Boris Valabik News

As Rawhide's fellow bloggers awake after another late night of Thrashers hockey and make their way into the on-line chat room, the blog host is busy manning the coffee pots in the cyber-coffee cafA©. Its cold outside this morning, but the coffeeA hereA is good and hot Ah, good morning there sleepy-heads...hop up on the stool and I'll have your ...

When Slava Kozlov left Buffalo, he had some parting words for Max Afinogenov. Move along too, he told his young Russian countryman.

As we get ready for Thrashers optional practice Sunday morning following last night's win over Philadelphia, here are some of the highlights from my interview with GM Don Waddell following the first period.

Thrashers coach John Anderson hoped his team learned a lesson from its 6-3 loss to the New York Islanders on Nov.

Sorry folks another laptop malfunction at Thrashers practice. We are home and working now.

Boris Valabik is back but is still waiting to make his season debut for the Thrashers.

Sorry for the lengthy delay posting this new blog. I got caught up following the morning skate for tonight's game against Florida.

Thrashers goaltender Ondrej Pavelec, who posted his second career shutout Wednesday in Detroit, is tied for eighth in the league with a .921 save percentage.

On November 18, 2005, Johan Hedberg was sitting on the Dallas Stars bench as his counterpart Marty Turco was in the process of helping their team beat the Columbus Blue Jackets 6-3. Half a continent away, the Atlanta Thrashers were in the midst of a stunning come-from-behind win against the Philadelphia Flyers in which they scored twice in the ...

D Paul Ranger , D Mattias Ohlund out. Thrashers - G Kari Lehtonen , out; D Boris Valabik , questionable.

There was no Boris Valabik to get under Sidney Crosby's skin Saturday. The Thrashers defenseman is on a rehab assignment in Chicago after ankle surgery.

As the Thrashers continue to use their two-goalie rotation of late, Ondrej Pavelec will start today against Boston, and Johan Hedberg is scheduled to start Saturday against Pittsburgh.

The forward was moved to the center position, after playing right wing the past several years, when he signed with the Thrashers as a free agent last offseason.

The Thrashers ' captain appears ready to return to the lineup less than three weeks after breaking a bone in his right foot.

Let's not bury the lead. Ilya Kovalchuk has just taken the practice ice for the Thrashers.

Radio: WBNS-AM , WWCD-FM The series The Blue Jackets are 5-5-0-0 against the Thrashers, including 2-3-0-0 in Philips Arena.

Ondrej Pavelec made 50 saves while Rich Peverley scored the winner and assisted on Maxim Afinogenov's late insurance marker as the Atlanta Thrashers beat the Ottawa Senators 3-1 Saturday afternoon to end a four-game losing streak.

Boris Valabik knew it right away. The Thrashers defenseman was all too aware of the pain involved with a high ankle sprain.

Unlike the last couple of seasons, when game number two followed right behind game number one the very next night, we are being forced to endure five days in between Saturdays 6-3 romp over the Bolts and Thursday's game in St.

The Outlook on this year Atlanta Thrashers looks brighter then most fans think. Leta TMs take a closer look at the line up.