Gameday 38 - Thrashers

Posted by Rick on Tue, Dec 28, 2010 2:55pm.

7:00 PM

CONSOL Energy Center

Know Your Enemy: Thrashing the Blues

What they're saying about the Thrashers:

The Thrashers are playing the best hockey in their franchise's history... Where's Atlanta, you might ask? Oh, just in first place in the Southeast Division, that's all... This might not last long, depending on... the Capitals... But that's not the point. The point is, the Thrashers can do it, and they can draw a crowd of over 17,000 people to watch them do it. Atlanta's a weird sports market that a lot of people don't understand - heck, being from St. Louis and watching the Cardinals sell out regardless of how well they play, I still don't understand Atlantans. But I have a feeling that this'll probably happen again soon.

Last meeting with the Pens: December 2, Pens 3-2. [Recap] We said:

More importantly, the Pens are easily the hottest team in the NHL right now, having won 8 straight. And it's no fluke. All pieces of the engine are clicking, the most important one being the PK unit. Even though they had a mini-streak busted in this game, the PK unit has been unbelievable. We can't recall a season in our lifetime that the Pens' PK has been this sick.

Season series: Pens lead 2-0.

Pens Notes:

The Pens lines aren't changing.

Fleury now leads all goalies in All-Star voting.

Staal practiced again. He may be in for the Winter Classic.

Thrashers Notes:

Patrick Cormier has been called up from the AHL.

Dustin Byfuglien leads all defensemen in points. Letang is third.

Favorite Thrashers-Related Photoshop or Gif:

Pens' lines:

Chris Kunitz - Sidney Crosby - Pascal Dupuis
Matt Cooke - Evgeni Malkin - Max Talbot
Chris Conner - Mark Letestu - Tyler Kennedy
Mike Rupp - Craig Adams - Arron Asham

Brooks Orpik - Kris Letang
Paul Martin - Zbynek Michalek
Alex Goligoski - Deryk Engelland

Marc-Andre Fleury

Thrashers lines from Empty Netters:

Andrew Ladd - Rich Peverly - Anthony Stewart

Evander Kane - Bryan Little - Tim Stapleton

Ben Eager/Niclas Bergfors - Alexander Burmistrov - Fredrik Modin

Chris Thorburn - Jim Slater - Eric Boulton

Dustin Byfuglien - Tobias Enstrom

Zach Bogosian - Johhny Oduya

Brent Sopel - Ron Hainsey

Ondrej Pavelec

He's taken care of the undead in Atlanta all year.

It's time to stop their attack on Pittsburgh.

Do It.

Go Pens.

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