# 2006–07 Atlanta Thrashers season

The 2006–07 Atlanta Thrashers season began with the highest expectations in franchise history, even with the off-season loss of their second-leading scorer, Marc Savard, to the Boston Bruins. Veteran centers Steve Rucchin, Niko Kapanen and Jon Sim were acquired in hopes help fill the loss of Savard. With NHL superstars Marian Hossa and Ilya Kovalchuk and a healthy goaltender, Kari Lehtonen, the Thrashers clinched the first playoff berth in franchise history following the Toronto Maple Leafs' 7–2 loss to the New York Rangers on April 1. They were eliminated from the playoffs on April 18, being swept by the Rangers in four straight games in the quarterfinals.

## Regular season
### Season standings

Southeast Division :
| No. | CR | | GP | W | L | OTL | GF | GA | Pts |
| 1 | 3 | Atlanta Thrashers | 82 | 43 | 28 | 11 | 246 | 245 | 97 |
| 2 | 7 | Tampa Bay Lightning | 82 | 44 | 33 | 5 | 253 | 261 | 93 |
| 3 | 11 | Carolina Hurricanes | 82 | 40 | 34 | 8 | 241 | 253 | 88 |
| 4 | 12 | Florida Panthers | 82 | 35 | 31 | 16 | 247 | 257 | 86 |
| 5 | 14 | Washington Capitals | 82 | 28 | 40 | 14 | 235 | 286 | 70 |
Note: No. = Division rank, CR = Conference rank, W = Wins, L = Losses, T = Ties, GF = Goals For, GA = Goals Against, Pts = Points
 Teams that qualified for the playoffs are highlighted in bold.
Eastern Conference :
| R | | Div | GP | W | L | OTL | GF | GA | Pts |
| 1 | P - Buffalo Sabres | NE | 82 | 53 | 22 | 7 | 308 | 242 | 113 |
| 2 | Y - New Jersey Devils | AT | 82 | 49 | 24 | 9 | 216 | 201 | 107 |
| 3 | Y - Atlanta Thrashers | SE | 82 | 43 | 28 | 11 | 246 | 245 | 97 |
| 4 | X - Ottawa Senators | NE | 82 | 48 | 25 | 9 | 288 | 222 | 105 |
| 5 | X - Pittsburgh Penguins | AT | 82 | 47 | 24 | 11 | 277 | 246 | 105 |
| 6 | X - New York Rangers | AT | 82 | 42 | 30 | 10 | 242 | 216 | 94 |
| 7 | X - Tampa Bay Lightning | SE | 82 | 44 | 33 | 5 | 253 | 261 | 93 |
| 8 | X - New York Islanders | AT | 82 | 40 | 30 | 12 | 248 | 240 | 92 |
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| 9 | Toronto Maple Leafs | NE | 82 | 40 | 31 | 11 | 258 | 269 | 91 |
| 10 | Montreal Canadiens | NE | 82 | 42 | 34 | 6 | 245 | 256 | 90 |
| 11 | Carolina Hurricanes | SE | 82 | 40 | 34 | 8 | 241 | 253 | 88 |
| 12 | Florida Panthers | SE | 82 | 35 | 31 | 16 | 247 | 257 | 86 |
| 13 | Boston Bruins | NE | 82 | 35 | 41 | 6 | 219 | 289 | 76 |
| 14 | Washington Capitals | SE | 82 | 28 | 40 | 14 | 235 | 286 | 70 |
| 15 | Philadelphia Flyers | AT | 82 | 22 | 48 | 12 | 214 | 303 | 56 |
* Divisions: AT – Atlantic, NE – Northeast, SE – Southeast
P – Clinched Presidents Trophy; Y – Clinched Division; X – Clinched Playoff spot

## Playoffs

The Thrashers qualified for the post-season for the first time in franchise history, while also capturing their first Southeast Division championship. Atlanta headed into the playoffs as the 3rd seed in the Eastern Conference. The Thrashers had a highly disappointing playoff series against the New York Rangers, as they were upset in a four-game sweep with losses of 4–3, 2–1, 7–0, and 4–2.

## Schedule and results
### Regular season

2006–07 regular season :
October: 8–2–3 (home: 4–1–1; road: 4–1–2)
GameDateVisitorScoreHomeOTDecisionAttendanceRecordPointsRecap
1October 5Tampa Bay3 – 2AtlantaSOLehtonen17,2690–0–11Recap
2October 7Florida0 – 6AtlantaLehtonen14,2391–0–13Recap
3October 9Atlanta1 – 0Tampa BayLehtonen19,8172–0–15Recap
4October 11Boston1 – 4AtlantaLehtonen12,5793–0–17Recap
5October 13Carolina4 – 3AtlantaLehtonen13,1063–1–17Recap
6October 14Atlanta4 – 3WashingtonOTLehtonen11,9954–1–19Recap
7October 19Washington3 – 4AtlantaSOLehtonen12,7195–1–111Recap
8October 21Florida2 – 4AtlantaLehtonen16,1786–1–113Recap
9October 23Atlanta6 – 3FloridaLehtonen13,1027–1–115Recap
10October 25Atlanta4 – 5CarolinaOTLehtonen15,0087–1–216Recap
11October 26Atlanta2 – 3PhiladelphiaSOLehtonen19,2287–1–317Recap
12October 28Atlanta5 – 4BuffaloSOLehtonen18,6908–1–319Recap
13October 30Atlanta2 – 4TorontoLehtonen19,2858–2–319Recap :
November: 8–5–1 (home: 4–3–0; road: 4–2–1)
GameDateVisitorScoreHomeOTDecisionAttendanceRecordPointsRecap
14November 1Carolina5 – 2AtlantaLehtonen14,2778–3–319Recap
15November 3Atlanta4 – 3WashingtonHedberg12,8349–3–321Recap
16November 4Atlanta4 – 1NY IslandersHedberg12,39410–3–323Recap
17November 6Boston3 – 5AtlantaHedberg14,08411–3–325Recap
18November 8Ottawa4 – 5AtlantaLehtonen16,25312–3–327Recap
19November 10NY Rangers5 – 2AtlantaLehtonen18,54512–4–327Recap
20November 11Atlanta3 – 5Tampa BayLehtonen20,03412–5–327Recap
21November 17Dallas5 – 3AtlantaHedberg18,54512–6–327Recap
22November 18Atlanta1 – 3MontrealHedberg21,27312–7–327Recap
23November 22Atlanta4 – 2WashingtonHedberg11,28413–7–329Recap
24November 24Atlanta2 – 3Tampa BayOTLehtonen19,92213–7–430Recap
25November 25Florida0 – 1AtlantaLehtonen17,05314–7–432Recap
26November 28Atlanta5 – 4NY RangersOTLehtonen18,20015–7–434Recap
27November 30Toronto0 – 5AtlantaLehtonen15,09216–7–436Recap :
December: 7–4–2 (home: 3–1–2; road: 4–3–0)
GameDateVisitorScoreHomeOTDecisionAttendanceRecordPointsRecap
28December 2Atlanta3 – 1FloridaLehtonen13,33317–7–438Recap
29December 5Atlanta5 – 2TorontoHedberg19,50718–7–440Recap
30December 7Atlanta0 – 8Tampa BayLehtonen17,70418–8–440Recap
31December 9Pittsburgh4 – 3AtlantaOTLehtonen18,68718–8–541Recap
32December 13Anaheim2 – 1AtlantaLehtonen16,02818–9–541Recap
33December 15Washington3 – 2AtlantaOTLehtonen16,92018–9–642Recap
34December 16Atlanta0 – 6NY IslandersHedberg10,45218–10–642Recap
35December 19Atlanta4 – 3New JerseySOLehtonen10,11619–10–644Recap
36December 21Pittsburgh3 – 4AtlantaSOLehtonen17,32820–10–646Recap
37December 23New Jersey2 – 5AtlantaLehtonen17,54821–10–648Recap
38December 26Tampa Bay1 – 2AtlantaLehtonen16,35622–10–650Recap
39December 27Atlanta4 – 2PittsburghLehtonen17,13223–10–652Recap
40December 30Atlanta1 – 4BuffaloLehtonen18,69023–11–652Recap :
January: 6–5–2 (home: 3–2–1; road: 3–3–1)
GameDateVisitorScoreHomeOTDecisionAttendanceRecordPointsRecap
41January 1Atlanta3 – 2OttawaOTLehtonen19,70724–11–654Recap
42January 2Atlanta1 – 5MinnesotaLehtonen18,56824–12–654Recap
43January 5Phoenix5 – 4AtlantaOTHedberg18,54524–12–755Recap
44January 6Atlanta2 – 3WashingtonOTLehtonen15,64224–12–856Recap
45January 9Atlanta2 – 4MontrealLehtonen21,27324–13–856Recap
46January 12Atlanta1 – 2New JerseyLehtonen13,24924–14–856Recap
47January 13Atlanta4 – 3CarolinaSOLehtonen18,63925–14–858Recap
48January 16Los Angeles2 – 6AtlantaLehtonen13,20526–14–860Recap
49January 18Montreal4 – 1AtlantaLehtonen14,02526–15–860Recap
50January 20Atlanta3 – 1NY RangersLehtonen18,20027–15–862Recap
51January 26NY Islanders4 – 5AtlantaOTLehtonen18,08928–15–864Recap
52January 28Philadelphia2 – 1AtlantaLehtonen18,59828–16–864Recap
53January 30New Jersey4 – 5AtlantaSOLehtonen12,16229–16–866Recap :
February: 3–7–2 (home: 0–3–2; road: 3–4–0)
GameDateVisitorScoreHomeOTDecisionAttendanceRecordPointsRecap
54February 1NY Islanders5 – 2AtlantaLehtonen13,54329–17–866Recap
55February 3Philadelphia5 – 2AtlantaLehtonen18,62229–18–866Recap
56February 6Buffalo4 – 3AtlantaSOLehtonen17,88129–18–967Recap
57February 8Atlanta6 – 3ColoradoLehtonen17,42830–18–969Recap
58February 10Atlanta2 – 3VancouverLehtonen18,63030–19–969Recap
59February 11Atlanta1 – 5EdmontonHedberg16,83930–20–969Recap
60February 13Atlanta1 – 4CalgaryLehtonen19,28930–21–969Recap
61February 17Atlanta3 – 5OttawaLehtonen19,88130–22–969Recap
62February 20Atlanta3 – 1CarolinaHedberg16,22831–22–971Recap
63February 22Tampa Bay5 – 4AtlantaOTHedberg16,03231–22–1072Recap
64February 24Carolina4 – 1AtlantaLehtonen18,77431–23–1072Recap
65February 26Atlanta3 – 2BostonLehtonen16,41732–23–1074Recap :
March: 9–4–1 (home: 8–1–0; road: 1–3–1)
GameDateVisitorScoreHomeOTDecisionAttendanceRecordPointsRecap
66March 2Ottawa2 – 4AtlantaLehtonen16,19033–23–1076Recap
67March 4Carolina1 – 3AtlantaLehtonen17,78334–23–1078Recap
68March 6Florida2 – 4AtlantaLehtonen12,56635–23–1080Recap
69March 8Montreal2 – 6AtlantaLehtonen14,52836–23–1082Recap
70March 10Atlanta2 – 3FloridaLehtonen17,92736–24–1082Recap
71March 12Washington2 – 4AtlantaLehtonen14,04137–24–1084Recap
72March 15Atlanta2 – 3PhiladelphiaLehtonen19,12237–25–1084Recap
73March 16NY Rangers1 – 2AtlantaOTHedberg18,45738–25–1086Recap
74March 18Buffalo3 – 4AtlantaOTLehtonen18,60239–25–1088Recap
75March 22San Jose5 – 1AtlantaLehtonen16,36739–26–1088Recap
76March 24Atlanta1 – 2PittsburghLehtonen17,13239–27–1088Recap
77March 28Atlanta2 – 3FloridaSOLehtonen12,86439–27–1189Recap
78March 29Toronto2 – 3AtlantaOTHedberg17,06240–27–1191Recap
79March 31Atlanta3 – 2BostonLehtonen16,21841–27–1193Recap :
April: 2–1–0 (home: 1–1–0; road: 1–0–0)
GameDateVisitorScoreHomeOTDecisionAttendanceRecordPointsRecap
80April 4Washington3 – 2AtlantaLehtonen18,78341–28–1193Recap
81April 6Atlanta4 – 1CarolinaHedberg17,15842–28–1195Recap
82April 7Tampa Bay2 – 3AtlantaSOLehtonen18,75643–28–1197Recap :
Legend:
  Win (2 points)
  Loss (0 points)
  Overtime/shootout loss (1 point) :

### Playoffs

2007 Stanley Cup playoffs :
Eastern Conference Quarterfinals vs. (6) New York Rangers – Rangers win 4–0
GameDateVisitorScoreHomeOTDecisionAttendanceSeriesRecap
1April 12NY Rangers4 – 3AtlantaLehtonen18,8570–1Recap
2April 14NY Rangers2 – 1AtlantaHedberg18,8030–2Recap
3April 17Atlanta0 – 7NY RangersLehtonen18,2000–3Recap
4April 18Atlanta2 – 4NY RangersHedberg18,2000–4Recap :
Legend:
  Win
  Loss :

## 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 | Playoffs | Playoffs | Playoffs | Playoffs | Playoffs | Playoffs |
| No. | Player | Pos | GP | G | A | Pts | +/- | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | +/- | PIM |
| 18 | Marian Hossa | RW | 82 | 43 | 57 | 100 | 18 | 49 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | −6 | 6 |
| 13 | Vyacheslav Kozlov | LW | 81 | 28 | 52 | 80 | 9 | 36 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −6 | 6 |
| 17 | Ilya Kovalchuk | LW | 82 | 42 | 34 | 76 | −2 | 66 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | −1 | 19 |
| 19 | Scott Mellanby | RW | 69 | 12 | 24 | 36 | −9 | 63 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −2 | 4 |
| 14 | Jon Sim | LW | 77 | 17 | 12 | 29 | −1 | 60 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −1 | 0 |
| 16 | Bobby Holik | C | 82 | 11 | 18 | 29 | −3 | 86 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 9 | Glen Metropolit‡ | C | 57 | 12 | 16 | 28 | 9 | 20 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 7 | Greg de Vries | D | 82 | 3 | 21 | 24 | −3 | 66 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | −2 | 4 |
| 20 | Steve Rucchin | C | 47 | 5 | 16 | 21 | −4 | 14 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 28 | Niclas Havelid | D | 77 | 3 | 18 | 21 | −2 | 52 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | −5 | 0 |
| 23 | Jim Slater | C | 74 | 5 | 14 | 19 | 8 | 62 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −2 | 2 |
| 5 | Steve McCarthy | D | 46 | 4 | 12 | 16 | 4 | 24 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 25 | Andy Sutton | D | 55 | 2 | 14 | 16 | 6 | 76 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −2 | 10 |
| 22 | Eric Belanger† | C | 24 | 9 | 6 | 15 | 0 | 12 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | −6 | 12 |
| 8 | Keith Tkachuk† | LW | 18 | 7 | 8 | 15 | 8 | 34 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 12 |
| 77 | Alexei Zhitnik† | D | 18 | 2 | 12 | 14 | 4 | 14 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −4 | 4 |
| 29 | Brad Larsen | LW | 72 | 7 | 6 | 13 | −11 | 39 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| 11 | J. P. Vigier | RW | 72 | 5 | 8 | 13 | 0 | 27 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 39 | Niko Kapanen‡ | C | 60 | 4 | 9 | 13 | −12 | 20 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 34 | Shane Hnidy | D | 72 | 5 | 7 | 12 | 15 | 63 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | −1 | 0 |
| 3 | Vitaly Vishnevski‡ | D | 52 | 3 | 9 | 12 | −5 | 31 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2 | Garnet Exelby | D | 58 | 2 | 8 | 10 | 2 | 56 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −1 | 6 |
| 36 | Eric Boulton | LW | 45 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 2 | 49 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −1 | 24 |
| 9 | Pascal Dupuis† | LW | 17 | 3 | 2 | 5 | −6 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 4 |
| 10 | Jason Krog‡† | C | 14 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 4 | Braydon Coburn‡ | D | 29 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 30 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 12 | Denis Hamel†‡ | LW | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1 | Johan Hedberg | G | 21 | 0 | 1 | 1 | | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | 0 |
| 32 | Kari Lehtonen | G | 68 | 0 | 1 | 1 | | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | 0 |
| 6 | Mark Popovic | D | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 38 | Darren Haydar | RW | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 21 | Derek MacKenzie | C | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — |

### Goaltending

| No. | Player | Regular season | Regular season | Regular season | Regular season | Regular season | Regular season | Regular season | Regular season | Regular season | Regular season | Playoffs | Playoffs | Playoffs | Playoffs | Playoffs | Playoffs | Playoffs | Playoffs | Playoffs |
| No. | Player | GP | W | L | OT | SA | GA | GAA | SV% | SO | TOI | GP | W | L | SA | GA | GAA | SV% | SO | TOI |
| 32 | Kari Lehtonen | 68 | 34 | 24 | 9 | 2075 | 183 | 2.79 | .912 | 4 | 3934 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 73 | 11 | 5.59 | .849 | 0 | 118 |
| 1 | Johan Hedberg | 21 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 500 | 51 | 2.89 | .898 | 0 | 1057 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 69 | 5 | 2.55 | .928 | 0 | 117 |

## Awards and records
### Awards

| Type | Award/honor | Recipient |
| League (in-season) | NHL All-Star Game selection | Bob Hartley (coach) |
| League (in-season) | NHL All-Star Game selection | Marian Hossa |
| League (in-season) | NHL First Star of the Week | Ilya Kovalchuk (October 29) |
| League (in-season) | NHL First Star of the Week | Vyacheslav Kozlov (November 12) |
| League (in-season) | NHL First Star of the Week | Kari Lehtonen (March 4) |
| League (in-season) | NHL Second Star of the Month | Ilya Kovalchuk (October) |
| League (in-season) | NHL Second Star of the Month | Marian Hossa (November) |
| League (in-season) | NHL Third Star of the Week | Marian Hossa (December 3) |
| League (in-season) | NHL YoungStars Game selection | Kari Lehtonen |
| Team | Community Service Award | Scott Mellanby |
| Team | Dan Snyder Memorial Trophy | Vyacheslav Kozlov |
| Team | Players' Player Award | Johan Hedberg |
| Team | Team MVP | Marian Hossa |
| Team | Three Stars of the Game Award | Marian Hossa |

## Transactions

The Thrashers were involved in the following transactions from June 20, 2006, the day after the deciding game of the 2006 Stanley Cup Finals, through June 6, 2007, the day of the deciding game of the 2007 Stanley Cup Finals.

### Trades

| Date | Details | Details |
| June 24, 2006 (2006-06-24) | To Dallas StarsJaroslav ModryPatrik Stefan | To Atlanta ThrashersNiko Kapanen7th-round pick in 2006 |
| June 24, 2006 (2006-06-24) | To Edmonton Oilers 3rd-round pick in 2006 | To Atlanta Thrashers 3rd-round pick in 20067th-round pick in 2006 |
| August 17, 2006 (2006-08-17) | To Anaheim Ducks Karl Stewart2nd-round pick in 2007Conditional 4th-round pick in 2008 | To Atlanta Thrashers Vitali Vishnevski |
| February 1, 2007 (2007-02-01) | To Tampa Bay LightningStephen BabyKyle Wanvig | To Atlanta ThrashersAndy DelmoreAndre Deveaux |
| February 10, 2007 (2007-02-10) | To Nashville PredatorsVitali Vishnevski | To Atlanta ThrashersEric Belanger |
| February 24, 2007 (2007-02-24) | To Philadelphia Flyers Braydon Coburn | To Atlanta Thrashers Alexei Zhitnik |
| February 25, 2007 (2007-02-25) | To St. Louis Blues Glen Metropolit1st-round pick in 20073rd round pick in 20072nd-round pick in 2008Conditional 1st-round pick in 2008 | To Atlanta Thrashers Keith Tkachuk |
| February 27, 2007 (2007-02-27) | To New York RangersAlex Bourret 3rd-round pick in 2007 | To Atlanta ThrashersPascal Dupuis |

### Players acquired

| Date | Player | Former team | Term | Via |
| June 21, 2006 (2006-06-21) | Cory Larose | SCL Tigers (NLA) | | Free agency |
| July 1, 2006 (2006-07-01) | Johan Hedberg | Dallas Stars | 2-year | Free agency |
| July 3, 2006 (2006-07-03) | Glen Metropolit | HC Lugano (NLA) | | Free agency |
| July 3, 2006 (2006-07-03) | Steve Rucchin | New York Rangers | | Free agency |
| July 4, 2006 (2006-07-04) | Fred Brathwaite | Ak Bars Kazan (RSL) | | Free agency |
| July 4, 2006 (2006-07-04) | Darren Haydar | Nashville Predators | | Free agency |
| July 4, 2006 (2006-07-04) | Jason Krog | Frolunda HC (SHL) | | Free agency |
| July 6, 2006 (2006-07-06) | Dave Caruso | Ohio State University (CCHA) | | Free agency |
| July 13, 2006 (2006-07-13) | Jon Sim | Florida Panthers | | Free agency |
| July 18, 2006 (2006-07-18) | Kyle Wanvig | Minnesota Wild | | Free agency |
| August 31, 2006 (2006-08-31) | Joey Crabb | Colorado College (WCHA) | | Free agency |
| February 10, 2007 (2007-02-10) | Denis Hamel | Ottawa Senators | | Waivers |
| February 27, 2007 (2007-02-27) | Jason Krog | New York Rangers | | Waivers |

### Players lost

| Date | Player | New team | Via |
| July 1, 2006 (2006-07-01) | Marc Savard | Boston Bruins | Free agency (III) |
| July 6, 2006 (2006-07-06) | Tomas Kloucek | Columbus Blue Jackets | Free agency (UFA) |
| July 20, 2006 (2006-07-20) | Travis Roche | Phoenix Coyotes | Free agency (VI) |
| July 21, 2006 (2006-07-21) | Ramzi Abid | Nashville Predators | Free agency (VI) |
| July 24, 2006 (2006-07-24) | Ronald Petrovicky | Pittsburgh Penguins | Free agency (III) |
| July 28, 2006 (2006-07-28) | Brian Maloney | Ottawa Senators | Free agency (UFA) |
| July 31, 2006 (2006-07-31) | Serge Aubin | Geneve-Servette HC (NLA) | Free agency (III) |
| August 25, 2006 (2006-08-25) | Jeff Dwyer | SG Cortina (Serie A) | Free agency (UFA) |
| September 7, 2006 (2006-09-07) | Adam Berkhoel | Buffalo Sabres | Free agency (UFA) |
| September 29, 2006 (2006-09-29) | Mike Dunham | New York Islanders | Free agency (III) |
| October 3, 2006 (2006-10-03) | Steve Shields | Houston Aeros (AHL) | Free agency (III) |
| October 3, 2006 (2006-10-03) | Joel Stepp | Gwinnett Gladiators (ECHL) | Free agency (UFA) |
| October 4, 2006 (2006-10-04) | Scott Barney | Grand Rapids Griffins (AHL) | Free agency (VI) |
| October 4, 2006 (2006-10-04) | Francis Lessard | Hartford Wolf Pack (AHL) | Free agency (UFA) |
| December 9, 2006 (2006-12-09) | Peter Bondra | Chicago Blackhawks | Free agency (III) |
| January 12, 2007 (2007-01-12) | Jason Krog | New York Rangers | Waivers |
| February 27, 2007 (2007-02-27) | Denis Hamel | Philadelphia Flyers | Waivers |
| February 27, 2007 (2007-02-27) | Niko Kapanen | Phoenix Coyotes | Waivers |
| April 24, 2007 (2007-04-24) | Scott Mellanby | | Retirement |

### Signings

| Date | Player | Term | Contract type |
| June 21, 2006 (2006-06-21) | Eric Boulton | | Re-signing |
| June 21, 2006 (2006-06-21) | Brad Larsen | | Re-signing |
| June 29, 2006 (2006-06-29) | Steve McCarthy | | Re-signing |
| July 1, 2006 (2006-07-01) | Scott Mellanby | 1-year | Re-signing |
| July 6, 2006 (2006-07-06) | Brett Sterling | | Entry-level |
| July 13, 2006 (2006-07-13) | Mark Popovic | | Re-signing |
| July 13, 2006 (2006-07-13) | Colin Stuart | | Re-signing |
| July 18, 2006 (2006-07-18) | Kevin Doell | | Re-signing |
| July 18, 2006 (2006-07-18) | Derek MacKenzie | | Re-signing |
| July 18, 2006 (2006-07-18) | Karl Stewart | | Re-signing |
| July 20, 2006 (2006-07-20) | Niko Kapanen | multi-year | Re-signing |
| August 7, 2006 (2006-08-07) | J. P. Vigier | | Re-signing |
| August 14, 2006 (2006-08-14) | Jordan Smotherman | 3-year | Entry-level |
| September 7, 2006 (2006-09-07) | Kari Lehtonen | 2-year | Re-signing |
| September 11, 2006 (2006-09-11) | Alex Bourret | | Entry-level |
| May 31, 2007 (2007-05-31) | Chad Denny | | Entry-level |
| May 31, 2007 (2007-05-31) | Ondrej Pavelec | | Entry-level |
| May 31, 2007 (2007-05-31) | Tomas Pospisil | | Entry-level |
| May 31, 2007 (2007-05-31) | Myles Stoesz | | Entry-level |
| June 1, 2007 (2007-06-01) | Tobias Enstrom | | Entry-level |

## Draft picks

Atlanta's picks at the 2006 NHL entry draft in Vancouver, British Columbia. Atlanta had the 12th overall draft pick.
| Round | # | Player | Nationality | NHL team | College/Junior/Club team (League) |
| 1 | 12 | Bryan Little (C) | Canada | Atlanta Thrashers | Barrie Colts (OHL) |
| 2 | 43 | Riley Holzapfel (C) | Canada | Atlanta Thrashers | Moose Jaw Warriors (WHL) |
| 3 | 80 | Michael Forney (LW) | United States | Atlanta Thrashers (from Edmonton) | Thief River Falls High School (USHS–MS) |
| 5 | 135 | Alex Kangas (G) | United States | Buffalo Sabres | Sioux Falls Stampede (USHL) |
| 6 | 165 | Jonas Enlund (C) | Finland | Atlanta Thrashers | HIFK Jr. (Finland) |
| 7 | 195 | Jesse Martin (C) | Canada | Atlanta Thrashers | Spruce Grove Saints (AJHL) |
| 7 | 200 | Arturs Kulda (D) | Latvia | Atlanta Thrashers (from Edmonton) | CSKA Moscow (RSL) |
| 7 | 210 | Will O'Neill (D) | United States | Atlanta Thrashers (from Dallas) | Tabor Academy (USHS–MA) |