Welcome to Blue Land - An Atlanta Thrashers Dynasty (NHL 2K8)

[onlybygrace]

Hope you turned the trades 'on' from the start because if you turn them 'off' like I did, thinking I could toggle back and forth to regulate player movement...the game freezes. Ghey...so I'm the only team in the NHL that trades now......oh well...2k8 still rules.

Minnesota will probably turn out real well with Jagr on the squad...this game is great as far as how a team will fair based on the talent it has during simmed games. Really adds to the whole experience.

Oh...I also had to turn injuries off as I got a freeze due to that as well...oh 2k

Oh...and Recchi was a hot starter in my season too...but def. calmed down.

[mzator21]

Allison Keeps On Rolling As Thrashers Add to Canadiens Woes

Atlanta Thrashers          3
(5-3-3) 6th in East

Montreal Canadiens        2          Final      Bell Center (Montreal, PQ)
(3-7-0) 14th in East

Scoring Summary

1st Period

No Scoring

2nd Period

Jason Allison (5)
Assists: Bryan Little, Tobias Enstrom

Robert Lang (5)
Assists: Chris Higgins, Mike Komisarek

3rd Period

Robert Lang (6)
Assists: Max Pacioretty

Ilya Kovalchuk (8)
Assists: Daniel Briere

Jason Allison (6)
Assists: Ron Hainsey, Slava Kozlov

Shots

Montreal Canadiens 24
Atlanta Thrashers 34

Goalies

Ondrej Pavelec (W) 22 Saves on 24 Shots
(4-2-1) 0 SO

Carey Price (L) 31 Saves on 34 Shots
(1-7-0) 0 SO

Three Stars

Jason Allison 2 G
Ilya Kovalchuk 1 G
Robert Lang 2 G

Thrashers Notes

The Thrashers are now 2-2-1 on the 7 game road trip which concludes in Tampa Bay later this week. Following this game the players traveled to Ottawa where they will get set to face the conference leading Sens.

Since Jason Allison signed with the Thrashers he has amassed 7 points, which includes 6 goals. He is clicking at more then a point a game pace. He was originally brought in to replace Fedorov until he came back from injury, but it now appears that he has secured himself a spot on the second line.

Next Game: @ Ottawa Senators (8-1-1) 1st in East

NHL News

Colorado Avalanche agree to terms with free agent defenceman Danny Markov
The contract is believed to be for 3 years worth 4.4 million (1.46 million/year). Markov last played in the NHL with the Detroit Red Wings where is scored 16 points and was a +25.

[mzator21]

Auld Brilliant, Earns 3rd Shutout

Atlanta Thrashers 0
(5-3-3) 6th in East

Ottawa Senators 3 Final Scotia Bank Place (Ottawa, ON)
(8-1-1) 1st in East

Scoring Summary

1st Period

Nick Foligno (1)
Assists: Alexander Picard

2nd Period

Daniel Alfredsson (9)
Assists: Jason Spezza, Dany Heatley

3rd Period

Mike Comrie (7)
Assists: Sean Donovan, Jason Smith

Shots

Ottawa Senators 40
Atlanta Thrashers 30

Goalies

Ondrej Pavelec (L) 39 Saves on 42 Shots
(3-2-1) 0 SO

Alex Auld (W) 30 Saves on 30 Shots
(6-0-0) 3 SO

Three Stars

Alex Auld 30 Saves, Shutout
Nick Foligno 1 G
Daniel Alfredsson 1 G


Thrashers Notes

Early this morning it was announced that Mathieu Dandeneault (who was acquired earlier in the year from the Montreal Canadiens) was traded to the Buffalo Sabres for Swedish defenceman Henrik Tallinder.

"I felt that Zach [Bogosian] needed a veteran to learn from and Henrik is just that. He's also under contract for two more years, so that's a bonus" said GM Jim Nill in a statement

"I was surprised to be traded, but I am excited to be going to an up and coming team in Atlanta" Tallinder said.

Tallinder is expected to be in the line up against the Lightning in the next game.

In other news, Sergei Fedorov is only a few days from returning to the line up. "My foot has felt good over the last couple days, I am really hoping I can play when the team comes back to Atlanta"

Next Game: @ Tampa Bay Lightning (6-5-1) 9th in East

Season Series (TB 2-0-0)
Tampa Bay has outscored Atlanta 10-7

[mzator21]

Lightning Light Up Thrashers Once Again
Atlanta is now 0-2-1 in season series

Atlanta Thrashers 1
(6-4-3) 9th in East

Tampa Bay Lightning 6 Final St. Peat Times Forum (Tampa, Fla)
(6-5-1) 10th in East

Scoring

Tampa Bay Lighting

Halpern, St. Louis, Malone, Artyukhin, Stamkos,
Karsums

Atlanta Thrashers

Briere (6)

Shots

Tampa Bay Lightning 39
Atlanta Thrashers 23

Goalies

Martin Biron (L) 33 Saves on 39 Shots
(1-2-1) 1 SO

Mike Smith (W) 22 Saves on 23 Shots
(4-4-0) 0 SO

Three Stars

Jeff Halpern 1 G
Ryan Malone 1 G, 1 A
Steve Stamkos 1 G, 1 A

Thrashers Notes

Henrik Tallinder made his debut in a Thrasher uniform and was a -1 in the contest

Sergei Fedorov announced that he would be back in the line up when the Thrashers face the Washington Capitals, the team that Fedorov played for last season

The Lightning have now outscored the Thrashers 16-8 in the three games in the season series. They have also won all three meetings. Stamkos leads the charge with 5 points (3 G, 2 A).

Next Game: vs Washington Capitals (5-6-3) 12th in East

Season Series (Atl 1-0-0) Last Meeting: Atl 5 Wsh 2

[mzator21]

Fedorov Strong In Return
1 G, 7 Shots On Goal

Washington Capitals 2
(6-4-3) 12th in East

Atlanta Thrashers 3 Final Phillips Arena (Atlanta, Georgia)
(6-5-1) 9th in East

Scoring

Washington Capitals

Goals: Clark (1), Nylander (6)

Assists: Gordon, White, Bourque, Kozlov

Atlanta Thrashers

Goals: Fedorov (1), Slater (1), Kovalchuk (9)

Assists: Briere, Bogosian, Peverley

Shots

Washington Capitals 23
Atlanta Thrashers 52

Goalies

Ondrej Pavelec (W) 21 Saves on 23 Shots
(5-4-1) 0 SO

Jose Theodore (L) 49 Saves on 52 Shots
(4-4-0) 0 SO

Next Game: vs Florida Panthers (10-5-1) 2nd in East

Season Series (Tied 0-0-0) Last Meeting: None

Thrashers Game Notes

Fedorov made his return to the Thrashers line up and had an immediate impact scoring his first goal of the season and firing 7 shots towards Theodore. He was also respectable in the circle clicking at a 50% rate. He played on the top line between Briere and Kovalchuk.

With Fedorov's return, new lines were debuted. They were as follows:

Kovalchuk - Fedorov - Briere
Kozlov - Allison - Bondra
Armstrong - Reasoner - Little
Machachek - Slater - Peverley

Bogosian - Exelby
Tallinder - Enstrom
Hainsey - Jurcina

[onlybygrace]

lookin good, but don't trade so much that your team loses its personality...know what I mean.

[mzator21]

Quote: Originally Posted by onlybygrace

lookin good, but don't trade so much that your team loses its personality...know what I mean.

I know what you mean. This is probably the team I will take with me for the rest of the year. I like a team that has skill and the ability to move the puck. I will probably just leave the fourth line the way it is with Slater. I want to try and develop him into a scorer, not just a checker. I also like a team with veterans and young guys. I have found though that Allison, while skilled is slow. Tallinder has been a good acquisition. He has made my team much better defensively. And as you will see in the next few recaps, my top line has gone on a real tear. I love my top line!!!

[Bolts_26]

Do you mind me having a Thrasher dynasty aswell?