As somebody who has owned season tickets since Day 1, there was that curious, kind of quizzical 'hockey's back' feeling when the Thrashers first came to town, ... Now, there is hope we'll make the playoffs, go deep into the playoffs and win the Stanley Cup. You could not have said that with a straight face before.
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We had approached the Thrashers a couple of weeks ago requesting a change of environment. It was an extremely difficult decision, but we all worked together to try and get things resolved and it looks like we were able to do that.
For sure, it's been a great situation here from Day 1. Coach Hartley put the ball in my court and he's the best coach I've ever had. (Thrashers GM) Donnie (Waddell) got me in here and I thank him a lot for that, too. It's been real good.
Tonight was not a typical Thrashers effort. We chased them all night. We didn't play our game.
There's no sense dwelling on it. We're only three games in. We have to learn from it and move forward. We spent too much time in the box, and the Thrashers capitalized on it. They have a good power play unit. Once you go down three, four up and you're still going in the penalty box, it becomes an epidemic and we end up embarrassing ourselves.
More than any other, this boardwalk brings back that exhilarating teenage sense of summer-vacation freedom and possibility. Throbbing with energy day and night, fueled by Thrasher's fries soaked in vinegar (a true delicacy), the 'walk' features cool reversible benches that flip back and forth, depending on whether you want to gaze at the Atlantic Ocean or the passing parade along the boardwalk itself.
This is the biggest free-agent signing in the history of the Atlanta Thrashers.
Obviously, I have a lot of memories here... but at the same time I'm going to put all my energies into moving forward and doing my best for the Thrashers.