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Puck Headlines: Hopefully not symbolic of the Capitals' season (Yahoo! Sports) 10/06/08

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Thrashers Team Report (Yahoo! Sports) 10/06/08

During his time coaching the Chicago Wolves in the American Hockey League, John Anderson got used to leading a winning team. He might have to adjust his expectations this year in Atlanta.

Even though the Thrashers are coming off a season in which they allowed a league-high 272 goals, Anderson's plan doesn't seem to be centered around improving the defense. Instead, he is falling back on an age-old adage.

"The best defense is a good offense," the new coach said. "They can't score if you're in their end scoring."

Sure, he's got a point. The team with the most goals always wins. But if you look at the recent Stanley Cup champions, the Cup was generally secured with a good defense first.

McDonald scores again, Blues beat Thrashers 4-1 (AP) 10/04/08

St. Louis center Andy McDonald finished the preseason with an NHL-best 13 points, scoring his fourth goal and adding an assist to help the Blues beat the Atlanta Thrashers 4-1 on Saturday night. Lee Stempniak had three assists and Brad Boyes added one, giving McDonald's line 35 points in its five preseason games.

Tootoo caps Predators' three-goal rally (AP) 10/03/08

Jordin Tootoo scored on a power play to cap a three-goal rally early in the third period and the Nashville Predators beat the Atlanta Thrashers 6-4 in a preseason game Friday night. Nashville's scoring burst came against Atlanta goalie Ondrej Pavelec, who replaced Johan Hedberg after two periods. Rich Beverly scored at 2:16 of the third period and David Legwand tied it two minutes later.

Bruins reject rumors that C Savard is on the block (SportingNews.com) 10/03/08

Forget it: Boston Bruins GM Peter Chiarelli says center Marc Savard is not on the trade market. But that doesn't mean the Bruins aren't sniffing for deals.

Power Poll: Gotta go Red Wings for preseason No. 1 (SportingNews.com) 10/02/08

There's a temptation to pick a team other than the Detroit Red Wings as the preseason No.

Samuelsson leads Red Wings over Thrashers (AP) 10/01/08

Mikael Samuelsson scored two power-play goals and had an assist to lead the Detroit Red Wings to a 4-1 preseason victory over the Atlanta Thrashers on Wednesday night. Henrik Zetterberg, who led the Red Wings (3-1-2) with 43 goals last season, had a goal and two assists for the defending Stanley Cup champions.

Ilya Kovalchuk says he's not trying to get out of Atlanta (SportingNews.com) 10/01/08

that much is different about Ilya Kovalchuk. The Atlanta Thrashers franchise...

Don Cherry's low expectations for Ovechkin, European expansion (Yahoo! Sports) 10/01/08

The NHL held a conference call today with what it called "experts": Don Cherry of "Hockey Night...

Canadiens top goalie confidence index; Thrashers ranked No. 30 (Yahoo! Sports) 10/01/08

Friend of Puck Daddy Ryan Kennedy of The Hockey News had a piece in the Sept. 16 edition that ranked the NHL by...

Puck Headlines: Can Balsillie still steal the Preds from Nashville? (Yahoo! Sports) 10/01/08

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Puck Headlines: Senators opt for Darth Gerber over Khabibulin (Yahoo! Sports) 09/30/08

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Not a pretty picture (Yahoo! Sports) 09/29/08

Vancouver needs all the help they can get including, a Superman-like showing from goalie Roberto Luongo.

Leino scores in Red Wings' 4-0 win over Thrashers (AP) 09/28/08

Rookie forward Ville Leino scored his first goal in the Detroit Red Wings' 4-0 win over the Atlanta Thrashers in an NHL exhibition Sunday. Chris Osgood made 14 saves for Detroit (2-1-1). Henrik Zetterberg had a goal and an assist and Mikael Samuelsson and Dan Cleary also scored for Detroit. Jiri Hudler added two assists.

Thrashers acquire D Schneider from Ducks (PA SportsTicker) 09/27/08

The Anaheim Ducks found a taker for Mathieu Schneider.

Can Lightning strike again? (Yahoo! Sports) 09/27/08

Tampa Bay could either be the surprise of its division or sink, but the Lightning will have a new look either way.

Perron scores 3 goals for Blues (AP) 09/26/08

David Perron had three goals and an assist, and Andy McDonald added five assists to help the St. Louis Blues to a 9-4 preseason win over the Atlanta Thrashers on Friday night. Brad Boyes and Lee Stempniak had two goals and an assist each for the Blues (2-1), while Paul Kariya and Patrik Berguland both had a goal and an assist.

Ducks trade Mathieu Schneider to Thrashers (SportingNews.com) 09/26/08

Mathieu Schneider gets a chance to make a difference in Atlanta, but his situation is an example of why the collective bargaining agreement requires a touchup.

Thrashers acquire Schneider from Ducks (AP) 09/26/08

Don Waddell and the Atlanta Thrashers got a big boost on Friday, thanks to the NHL salary cap. The Thrashers acquired two-time All-Star defenseman Mathieu Schneider from Anaheim for defenseman Ken Klee and forwards Brad Larsen and Chad Painchaud. Schneider had been expecting a trade as Anaheim general manager Brian Burke sought to move his team under the salary cap.

Thrashers provide relief for Burke's Mathieu Schneider headache (Yahoo! Sports) 09/26/08

Wow, guess the Los Angeles Kings really didn't want Mathieu Schneider after all. The Anaheim Ducks have sent...

New Jersey Devils 2008-09 team preview (SportingNews.com) 09/26/08

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Thrashers open preseason with win (AP) 09/25/08

Grant Stevenson scored two goals and added an assist to lead the Atlanta Thrashers to a 4-2 victory over the Nashville Predators on Thursday night in the preseason opener for both teams. Garnet Exelby and Junior Lessard also scored for Atlanta, while Kevin Klein and Ryan Jones scored for Nashville. Stevenson played in 47 regular season and five playoff games for the San Jose Sharks in the 2005-06...

RotoWire's Keeper League Prospect Rankings (RotoWire) 09/25/08

Puck Headlines: Chris Osgood adds GM of Lions to job wish list (Yahoo! Sports) 09/24/08

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Thrashers sign D Enstrom to extension (PA SportsTicker) 09/24/08

The Atlanta Thrashers on Wednesday signed Tobias Enstrom to a four-year contract extension.

Sharks, Thrashers looking to shuffle up defense in preseason (Yahoo! Sports) 09/23/08

We're reaching the point in training camp where cuts are made and some roster reshaping starts to occur.