clark | D | 14 | 0 | 1 | 1 | −12 | 4 |
| 23 | Martin Prochazka | RW | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | −1 | 0 |
| 26 | Bryan Adams | C | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −1 | 0 |
| 22 | Eric Bertrand†‡ | LW | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −5 | 4 |
| 30 | Scott Fankhouser | G | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | 4 |
| 28 | Geordie Kinnear | D | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −1 | 13 |
| 35 | Scott Langkow | G | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | 0 |
| 34 | Norm Maracle | G | 32 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | 0 |
| 7 | Chris McAlpine† | D | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −4 | 2 |
| 1 | Damian Rhodes | G | 28 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | 2 |
| 31 | Rick Tabaracci†‡ | G | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | 0 |
| 9 | Vladimir Vujtek | LW | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |

### Goaltending

* † = Joined team via a transaction (e.g., trade, waivers, signing) during the season. Stats reflect time with the Thrashers only.
* ‡ = Left team via a transaction (e.g., trade, waivers, release) during the season. Stats reflect time with the Thrashers only.
| No. | Player | Regular season | Regular season | Regular season | Regular season | Regular season | Regular season | Regular season | Regular season | Regular season | Regular season |
| No. | Player | GP | W | L | T | SA | GA | GAA | SV% | SO | TOI |
| 1 | Damian Rhodes | 28 | 5 | 19 | 3 | 803 | 101 | 3.88 | .874 | 1 | 1561 |
| 34 | Norm Maracle | 32 | 4 | 19 | 2 | 852 | 94 | 3.49 | .890 | 1 | 1618 |
| 35 | Scott Langkow | 15 | 3 | 11 | 0 | 395 | 55 | 4.31 | .861 | 0 | 765 |
| 30 | Scott Fankhouser | 16 | 2 | 11 | 2 | 451 | 49 | 3.20 | .891 | 0 | 920 |
| 31 | Rick Tabaracci†‡ | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 32 | 4 | 4.07 | .875 | 0 | 59 |

## Awards and records
### Awards

| Type | Award/honor | Recipient |
| League (in-season) | NHL All-Star Game selection | Petr Buzek |
| Team | Community Service Award | David Harlock |
| Team | Players' Player Award | Denny Lambert |
| Team | Three Stars of the Game Award | Ray Ferraro |

### Milestones

| Milestone | Player | Date |
| First game | Patrik Stefan | October 2, 1999 |
| First game | Per Svartvadet | October 2, 1999 |
| First game | Andreas Karlsson | November 22, 1999 |
| First game | Scott Fankhouser | December 23, 1999 |
| First game | Bryan Adams | March 4, 2000 |
| First game | Geordie Kinnear | March 6, 2000 |
| First game | Sergei Vyshedkevich | March 29, 2000 |

## Transactions

The Thrashers were involved in the following transactions during the 1999–2000 season.

### Trades

| June 18, 1999 | To Atlanta ThrashersDamian Rhodes | To Ottawa SenatorsFuture considerations |
| June 21, 1999 | To Atlanta ThrashersAndrew Brunette | To Nashville Predators4th round pick in 2000 - Matt Hendricks |
| June 25, 1999 | To Atlanta Thrashers4th round pick in 1999 - Rob Zepp 9th round pick in 1999 - Ray DiLauro | To Vancouver CanucksFuture considerations |
| June 25, 1999 | To Atlanta ThrashersAndreas Karlsson | To Calgary FlamesFuture considerations |
| June 25, 1999 | To Atlanta ThrashersDean Sylvester | To Buffalo SabresFuture considerations |
| June 25, 1999 | To Atlanta ThrashersScott Langkow | To Phoenix CoyotesFuture considerations |
| June 25, 1999 | To Atlanta ThrashersSergei Vyshedkevich | To New Jersey DevilsFuture considerations |
| June 25, 1999 | To Atlanta ThrashersUlf Samuelsson | To Detroit Red WingsFuture considerations |
| June 25, 1999 | To Atlanta Thrashers1st round pick in 1999 - Patrik Stefan | To Vancouver Canucks1st round pick in 1999 - Daniel Sedin 3rd round pick in 2000 - Max Birbraer |
| June 25, 1999 | To Atlanta ThrashersGord Murphy Herbert Vasiljevs Daniel Tjarnqvist 6th round pick in 1999 - Justin Cox | To Florida PanthersTrevor Kidd |
| June 25, 1999 | To Atlanta ThrashersRandy Robitaille | To Boston BruinsPeter Ferraro |
| June 26, 1999 | To Atlanta ThrashersFuture considerations | To Nashville PredatorsPhil Crowe |
| June 26, 1999 | To Atlanta ThrashersPer Svartvadet | To Dallas Stars6th round pick in 1999 - Justin Cox |
| July 15, 1999 | To Atlanta ThrashersJason Botterill Cash | To Dallas StarsJamie Pushor |
| July 15, 1999 | To Atlanta ThrashersMartin Prochazka | To Toronto Maple Leafs6th round pick in 2001 - Maxim Kondratiev |
| August 16, 1999 | To Atlanta ThrashersDenny Lambert | To Nashville PredatorsRandy Robitaille |
| September 27, 1999 | To Atlanta Thrashers8th round pick in 2000 - Evan Nielsen | To Anaheim Mighty DucksLadislav Kohn |
| October 15, 1999 | To Atlanta ThrashersCash | To Philadelphia FlyersJody Hull |
| October 29, 1999 | To Atlanta Thrashers4th round pick in 2000 - Carl Mallette | To Vancouver CanucksCorey Schwab |
| October 29, 1999 | To Atlanta ThrashersMikko Kuparinen | To Tampa Bay LightningFuture considerations |
| November 1, 1999 | To Atlanta ThrashersEric Bertrand Wes Mason | To New Jersey DevilsJeff Williams Sylvain Cloutier 7th round pick in 2000 - Ken Magowan |
| December 8, 1999 | To Atlanta ThrashersShean Donovan | To Colorado AvalancheRick Tabaracci |
| December 9, 1999 | To Atlanta ThrashersBrian Wesenberg | To Philadelphia FlyersEric Bertrand |
| December 14, 1999 | To Atlanta Thrashers9th round pick in 2000 - Mark McRae | To Dallas StarsKevin Dean |
| January 25, 2000 | To Atlanta ThrashersBill Huard | To Los Angeles KingsFuture considerations |
| February 11, 2000 | To Atlanta ThrashersHnat Domenichelli Dmitri Vlasenkov | To Calgary FlamesJason Botterill Darryl Shannon |
| February 18, 2000 | To Atlanta ThrashersJoel Irving | To Calgary FlamesFuture considerations |
| March 11, 2000 | To Atlanta ThrashersChris McAlpine | To Tampa Bay LightningMikko Kuparinen |
| March 13, 2000 | To Atlanta ThrashersDonald Audette Frantisek Kaberle | To Los Angeles KingsKelly Buchberger Nelson Emerson |
| March 14, 2000 | To Atlanta Thrashers6th round pick in 2000 - Jeff Dwyer 6th round pick in 2001 - Pasi Nurminen | To Philadelphia FlyersKirby Law |
| March 14, 2000 | To Atlanta Thrashers7th round pick in 2001 - Colin FitzRandolph | To Anaheim Mighty DucksEd Ward |
| March 14, 2000 | To Atlanta Thrashers6th round pick in 2000 - Jeff Dwyer 6th round pick in 2001 - Pasi Nurminen | To Philadelphia FlyersKirby Law |
| June 2, 2000 | To Atlanta Thrashers6th round pick in 2000 - Darcy Hordichuk | To Montreal CanadiensFuture considerations |

### Free agents signed

| June 28, 1999 | From Owen Sound Platers (OHL)Dan Snyder |
| July 1, 1999 | From Michigan State (CCHA)Bryan Adams |
| July 6, 1999 | From Ohio State (CCHA)Hugo Boisvert |
| July 6, 1999 | From Adirondack Red Wings (AHL)Kirby Law |
| July 13, 1999 | From Indianapolis Ice (IHL)Bob Lachance |
| July 19, 1999 | From HC Vítkovice (ECH)Vladimír Vůjtek |
| July 20, 1999 | From Ottawa SenatorsNelson Emerson |
| August 2, 1999 | From Los Angeles KingsRay Ferraro |
| August 12, 1999 | From University of Michigan (CCHA)Sean Ritchlin |
| August 12, 1999 | From New Jersey DevilsGeordie Kinnear |
| August 24, 1999 | From Massachusetts-Lowell (HE)Scott Fankhouser |
| November 3, 1999 | From Washington CapitalsRick Tabaracci |
| March 24, 2000 | From Northern Michigan (WCHA)J.P. Vigier |
| March 27, 2000 | From R.P.I. (ECAC)Brian Pothier |
| April 11, 2000 | From R.P.I. (ECAC)Brad Tapper |

### Free agents lost

| October 18, 1999 | To Philadelphia FlyersUlf Samuelsson |

### Waivers claims

| September 27, 1999 | From New Jersey DevilsJeff Williams |
| September 27, 1999 | From Toronto Maple LeafsLadislav Kohn |
| December 11, 1999 | From New York RangersRumun Ndur |
| March 1, 2000 | From Tampa Bay LightningSteve Guolla |

### Lost on waivers

| September 27, 1999 | To St. Louis BluesTerry Yake |

## Draft picks
### NHL Expansion Draft

These results are numbered 1–26 for aesthetic purposes, but the players were not necessarily chosen in this order. As the Thrashers were the only team participating in the draft, the order is inconsequential.
| # | Player | Drafted from |
| 1. | Trevor Kidd (G) | Carolina Hurricanes |
| 2. | Norm Maracle (G) | Detroit Red Wings |
| 3. | Corey Schwab (G) | Tampa Bay Lightning |
| 4. | Petr Buzek (D) | Dallas Stars |
| 5. | Brett Clark (D) | Montreal Canadiens |
| 6. | Kevin Dean (D) | New Jersey Devils |
| 7. | Maxim Galanov (D) | Pittsburgh Penguins |
| 8. | David Harlock (D) | New York Islanders |
| 9. | Jamie Pushor (D) | Mighty Ducks of Anaheim |
| 10. | Darryl Shannon (D) | Buffalo Sabres |
| 11. | Chris Tamer (D) | New York Rangers |
| 12. | Mark Tinordi (D) | Washington Capitals |
| 13. | Yannick Tremblay (D) | Toronto Maple Leafs |
| 14. | Kelly Buchberger (RW) | Edmonton Oilers |
| 15. | Sylvain Cloutier (C) | Chicago Blackhawks |
| 16. | Phil Crowe (RW) | Ottawa Senators |
| 17. | Peter Ferraro (RW) | Boston Bruins |
| 18. | Johan Garpenlov (LW) | Florida Panthers |
| 19. | Jody Hull (RW) | Philadelphia Flyers |
| 20. | Matt Johnson (LW) | Los Angeles Kings |
| 21. | Tomi Kallio (LW) | Colorado Avalanche |
| 22. | Steve Staios (RW/D) | Vancouver Canucks |
| 23. | Mike Stapleton (C) | Phoenix Coyotes |
| 24. | Ed Ward (RW) | Calgary Flames |
| 25. | Terry Yake (C) | St. Louis Blues |
| 26. | Alexei Yegorov (RW) | San Jose Sharks |

### NHL Entry Draft

Atlanta's picks at the 1999 NHL Entry Draft.
| Round | # | Player | Position | Nationality | College/junior/club team (league) |
| 1 | 1 | Patrik Stefan | Center | Czech Republic | Long Beach Ice Dogs (IHL) |
| 2 | 30 | Luke Sellars | Defense | Canada | Ottawa 67's (OHL) |
| 3 | 68 | Zdenek Blatny | Left wing | Czech Republic | Seattle Thunderbirds (WHL) |
| 4 | 98 | David Kaczowka | Left wing | Canada | Seattle Thunderbirds (WHL) |
| 4 | 99 | Rob Zepp | Goaltender | Canada | Plymouth Whalers (OHL) |
| 5 | 128 | Derek MacKenzie | Center | Canada | Sudbury Wolves (OHL) |
| 6 | 159 | Yuri Dobryshkin | Right wing | Russia | Krylya Sovetov Moscow (Russia) |
| 7 | 188 | Stephen Baby | Right wing | United States | Green Bay Gamblers (USHL) |
| 8 | 217 | Garnet Exelby | Defense | Canada | Saskatoon Blades (WHL) |
| 9 | 245 | Tommi Santala | Center | Finland | Jokerit (Finland) |
| 9 | 246 | Ray DiLauro | Defense | United States | St. Lawrence University (ECAC) |