2009–10 Atlanta Thrashers season

The 2009–10 Atlanta Thrashers season is the 10th season of the franchise in the National Hockey League (NHL). The Thrashers failed to make the playoffs this season and at the end of the regular season, announced that they will not retain John Anderson as head coach, the Thrashers 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.Thrashers Promote Don Waddell to President and Rick Dudley to General Manager
== Off-season ==
With the fourth-overall pick in the Entry Draft, the Thrashers chose forward Evander Kane.
The Thrashers signed free agent forward Nik Antropov, intending to team him with Ilya Kovalchuk. The Thrashers made a trade for defenceman Pavel Kubina from the Toronto Maple Leafs, giving up Garnet Exelby in a four-player deal.
== Regular season ==
=== Divisional standings ===
=== Conference standings ===
=== Game log ===
* Green background indicates win (2 points).
* Red background indicates regulation loss (0 points).
* White background indicates overtime/shootout loss (1 point).
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October: 5–4–1 (Home: 1–3-0 ; Road: 4–1–1)	October: 5–4–1 (Home: 1–3-0 ; Road: 4–1–1)	October: 5–4–1 (Home: 1–3-0 ; Road: 4–1–1)	October: 5–4–1 (Home: 1–3-0 ; Road: 4–1–1)	October: 5–4–1 (Home: 1–3-0 ; Road: 4–1–1)	October: 5–4–1 (Home: 1–3-0 ; Road: 4–1–1)	October: 5–4–1 (Home: 1–3-0 ; Road: 4–1–1)	October: 5–4–1 (Home: 1–3-0 ; Road: 4–1–1)	October: 5–4–1 (Home: 1–3-0 ; Road: 4–1–1)	October: 5–4–1 (Home: 1–3-0 ; Road: 4–1–1)	October: 5–4–1 (Home: 1–3-0 ; Road: 4–1–1)
# 	Date 	Visitor 	Score 	Home 	OT 	Decision 	Attendance 	Record 	Pts 	
1 	October 3 	Tampa Bay Lightning 	3-6 	Atlanta Thrashers 	 	Pavelec 	18,545 	1-0-0 	2 	
2 	October 8 	Atlanta Thrashers 	4-2 	St. Louis Blues 	 	Pavelec 	19,150 	2-0-0 	4 	
3 	October 10 	Atlanta Thrashers 	2-4 	Ottawa Senators 	 	Pavelec 	19,360 	2-1-0 	4 	
4 	October 16 	Atlanta Thrashers 	4-2 	New Jersey Devils 	 	Pavelec 	14,187 	3-1-0 	6 	
5 	October 17 	Atlanta Thrashers 	4-2 	Buffalo Sabres 	 	Hedberg 	18,690 	4-1-0 	8 	
6 	October 20 	Atlanta Thrashers 	1-2 	Montreal Canadiens 	SO 	Pavelec 	21,273 	4-1-1 	9 	
7 	October 22 	Washington Capitals 	5-4 	Atlanta Thrashers 	 	Pavelec 	13,192 	4-2-1 	9 	
8 	October 24 	San Jose Sharks 	4-3 	Atlanta Thrashers 	 	Hedberg 	14,945 	4-3-1 	9 	
9 	October 29 	Washington Capitals 	4-3 	Atlanta Thrashers 	 	Pavelec 	12,893 	4-4-1 	9 	
10 	October 31 	Atlanta Thrashers 	3–1 	Ottawa Senators 	 	Pavelec 	17,297 	5-4-1 	11 	
==Player stats==
===Skaters===
Note: GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; +/− = Plus/Minus; PIM = Penalty Minutes
Regular season	 	 	 	 	 	
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Player 	GP	G 	A 	Pts	+/−	PIM
 	76	24	43	67 	13 	44
 	82	24	37	61 	-17	46
 	49	31	27	58 	1 	45
 	82	22	33	55 	-14	36
 	82	6 	44	50 	-5 	30
 	76	6 	32	38 	0 	66
 	79	13	21	34 	-6 	20
 	79	15	14	29 	6 	61
 	55	8 	18	26 	-15	33
 	65	7 	19	26 	-11	24
 	80	5 	21	26 	-6 	39
 	66	14	12	26 	2 	62
 	81	10	13	23 	-18	61
 	61	11	7 	18 	1 	60
 	80	4 	13	17 	-3 	24
 	27	8 	9 	17 	-3 	0
 	76	4 	9 	13 	6 	89
 	27	1 	8 	9 	6 	12
 	21	3 	6 	9 	-2 	2
 	62	2 	6 	8 	-1 	113
 	47	2 	5 	7 	-6 	69
 	17	5 	2 	7 	-4 	31
 	29	1 	4 	5 	4 	22
 	37	2 	2 	4 	0 	10
 	23	0 	2 	2 	2 	36
 	6 	2 	0 	2 	1 	2
 	4 	0 	2 	2 	2 	2
 	7 	0 	0 	0 	-2 	0
===Goaltenders===
Note: GP = Games Played; TOI = Time On Ice (minutes); 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	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
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Player 	GP	TOI 	W 	L 	OT	GA 	GAA 	SA 	Sv% 	SO	G	A	PIM
 	47	2632	21	16	6 	115	2.62	1355	.915	3 	0	1	6
 	42	2317	14	18	7 	127	3.29	1353	.906	2 	0	1	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 assist by a defenseman in franchise history (83) 	December 19, 2009
Tobias Enstrom	Most points in franchise history by a defenseman in a single season (40) 	January 5, 2010
Tobias Enstrom	Most points by a defenseman in franchise history (108) 	January 16, 2010
Tobias Enstrom	Most assists in franchise history by a defenseman in a single season (35)	January 26, 2010
Eric Boulton 	Most penalty minutes in franchise history (536) 	March 20, 2010
=== Milestones ===
Regular Season 	Regular Season 	Regular Season 	Regular Season	Regular Season	Regular Season	Regular Season	Regular Season	Regular Season	Regular Season
Player 	Milestone 	Reached 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Evander Kane 	1st Career NHL Game1st Career NHL Assist1st Career NHL Point	October 3, 2009 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Evander Kane 	1st Career NHL Goal 	October 8, 2009 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Ilya Kovalchuk 	300th career NHL Goal 	October 8, 2009 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Colby Armstrong 	150th career NHL point 	October 8, 2009 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Chris Thorburn 	200th career NHL game 	October 16, 2009 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Ron Hainsey 	100th career NHL assist 	October 29, 2009 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Mark Popovic 	1st career NHL Goal 	November 3, 2009 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Pavel Kubina 	100th career NHL Goal 	November 7, 2009 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Ondrej Pavelec 	1st career NHL shutout 	November 13, 2009	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Mark Popovic 	1st career NHL goal 	November 13, 2009	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Todd White 	600th Career NHL game 	December 12, 2009	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Eric Boulton 	1,000th Career NHL PIM 	December 12, 2009	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Maxim Afinogenov 	600th Career NHL Game 	December 14, 2009	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Christoph Schubert	300th Career NHL Game 	December 21, 2009	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Tobias Enstrom 	200th Career NHL Game 	December 23, 2009	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Tobias Enstrom 	100th career NHL point 	December 28, 2009	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Ilya Kovalchuk 	600th career NHL point 	January 1, 2010 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Ondrej Pavelec 	1st career NHL point 	January 12, 2010 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Eric Boulton 	1st career NHL power play goal 	January 12, 2010 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Todd White 	200th game as a Thrasher 	January 12, 2010 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Jim Slater 	300th career NHL game 	January 16, 2010 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Nik Antropov 	200th career NHL assist 	January 30, 2010 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Pavel Kubina 	800th career NHL game 	February 2, 2010 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Marty Reasoner 	600th career NHL game 	February 5, 2010 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Johan Hedberg 	50th win as a Thrasher 	February 12, 2010	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Rich Peverley 	100th career NHL point 	March 2, 2010 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Tobias Enstrom 	100th career NHL assist 	March 18, 2010 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
===Awards===
Regular Season 	Regular Season 	Regular Season 	Regular Season	Regular Season	Regular Season	Regular Season	Regular Season	Regular Season	Regular Season
Player 	Award 	Awarded 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Ilya KovalchukZetterberg, Kovalchuk, Miller top NHL's 3 Stars	NHL Second Star of the Week	November 16, 2009	 	 	 	 	 	 	
== Transactions ==
The Thrashers have been involved in the following transactions during the 2009–10 season.
=== Trades ===
Date 	Details 	Details
June 27, 2009 	To Los Angeles Kings 4th-round pick (#95 overall) in 2009 	To Atlanta Thrashers 4th-round pick (#117 overall) in 20094th-round pick (#120 overall) in 20097th-round pick (#203 overall) in 2009
June 27, 2009 	To Chicago Blackhawks 6th-round pick (#177 overall) in 2009 	To Atlanta Thrashers 5th-round pick in 2010
July 1, 2009Thrashers Acquire Defenseman Pavel Kubina and Forward Tim Stapleton from Toronto 	To Toronto Maple Leafs Garnet ExelbyColin Stuart 	To Atlanta Thrashers Pavel KubinaTim Stapleton
September 24, 2009Thrashers Acquire Defenseman Steve McCarthy From Anaheim 	To Anaheim Ducks Future Considerations 	To Atlanta Thrashers Steve McCarthy
October 8, 2009Thrashers Trade Jordan LaVallee-Smotherman to Columbus for Future Considerations 	To Columbus Blue Jackets Jordan LaVallee-Smotherman 	To Atlanta Thrashers Future Considerations
February 4, 2010Thrashers Acquire Johnny Oduya, Niclas Bergfors, Patrice Cormier and a 1st Round Selection in the 2010 NHL Entry Draft from New Jersey for Kovalchuk and Salmela	To New Jersey Devils Ilya KovalchukAnssi Salmelasecond-round pick in 2010 	To Atlanta Thrashers Johnny OduyaNiclas BergforsPatrice Cormier1st-round pick in 2010second-round pick in 2010
February 9, 2010Thrashers Acquire Ivan Vishnevskiy and a 4th Round Selection in the 2010 NHL Entry Draft from Dallas for Kari Lehtonen 	To Dallas Stars Kari Lehtonen 	To Atlanta Thrashers Ivan Vishnevskiy4th-round pick in 2010
March 1, 2010Thrashers Acquire Evgeny Artyukhin from Anaheim for Nathan Oystrick and a Conditional Draft Choice in the 2011 NHL Entry Draft 	To Anaheim Ducks Nathan OystrickConditional draft pick in 2011 	To Atlanta Thrashers Evgeny Artyukhin
March 1, 2010Thrashers Acquire Evgeny Artyukhin from Anaheim for Nathan Oystrick and a Conditional Draft Choice in the 2011 NHL Entry Draft 	To Buffalo Sabres 3rd-round draft pick in 20104th-round draft pick in 2010	To Atlanta Thrashers Clarke MacArthur
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=== Free agents acquired ===
Player 	Former team 	Contract terms
Nik AntropovThrashers Sign Unrestricted Free Agent Forward Nik Antropov 	New York Rangers 	4 years, $16 million
Joel KwiatkowskiThrashers Add Four Unrestricted Free Agents 	Severstal Cherepovets	undisclosed
Jason KrogThrashers Add Four Unrestricted Free Agents 	Manitoba Moose 	undisclosed
Drew MacIntyreThrashers Add Four Unrestricted Free Agents 	Milwaukee Admirals 	undisclosed
Peter ManninoThrashers Add Four Unrestricted Free Agents 	New York Islanders 	undisclosed
Anthony StewartThrashers Sign Unrestricted Free Agents Anthony Stewart and Noah Welch 	Florida Panthers 	undisclosed
Noah WelchThrashers Sign Unrestricted Free Agents Anthony Stewart and Noah Welch 	Tampa Bay Lightning 	undisclosed
Josh GrattonThrashers Sign Unrestricted Free Agents Josh Gratton and Mike Vernace 	Philadelphia Flyers 	undisclosed
Michael VernaceThrashers Sign Unrestricted Free Agents Josh Gratton and Mike Vernace 	Colorado Avalanche 	undisclosed
Mark PopovicThrashers Agree to Terms with Unrestricted Free Agent Defenseman Mark Popovic 	SKA St. Petersburg 	undisclosed
Maxim AfinogenovThrashers Agree to Terms with Unrestricted Free Agent Forward Maxim Afinogenov	Buffalo Sabres 	1 year, $800,000
Chris CheliosThrashers Sign Unrestricted Free Agent Defenseman Chris Chelios 	Detroit Red Wings 	undisclosed
=== Free agents lost ===
Player 	New team 	Contract terms
Clay WilsonFlorida Panthers Sign Clay Wilson	Florida Panthers	2 years
=== Claimed via Waivers ===
Player 	Former team 	Date claimed off waivers
Christoph SchubertThrashers Claim Defenseman Christoph Schubert Off Waivers from Ottawa	Ottawa Senators	October 2, 2009
=== Lost via Waivers ===
Player	New team	Date claimed off waivers
=== Player Signings ===
Player 	Contract terms
Anssi SalmelaThrashers Re-Sign Defenseman Anssi Salmela 	2 years, $1.225 million
Marty ReasonerThrashers Re-Sign Forward Marty Reasoner 	2 years, $2.3 million
Andrew KozekThrashers Sign 2005 Draft Choice Andrew Kozek 	undisclosed
Rylan KaipThrashers Re-sign Forward Rylan Kaip 	undisclosed
Chris ThorburnThrashers Re-Sign Forward Chris Thorburn 	2 years, $1.32 million
Joseph CrabbThrashers Re-Sign Forward Joey Crabb and Defenseman Nathan Oystrick 	undisclosed
Nathan OystrickThrashers Re-Sign Forward Joey Crabb and Defenseman Nathan Oystrick 	undisclosed
Jim SlaterThrashers Re-Sign Forward Jim Slater 	1 year, $800,000
Kari LehtonenThrashers Re-Sign Goaltender Kari Lehtonen 	1 year, $3 million
Colby ArmstrongThrashers Agree to Terms with Restricted Free Agent Forward Colby Armstrong	2 years, $2.4 million
Scott LehmanThrashers Agree to Terms with Three Restricted Free Agents 	undisclosed
Grant LewisThrashers Agree to Terms with Three Restricted Free Agents 	undisclosed
Tim StapletonThrashers Agree to Terms with Three Restricted Free Agents 	undisclosed
Evander KaneThrashers Sign 2009 First-Round Draft Choice Evander Kane 	undisclosed
Boris ValabikThrashers Re-Sign Restricted Free Agent Defenseman Boris Valabik 	2 years, $1.525 million
Michael ForneyThrashers Sign 2006 Draft Choice Michael Forney 	multi-year contract
Rich PeverleyThrashers Sign Forward Rich Peverley to Multiple-Year Contract Extension 	2 years, $2.6 million contract extension
== Roster ==
== Draft picks ==
Atlanta's picks at the 2009 NHL Entry Draft in Montreal • Quebec. 
Round	Overall 	Player 	Position	Nationality	College/Junior/Club Team (League)
1 	4 	Evander Kane 	(C) 	 	Vancouver Giants (Western Hockey League)
2 	34 	Carl Klingberg 	(F) 	 	Frölunda HC (J20 SuperElit)
2 	45 (from Anaheim via Washington and Montreal)	Jeremy Morin 	(LW) 	 	U.S. National U18 Team (National Team Development Program)
4 	117 (from San Jose via Los Angeles) 	Edward Pasquale 	(G) 	 	Saginaw Spirit (Ontario Hockey League)
4 	120 (from Detroit via Los Angeles) 	Ben Chiarot 	(D) 	 	Guelph Storm (OHL)
5 	125 	Cody Sol 	(D) 	 	Saginaw Spirit (OHL)
6 	155 	Jimmy Bubnick 	(C) 	 	Kamloops Blazers (Western Hockey League)
7 	185 	Levo Koper 	(LW) 	 	Spokane Chiefs (WHL)
7 	203 (from Vancouver via Los Angeles) 	Jordan Samuels-Thomas	(LW) 	 	Waterloo Black Hawks (USHL)
== See also ==
* 2009–10 NHL season
== References ==
Category:Atlanta Thrashers seasons
Category:2009 in hockey
Category:2010 in hockey