2010-11 Atlanta Thrashers season

2010–11 Atlanta Thrashers	2010–11 Atlanta Thrashers
Division 	TBD Southeast
Conference 	TBD Eastern
2010–11 record 	
Team information 	Team information
General Manager 	Rick Dudley
Coach 	Craig Ramsay
Captain 	TBD
Alternate captains 	TBD
Arena 	Philips Arena
The 2010–11 Atlanta Thrashers season is the 11th season of the franchise in the National Hockey League (NHL).
 == Off-season==
During the offseason, 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.[1]
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 receive Dustin Byfuglien, Ben Eager, Brent Sopel and Akim Aliu for Marty Reasoner, Joseph Crabb, Jeremy Morin, the Thrashers' 1st-round pick (#24 overall) in 2010 and the Thrashers 2nd-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.[2] In the following weeks the Thrashers hired an Associate coach, John Torchetti, and a Assistant coach, Mike Stothers.[3][4] The team also hired Clint Malarchuk as the team’s goaltending consultant.[5]
== Regular season==
=== Divisional standings===
 	Southeast Division[6]	GP	W	L	OTL	GF	GA	Pts
-	Atlanta Thrashers 	0 	0	0	0 	0 	0 	0
-	Carolina Hurricanes 	0 	0	0	0 	0 	0 	0
-	Florida Panthers 	0 	0	0	0 	0 	0 	0
-	Tampa Bay Lightning 	0 	0	0	0 	0 	0 	0
-	Washington Capitals 	0 	0	0	0 	0 	0 	0
=== Conference standings===
Eastern Conference[7]	GP	W	L	OTL	GF	GA	Pts
Atlanta Thrashers 	0 	0	0	0 	0 	0 	0
Boston Bruins 	0 	0	0	0 	0 	0 	0
Buffalo Sabres 	0 	0	0	0 	0 	0 	0
Carolina Hurricanes 	0 	0	0	0 	0 	0 	0
Florida Panthers 	0 	0	0	0 	0 	0 	0
Montreal Canadiens 	0 	0	0	0 	0 	0 	0
New Jersey Devils 	0 	0	0	0 	0 	0 	0
New York Islanders 	0 	0	0	0 	0 	0 	0
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
New York Rangers 	0 	0	0	0 	0 	0 	0
Ottawa Senators 	0 	0	0	0 	0 	0 	0
Philadelphia Flyers 	0 	0	0	0 	0 	0 	0
Pittsburgh Penguins 	0 	0	0	0 	0 	0 	0
Tampa Bay Lightning 	0 	0	0	0 	0 	0 	0
Toronto Maple Leafs 	0 	0	0	0 	0 	0 	0
Washington Capitals 	0 	0	0	0 	0 	0 	0
bold – Qualified for playoffs; y – Won division; p – Won Presidents' Trophy (and division)
== Playoffs==
The Thrashers will attempt to make the playoffs for the first time since the 2006–07 season.
== Schedule and results==
=== Pre-season===
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# 	Date 	Visitor 	Score 	Home 	OT 	Decision 	Record 	Recap 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
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! colspan="2" style="color: rgb(35, 31, 32);"|2010–11 Schedule Win (2 Points) Loss (0 Points) Overtime/Shootout Loss (1 Point)
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== Player stats==
=== Skaters===
Note: Pos = Position; GP = Games played in; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; PIM = Penalty minutes; +/- = Plus/minus; PPG = Power-play goals; SHG = Short-handed goals; GWG = Game-winning goals 
{| class="wikitable" style="border: 1px solid rgb(170, 170, 170);"	Regular season	 	 	 	 	
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Player	GP 	G	A	Pts	+/−	PIM
=== 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	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
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Player 	GP	Min	W	L	OT	GA	GAA	SA	Sv%	SO	G	A	PIM
†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
=== Milestones===
Regular Season	Regular Season	Regular Season	Regular Season	Regular Season	Regular Season	Regular Season	Regular Season	Regular Season	Regular Season
Player 	Milestone 	Reached 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
=== Awards===
Regular Season	Regular Season	Regular Season	Regular Season	Regular Season	Regular Season	Regular Season	Regular Season	Regular Season	Regular Season
Player 	Award 	Awarded 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
== Transactions==
The Thrashers have been involved in the following transactions during the 2010–11 season.
=== Trades===
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Date 	Details	Details
June 24, 2010[8] 	To Chicago Blackhawks----
Marty Reasoner
Joseph Crabb
Jeremy Morin
1st-round pick (#24 overall) in 2010
2nd-round pick (#54 overall) in 2010	To Atlanta Thrashers----
Dustin Byfuglien
Ben Eager
Brent Sopel
Akim Aliu
June 26, 2010[9] 	To New York Islanders----
5th-round pick in 2011	To Atlanta Thrashers----
6th-round pick (#155 overall) in 2010
6th-round pick (#160 overall) in 2010
June 26, 2010[9] 	To Los Angeles Kings----
6th-round pick (#158 overall) in 2010	To Atlanta Thrashers----
6th-round pick (#169 overall) in 2010
7th-round pick (#199 overall) in 2010
July 1, 2010[10] 	To Chicago Blackhawks----
Ivan Vishnevskiy
2nd-round pick in 2011	To Atlanta Thrashers----
Andrew Ladd
August 2, 2010[11] 	To New York Rangers----
Todd White	To Atlanta Thrashers----
Donald Brashear
Patrick Rissmiller
September 1, 2010[12]	To Nashville Predators----
Grant Lewis	To Atlanta Thrashers----
Ian McKenzie
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===Free agents acquired===
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Player 	Former team 	Contract terms
Fredrik Pettersson[13]	Frölunda HC 	2 years, $1.23 million entry-level contract
Chris Mason[14] 	St. Louis Blues 	2 years, $3.7 million
Mike Siklenka[15] 	EC Red Bull Salzburg	1 year, $500,000
Jared Ross[16] 	Philadelphia Flyers 	1 year, $500,000
Jaime Sifers[16] 	Minnesota Wild 	1 year, $525,000
Freddy Meyer[17] 	New York Islanders 	1 year, $600,000
Fredrik Modin[18] 	Los Angeles Kings 	1 year, $800,000
Nigel Dawes[19] 	Calgary Flames 	1 year, $600,000
=== Claimed via Waivers===
{| class="wikitable"	 	
Player	Former team	Date claimed off waivers
=== Lost via Retirement===
{| class="wikitable"
Player
Chris Chelios[25]
== Roster==
# 	Nat 	Player 	Pos 	S/G	Age	Acquired	Birthplace
— 	Nigeria 	Akim Aliu 	RW 	R 	21 	2010 	Okene, Nigeria
80	Kazakhstan 	Nik Antropov 	C 	L 	30 	2009 	Ust-Kamenogorsk, Soviet Union
18	Sweden 	Niclas Bergfors 	LW 	R 	23 	2010 	Södertälje, Sweden
4 	United States 	Zach Bogosian (A) 	D 	R 	20 	2008 	Massena, New York
36	Canada 	Eric Boulton 	LW 	L 	34 	2005 	Halifax, Nova Scotia
33	United States 	Dustin Byfuglien 	LW 	R 	25 	2010 	Minneapolis, Minnesota
— 	Canada 	Christopher Carrozzi	G 	L 	20 	2008 	Ottawa, Ontario
— 	Canada 	Patrice Cormier 	C 	L 	20 	2010 	Cap-Pelé, New Brunswick
15	Canada 	Nigel Dawes 	LW 	L 	25 	2010 	Winnipeg, Manitoba
21	Canada 	Ben Eager 	LW 	L 	26 	2010 	Ottawa, Ontario
39	Sweden 	Tobias Enstrom 	D 	L 	25 	2003 	Nordingrå, Sweden
— 	United States 	Michael Forney 	LW 	R 	22 	2006 	Thief River Falls, Minnesota
6 	United States 	Ron Hainsey (A) 	D 	L 	29 	2008 	Bolton, Connecticut
9 	Canada 	Evander Kane 	LW 	L 	19 	2009 	Vancouver, British Columbia
— 	Sweden 	Carl Klingberg 	LW 	R 	19 	2009 	Gothenburg, Sweden
— 	Canada 	Andrew Kozek 	LW 	L 	24 	2005 	Revelstoke, British Columbia
44	Latvia 	Arturs Kulda 	D 	L 	22 	2006 	Riga, Soviet Union
16	Canada 	Andrew Ladd 	LW 	L 	24 	2010 	Maple Ridge, British Columbia
10	Canada 	Bryan Little 	RW 	R 	22 	2006 	Edmonton, Alberta
— 	United States 	Peter Mannino 	G 	L 	26 	2008 	Farmington Hills, Michigan
50	Canada 	Chris Mason 	G 	L 	34 	2010 	Red Deer, Alberta
— 	Canada 	Ian McKenzie 	 	R 	23 	2010 	Weyburn, Saskatchewan
— 	United States 	Freddy Meyer 	D 	L 	29 	2010 	Sanbornville, New Hampshire
19	Sweden 	Fredrik Modin 	LW 	L 	35 	2010 	Sundsvall, Sweden
— 	Canada 	O'Eric O'Dell 	C 	R 	20 	2009 	Ottawa, Ontario
29	Sweden 	Johnny Oduya 	D 	L 	28 	2010 	Stockholm, Sweden
— 	Canada 	Danick Paquette 	RW 	R 	20 	2008 	Montreal, Quebec
— 	Canada 	Edward Pasquale 	G 	L 	19 	2009 	Toronto, Ontario
31	Czech Republic	Ondrej Pavelec 	G 	L 	23 	2005 	Kladno, Czechoslovakia
— 	Sweden 	Fredrik Pettersson 	LW 	R 	23 	2010 	Gothenburg, Sweden
47	Canada 	Rich Peverley 	C/LW	R 	28 	2009 	Guelph, Ontario
— 	Canada 	Paul Postma 	D 	R 	21 	2007 	Red Deer, Alberta
— 	United States 	Patrick Rissmiller 	LW 	L 	31 	2010 	Belmont, Massachusetts
— 	United States 	Jaime Sifers 	D 	R 	27 	2010 	Stratford, Connecticut
--	Canada 	Mike Siklenka 	D 	R 	30 	2010 	Meadow Lake, Saskatchewan
23	United States 	Jim Slater 	C 	L 	27 	2002 	Petoskey, Michigan
3 	Canada 	Brent Sopel 	D 	R 	33 	2010 	Saskatoon, Saskatchewan
42	United States 	Tim Stapleton (UFA) 	RW 	R 	28 	2009 	La Grange, Illinois
27	Canada 	Chris Thorburn 	RW 	R 	27 	2007 	Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario
5 	Slovakia 	Boris Valabik 	D 	L 	24 	2004 	Nitra, Czechoslovakia
26	United States 	Noah Welch 	!D 	L 	28 	2009 	Brighton, Massachusetts
— 	Russia 	Andrei Zubarev 	D 	L 	23 	2005 	Ufa, Soviet Union
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== Draft picks==
Atlanta's picks at the 2010 NHL Entry Draft in Los Angeles, California.
Round	Overall 	Player 	Position	Nationality 	College/Junior/Club Team (League)
1 	8 	Aleksandr Burmistrov 	C 	Russia 	Barrie Colts (Ontario Hockey League)
3 	87 (from Montreal) 	Julian Melchiori 	D 	Canada 	Newmarket Hurricanes (Central Canadian Hockey League)
4 	101 (from Dallas) 	Ivan Telegin 	LW 	Russia 	Saginaw Spirit (Ontario Hockey League)
5 	128 	Fredrik Pettersson-Wentzel	G 	Sweden 	Almtuna (Sweden-2)
5 	150 (from Chicago) 	Yasin Cisse 	RW 	Canada 	Des Moines Buccaneers (United States Hockey League)
6 	155 (from NY Islanders) 	Kendall McFaull 	D 	Canada 	Moose Jaw Warriors (Western Hockey League)
6 	160 (from NY Islanders via NY Rangers)	Tanner Lane 	C 	United States	Detroit Lakes High School (United States High School-MN)
6 	169 (from Los Angeles) 	Sebastian Owuya 	D 	Sweden 	Timra JR. (Sweden Junior)
7 	199 (from Los Angeles) 	Peter Stoykewych 	D 	Canada 	Winnipeg South Blues (Manitoba Junior Hockey League)
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