2007-08 Atlanta Thrashers season

2007–08 Atlanta Thrashers	2007–08 Atlanta Thrashers
Division 	4th Southeast
Conference 	14th Eastern
2007–08 record 	31–34–9
Home record 	16–13–2
Road record 	13–15–2
Goals for 	157
Goals against 	191
Team information 	Team information
General Manager 	Don Waddell
Coach 	Bob Hartley (Oct)
Don Waddell
Captain 	Bobby Holik
Alternate captains 	Niclas Havelid
Marian Hossa (Oct-Feb)
Ilya Kovalchuk
Vyacheslav Kozlov
Mark Recchi (Feb-Apr )
Arena 	Philips Arena
Average attendance 	15,831 (85.4%)
Team leaders 	Team leaders
Goals 	Ilya Kovalchuk (40)
Assists 	Tobias Enstrom (31)
Points 	Ilya Kovalchuk (67)
Penalties in minutes 	Eric Boulton (91)
Plus/minus 	Colby Armstrong (+4)
Darren Haydar (+4)
Wins 	Johan Hedberg (13)
Kari Lehtonen (13)
Goals against average 	Ondrej Pavelec (3.11)
The 2007–08 Atlanta Thrashers season began on October 5, 2007. It was the Atlanta Thrashers' 7th season in the National Hockey League.
Key dates prior to the start of the season:
*The 2007 NHL Entry Draft took place in Columbus, Ohio, on June 22–23.
*The free agency period began on July 1.
 == Regular season==
Starting off 0–6, the Thrashers fired coach Bob Hartley on October 17, 2007, replaced on an interim basis by the general manager Don Waddell.
=== Divisional standings===
Southeast Division
No.	CR	 	GP	W 	L 	OTL	GF 	GA 	Pts
1 	3 	Washington Capitals	82	43	31	8 	242	231	94
2 	9 	Carolina Hurricanes	82	43	33	6 	252	249	92
3 	11	Florida Panthers 	82	38	35	9 	216	226	85
4 	14	Atlanta Thrashers 	82	34	40	8 	216	272	76
5 	15	Tampa Bay Lightning	82	31	42	9 	223	267	71
=== Conference standings===
Eastern Conference
 	GP	W 	L 	OTL	GF 	GA 	Pts
y-Montreal Canadiens 	82	47	25	10 	262	222	104
y-Pittsburgh Penguins	82	47	27	8 	247	216	102
y-Washington Capitals	82	43	31	8 	242	231	94
New Jersey Devils 	82	46	29	7 	206	197	99
New York Rangers 	82	42	27	13 	213	199	97
Philadelphia Flyers 	82	42	29	11 	248	233	95
Ottawa Senators 	82	43	31	8 	261	247	94
Boston Bruins 	82	41	29	12 	212	222	94
Carolina Hurricanes 	82	43	33	6 	252	249	92
Buffalo Sabres 	82	39	31	12 	255	242	90
Florida Panthers 	82	38	35	9 	216	226	85
Toronto Maple Leafs 	82	36	35	11 	231	260	83
New York Islanders 	82	35	38	9 	194	243	79
Atlanta Thrashers 	82	34	40	8 	216	272	76
Tampa Bay Lightning 	82	31	42	9 	223	267	71
bold - qualified for playoffs, y - division title
=== Game log===
====October====
Record: 4–8–0; Home: 1–3–0; Road: 3–5–0
# 	Date 	Visitor 	Score	Home 	OT	Decision	Attendance	Record	Pts
1 	October 5 	Washington	3 – 1	Atlanta 	 	Lehtonen	18,707 	0–1–0 	0
2 	October 6 	Atlanta 	2 – 5	Tampa Bay 	 	Hedberg 	19,220 	0–2–0 	0
3 	October 10	Ottawa 	3 – 1	Atlanta 	 	Lehtonen	12,751 	0–3–0 	0
4 	October 11	Atlanta 	0 – 6	Buffalo 	 	Lehtonen	18,690 	0–4–0 	0
5 	October 13	New Jersey	6 – 4	Atlanta 	 	Lehtonen	15,606 	0–5–0 	0
6 	October 16	Atlanta 	0 – 4	Philadelphia	 	Hedberg 	18,933 	0–6–0 	0
7 	October 18	NY Rangers	3 – 5	Atlanta 	 	Hedberg 	14,076 	1–6–0 	2
8 	October 20	Atlanta 	2 – 6	Tampa Bay 	 	Hedberg 	19,420 	1–7–0 	2
9 	October 23	Atlanta 	5 – 4	Toronto 	SO	Hedberg 	19,210 	2–7–0 	4
10	October 25	Atlanta 	0 – 3	Nashville 	 	Hedberg 	13,383 	2–8–0 	4
11	October 27	Atlanta 	3 – 2	Chicago 	 	Hedberg 	15,789 	3–8–0 	6
12	October 30	Atlanta 	3 – 2	Montreal 	SO	Hedberg 	21,273 	4–8–0 	8
==== November====
Record: 7–5–0; Home: 3–3–0; Road: 4–2–0
# 	Date 	Visitor 	Score	Home 	OT	Decision	Attendance	Record 	Pts
13	November 1 	Atlanta 	4 – 6	Ottawa 	 	Pavelec 	18,538 	4–9–0 	8
14	November 3 	Atlanta 	6 – 4	Tampa Bay 	 	Pavelec 	19,155 	5–9–0 	10
15	November 6 	Washington	1 – 2	Atlanta 	OT	Pavelec 	15,530 	6–9–0 	12
16	November 9 	Atlanta 	4 – 1	Florida 	 	Pavelec 	14,268 	7–9–0 	14
17	November 10	Carolina 	5 – 3	Atlanta 	 	Pavelec 	18,545 	7–10–0 	14
18	November 13	Florida 	2 – 3	Atlanta 	OT	Hedberg 	12,599 	8–10–0 	16
19	November 16	Atlanta 	3 – 0	Carolina 	 	Hedberg 	14,632 	9–10–0 	18
20	November 19	Tampa Bay 	3 – 4	Atlanta 	OT	Hedberg 	13,419 	10–10–0	20
21	November 21	Atlanta 	5 – 1	Washington	 	Hedberg 	11,669 	11–10–0	22
22	November 23	New Jersey	3 – 0	Atlanta 	 	Hedberg 	18,545 	11–11–0	22
23	November 24	Atlanta 	0 – 5	Pittsburgh	 	Pavelec 	17,132 	11–12–0	22
24	November 29	Toronto 	4 – 2	Atlanta 	 	Hedberg 	14,031 	11–13–0	22
==== December====
Record: 8–7–1; Home: 6–3–0; Road: 2–4–1
# 	Date 	Visitor 	Score	Home 	OT	Decision	Attendance	Record 	Pts
25	December 1 	Atlanta 	4 – 0	NY Islanders	 	Lehtonen	15,355 	12–13–0	24
26	December 2 	Atlanta 	2 – 3	New Jersey 	SO	Hedberg 	14,978 	12–13–1	25
27	December 5 	NY Islanders	3 – 4	Atlanta 	SO	Lehtonen	14,018 	13–13–1	27
28	December 7 	NY Rangers 	2 – 4	Atlanta 	 	Hedberg 	18,204 	14–13–1	29
29	December 8 	Atlanta 	3 – 6	Washington 	 	Lehtonen	14,014 	14–14–1	29
30	December 12	Boston 	5 – 3	Atlanta 	 	Hedberg 	14,265 	14–15–1	29
31	December 14	Toronto 	4 – 0	Atlanta 	 	Lehtonen	16,424 	14–16–1	29
32	December 15	Atlanta 	3 – 7	Ottawa 	 	Hedberg 	20,082 	14–17–1	29
33	December 18	Tampa Bay 	2 – 6	Atlanta 	 	Lehtonen	14,060 	15–17–1	31
34	December 20	Ottawa 	2 – 3	Atlanta 	 	Lehtonen	14,085 	16–17–1	33
35	December 22	Montreal 	2 – 3	Atlanta 	SO	Lehtonen	17,153 	17–17–1	35
36	December 23	Atlanta 	3 – 2	St. Louis 	OT	Lehtonen	17,731 	18–17–1	37
37	December 26	Atlanta 	0 – 2	Columbus 	 	Lehtonen	15,726 	18–18–1	37
38	December 27	Florida 	5 – 3	Atlanta 	 	Lehtonen	16,080 	18–19–1	37
39	December 29	Boston 	0 – 5	Atlanta 	 	Lehtonen	18,545 	19–19–1	39
40	December 31	Atlanta 	2 – 5	Boston 	 	Lehtonen	17,565 	19–20–1	39
====[January====
Record: 5–4–3; Home: 3–2–2; Road: 2–2–1
# 	Date 	Visitor 	Score 	Home 	OT	Decision	Attendance	Record 	Pts
41	January 2 	Atlanta 	5 – 4 	Carolina 	OT	Hedberg 	13,506 	20–20–1	41
42	January 4 	Carolina 	4 – 3 	Atlanta 	 	Lehtonen	16,097 	20–21–1	41
43	January 6 	Buffalo 	2 – 5 	Atlanta 	 	Hedberg 	15,213 	21–21–1	43
44	January 8 	Philadelphia	4 – 1 	Atlanta 	 	Hedberg 	13,047 	21–22–1	43
45	January 10	Florida 	3 – 2 	Atlanta 	SO	Lehtonen	14,805 	21–22–2	44
46	January 12	Pittsburgh 	2 – 3 	Atlanta 	SO	Lehtonen	18,545 	22–22–2	46
47	January 15	Atlanta 	5 – 1 	Detroit 	 	Lehtonen	17,408 	23–22–2	48
48	January 17	Montreal 	3 – 2 	Atlanta 	SO	Lehtonen	16,181 	23–22–3	49
49	January 18	Atlanta 	1 – 10	Buffalo 	 	Hedberg 	18,690 	23–23–3	49
50	January 20	Edmonton 	4 – 2 	Atlanta 	 	Lehtonen	16,683 	23–24–3	49
51	January 22	Atlanta 	0 – 4 	NY Rangers	 	Lehtonen	18,200 	23–25–3	49
52	January 24	Atlanta 	1 – 2 	NY Rangers	SO	Hedberg 	18,200 	23–25–4	50
53	January 30	Pittsburgh 	1 – 4 	Atlanta 	 	Lehtonen	14,070 	24–25–4	52
==== February====
Record: 4–6–2; Home: 3–3–0; Road: 1–4–2
# 	Date 	Visitor 	Score	Home 	OT	Decision	Attendance	Record 	Pts
54	February 1 	Buffalo 	4 – 5	Atlanta 	SO	Lehtonen	17,064 	25–25–4	54
55	February 2 	Atlanta 	2 – 0	Washington 	 	Lehtonen	 	26–25–5	56
56	February 5 	Philadelphia	3 – 2	Atlanta 	 	Lehtonen	15,082 	26–26–5	56
57	February 7 	Vancouver 	2 – 1	Atlanta 	 	Lehtonen	16,813 	26–27–5	56
58	February 9 	Tampa Bay 	1 – 2	Atlanta 	OT	Lehtonen	18,879 	27–27–5	58
59	February 13	Washington 	2 – 3	Atlanta 	SO	Lehtonen	15,285 	28–27–5	60
60	February 15	Atlanta 	4 – 3	New Jersey 	SO	Hedberg 	14,475 	29–27–5	62
61	February 16	Atlanta 	1 – 4	NY Islanders	 	Lehtonen	16,234 	29–28–5	62
62	February 21	Atlanta 	3 – 5	Carolina 	 	Lehtonen	13,548 	29–29–5	62
63	February 23	Atlanta 	1 – 3	Toronto 	 	Lehtonen	19,390 	29–30–5	62
64	February 26	Atlanta 	1 – 5	Montreal 	 	Lehtonen	21,273 	29–31–5	62
65	February 28	NY Islanders	5 – 4	Atlanta 	OT	Lehtonen	16,332 	29–31–6	63
==== March====
Record:2–4–2 ; Home:2–3–0 ; Road:0–1–3
# 	Date 	Visitor 	Score	Home 	OT	Decision	Attendance	Record 	Pts
66	March 1 	Atlanta 	2 – 3	Boston 	OT	Hedberg 	17,565 	29–31–7	64
67	March 2 	Atlanta 	2 – 3	Pittsburgh 	SO	Lehtonen	17,132 	29–31–8	65
68	March 5 	Carolina 	6 – 3	Atlanta 	 	Hedberg 	13,032 	29–32–8	65
69	March 7 	Minnesota 	2 – 3	Atlanta 	SO	Hedberg 	18,709 	30–32–8	67
70	March 8 	Atlanta 	2 – 3	Florida 	OT	Lehtonen	16,614 	30–32–9	68
71	March 11	Colorado 	5 – 2	Atlanta 	 	Hedberg 	14,089 	30–33–9	69
72	March 13	Calgary 	4 – 6	Atlanta 	 	Lehtonen	16,244 	31–33–9	70
73	March 14	Atlanta 	1 – 4	Washington 	 	Lehtonen	18,208 	31–34–9	70
74	March 16	Atlanta 	1 – 3	Florida 	 	Hedberg 	15,704 	31–35–9	70
75	March 18	Atlanta 	2 – 3	Philadelphia	 	Lehtonen	19,564 	31–36–9	70
76	March 19	Carolina 	5 – 3	Atlanta 	 	Hedberg 	13,251 	31–37–9	70
77	March 21	Washington	5 – 3	Atlanta 	 	Lehtonen	18,562 	31–38–9	70
78	March 27	Atlanta 	 	Florida 	 	 	 	 	
79	March 28	Atlanta 	 	Carolina 	 	 	 	 	
80	March 31	Atlanta 	 	Tampa Bay 	 	 	 	 	
==== April====
Record: ; Home: ; Road:
# 	Date 	Visitor 	Score	Home 	OT	Decision	Attendance	Record	Pts
81	April 1	Florida 	 	Atlanta	 	 	 	 	
82	April 5	Tampa Bay	 	Atlanta	 	 	 	 	
== Playoffs==
A year after winning the Southeast Division, the Thrashers failed to qualify for the playoffs.
== Player stats==
=== Skaters===
Note: GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; PIM = Penalty minutes
 		Regular season	Regular season	Regular season	Regular season	Regular season		Playoffs	Playoffs	Playoffs	Playoffs	Playoffs
Player 		GP 	G 	A 	Pts 	PIM 		GP 	G 	A 	Pts 	PIM
Ilya Kovalchuk 		36 	29 	18 	47 	21 		 	 	 	 	
Marian Hossa 		33 	13 	22 	35 	18 		 	 	 	 	
Eric Perrin 		36 	7 	15 	22 	12 		 	 	 	 	
Vyacheslav Kozlov		36 	10 	11 	21 	8 		 	 	 	 	
Tobias Enstrom 		36 	3 	18 	21 	16 		 	 	 	 	
Todd White 		36 	9 	11 	20 	18 		 	 	 	 	
Bobby Holik 		36 	3 	9 	12 	50 		 	 	 	 	
Niclas Havelid 		36 	1 	10 	11 	18 		 	 	 	 	
Bryan Little 		29 	3 	6 	9 	16 		 	 	 	 	
Pascal Dupuis 		35 	5 	3 	8 	14 		 	 	 	 	
 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
===Goaltenders===
Note: GP = Games played; TOI = Time on ice (minutes); W = Wins; L = Losses; OT = Overtime/shootout losses; GA = Goals against; SO = Shutouts; SV% = Save percentage; GAA = Goals against average
 		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
Player 		GP 	TOI 	W 	L 	OT 	GA 	SO 	SV% 	GAA 		GP 	TOI 	W 	L 	GA 	SO 	SV% 	GAA
Johan Hedberg 		20 	1082 	9 	8 	1 	57 	1 	.898 	3.16 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Kari Lehtonen 		14 	749 	6 	6 	0 	40 	0 	.903 	3.20 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Ondrej Pavelec		7 	347 	3 	3 	0 	18 	0 	.905 	3.11 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
== Awards and records==
=== Records===
=== Milestones===
Regular season	Regular season	Regular season 	Regular season	Regular season	Regular season	Regular season	Regular season	Regular season	Regular season
Player 	Milestone 	Reached 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Tobias Enstrom	1st NHL game 	October 5, 2007 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Bryan Little 	1st NHL game
1st NHL goal
1st NHL point	October 5, 2007 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Brett Sterling	1st NHL game 	October 5, 2007 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Tobias Enstrom	1st NHL assist
1st NHL point	October 6, 2007 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Darren Haydar 	1st NHL goal
1st NHL assist
1st NHL point	October 13, 2007	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Bryan Little 	1st NHL assist	October 13, 2007	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Brett Sterling	1st NHL assist
1st NHL point	October 13, 2007	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Ken Klee 	800th NHL PIM 	October 16, 2007	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Ondrej Pavelec	1st NHL game 	October 20, 2007	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Brett Sterling	1st NHL goal 	October 20, 2007	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Tobias Enstrom	1st NHL goal 	October 23, 2007	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Ken Klee 	800th NHL game	October 25, 2007	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Ilya Kovalchuk	400th NHL game	November 1, 2007	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Ondrej Pavelec	1st NHL win 	November 3, 2007	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Eric Perrin 	100th NHL game	November 3, 2007	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Todd White 	100th NHL goal	November 6, 2007	 	 	 	 	 	 	
== Transactions==
The Thrashers have been involved in the following transactions during the 2007–08 season.
=== Trades===
June 26, 2007 	To St. Louis Blues----
Keith Tkachuk
conditional 4th round pick in 2008	To Atlanta Thrashers----
conditional 1st round pick in 2008
December 8, 2007 	To Atlanta Thrashers----
Mark Recchi	Claimed off waivers from Pittsburgh Penguins
February 26, 2008	To Pittsburgh Penguins----
Marian Hossa
Pascal Dupuis	To Atlanta Thrashers----
Colby Armstrong
Erik Christensen
Angelo Esposito
2008 1st round pick
=== Free agents===
{| class="wikitable"	 	
Player 	Former team 	Contract terms
Todd White 	Minnesota Wild 	4 years, $9.5 million
Eric Perrin 	Tampa Bay Lightning	2 years, $1.15. million
Ken Klee 	Colorado Avalanche 	2 years, $2.5 million
Alexandre Giroux	Washington Capitals	2 years, $925,000
== Draft picks==
Atlanta's picks at the 2007 NHL Entry Draft in Columbus, Ohio.[1]
Round	# 	Player 	Position 	Nationality	College/junior/club team (league)
3 	67	Spencer Machacek	Right Wing	Canada 	Vancouver Giants (WHL)
Atlanta will pick 3rd in the 2008 NHL Entry Draft, behind the Tampa Bay Lightning and Los Angeles Kings, after failing to move up in the draft lottery. The Thrashers will also have the first round pick from the Pittsburgh Penguins, received in the trade for Marian Hossa.[2]
== Farm teams==
=== American Hockey League===
The Chicago Wolves are the Thrashers American Hockey League affiliate for the 2007–08 AHL season
=== East Coast Hockey League===
The Gwinnett Gladiators are the Thrashers East Coast Hockey League affiliate.
== Roster==
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Goaltenders
*1 Johan Hedberg
*32 Kari Lehtonen
*33 Ondrej Pavelec
*GM: Don Waddell
*Coach: Don Waddell	 	
Defensemen
*2 Garnet Exelby
*3 Joel Kwiatkowski
*5 Steve McCarthy
*7 Mark Popovic
*22 Ken Klee
*28 Niclas Havelid - A
*39 Tobias Enstrom
*48 Boris Valabik
*77 Alexei Zhitnik	 	
Wingers
*8 Mark Recchi - A
*9 Erik Christensen
*13 Vyacheslav Kozlov - A
*17 Ilya Kovalchuk - A
*19 Colby Armstrong
*21 Brett Sterling
*26 Milan Bartovic
*27 Chris Thorburn
*29 Brad Larsen
*36 Eric Boulton
*38 Darren Haydar
*49 Colin Stuart
*50 Jordan LaVallee	 	
Centers
*10 Bryan Little
*11 Eric Perrin
*12 Todd White
*16 Bobby Holik - C
*20 Steve Rucchin
*23 Jim Slater
*45 Kevin Doell
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