2010–11 Atlanta Thrashers season

The 2010–11 Atlanta Thrashers season was the team's 12th season of operation in the National Hockey League (NHL).^[1] The Thrashers posted a regular season record of 34 wins, 36 losses and 12 overtime/shootout losses for 80 points, failing to qualify for the Stanley Cup playoffs for the fourth consecutive season. It was the last season for the franchise in Atlanta. It was announced on May 31, 2011, that the team was bought and would be relocated to Winnipeg, for the 2011–12 NHL season to become the new Winnipeg Jets.^[2]

2010–11 Atlanta Thrashers
Division	4th Southeast
Conference	12th Eastern
2010–11 record	34–36–12
Home record	17–17–7
Road record	17–19–5
Goals for	223
Goals against	269
Team information
General manager	Rick Dudley
Coach	Craig Ramsay
Captain	Vacant (Oct.–Nov.) Andrew Ladd (Nov.–Apr.)
Alternate captains	Nik Antropov (Oct.–Nov.) Dustin Byfuglien (Nov.–Apr.) Tobias Enstrom (Nov.–Apr.) Andrew Ladd (Oct.–Nov.) Johnny Oduya (Oct.–Nov.)
Arena	Philips Arena
Average attendance	13,469 (72.6%) Total: 552,230
Team leaders
Goals	Andrew Ladd (29)
Assists	Tobias Enstrom (41)
Points	Andrew Ladd (59)
Penalty minutes	Dustin Byfuglien (93)
Plus/minus	Bryan Little (+11)
Wins	Ondrej Pavelec (21)
Goals against average	Ondrej Pavelec (2.73)
← 2009–10 2011–12 →

Off-season

During the off-season, the Thrashers announced that they would not retain John Anderson as head coach. The team also promoted Don Waddell to president and Rick Dudley to general manager. Assistant coaches Randy Cunneyworth, Todd Nelson and Steve Weeks were also not retained.^[3]

Dudley made his first trade as general manager on June 23, 2010. It was a major trade, a nine-player trade (including picks) with the Chicago Blackhawks. The Thrashers received Dustin Byfuglien, Ben Eager, Brent Sopel and Akim Aliu for Marty Reasoner, Joey Crabb, Jeremy Morin, the Devils' first-round pick (#24 overall) in 2010 and the Devils' second-round pick (#54 overall) in 2010. The Blackhawks, Stanley Cup champions, found it necessary to trade players for prospects and picks as they were in difficulty with the salary cap.

On June 24, the team named Craig Ramsay as the new head coach. Ramsay, who had been an assistant coach for the Boston Bruins for the previous three seasons, had played with Dudley with the Buffalo Sabres during his playing career.^[4] In the following weeks, the Thrashers hired an associate coach, John Torchetti, and an assistant coach, Mike Stothers.^[5][6] The team also hired Clint Malarchuk as the team's goaltending consultant.^[7]

Regular season

Divisional standings

Southeast Division^[8]

	v t e	GP	W	L	OTL	ROW	GF	GA	Pts
1	z-Washington Capitals	82	48	23	11	43	224	197	107
2	Tampa Bay Lightning	82	46	25	11	40	247	240	103
3	Carolina Hurricanes	82	40	31	11	35	236	239	91
4	Atlanta Thrashers	82	34	36	12	29	223	269	80
5	Florida Panthers	82	30	40	12	26	195	229	72

Conference standings

Eastern Conference

R	v t e	Div	GP	W	L	OTL	ROW	GF	GA	Pts
1	z – Washington Capitals	SE	82	48	23	11	43	224	197	107
2	y – Philadelphia Flyers	AT	82	47	23	12	44	259	223	106
3	y – Boston Bruins	NE	82	46	25	11	44	246	195	103
4	Pittsburgh Penguins	AT	82	49	25	8	39	238	199	106
5	Tampa Bay Lightning	SE	82	46	25	11	40	247	240	103
6	Montreal Canadiens	NE	82	44	30	8	41	216	209	96
7	Buffalo Sabres	NE	82	43	29	10	38	245	229	96
8	New York Rangers	AT	82	44	33	5	35	233	198	93
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9	Carolina Hurricanes	SE	82	40	31	11	35	236	239	91
10	Toronto Maple Leafs	NE	82	37	34	11	32	218	251	85
11	New Jersey Devils	AT	82	38	39	5	35	174	209	81
12	Atlanta Thrashers	SE	82	34	36	12	29	223	269	80
13	Ottawa Senators	NE	82	32	40	10	30	192	250	74
14	New York Islanders	AT	82	30	39	13	26	229	264	73
15	Florida Panthers	SE	82	30	40	12	26	195	229	72

bold – qualified for playoffs; y – Won division; z – Placed first in conference (and division)
AT – Atlantic Division, NE – Northeast Division, SE – Southeast Division

Playoffs

The Thrashers failed to make the playoffs and have not made the playoffs since 2006–07 season.

Schedule and results

Pre-season

2010 Pre-season – Record: 0–5–1 (home: 0–3–0 ; road: 0–2–1) Game Date Opponent Score OT Decision Location Attendance Record 1 September 21 Columbus Blue Jackets 2–5 Pavelec Philips Arena 5,725 0–1–0 2 September 25 Carolina Hurricanes 0–1 Mason Philips Arena 6,701 0–2–0 3 September 27 Nashville Predators 1–2 Pavelec Bridgestone Arena 10,411 0–3–0 4 September 29 Nashville Predators 3–4 Mason Philips Arena 6,076 0–4–0 5 October 1 Carolina Hurricanes 1–2 OT Pavlec RBC Center 15,787 0–4–1 6 October 2 Columbus Blue Jackets 3–4 Mason Nationwide Arena 11,961 0–5–1

Regular season

2010–11 Game Log: 24–19–9, 57 Points (home: 12–9–5; road: 12–10–4)
October: 5–4–2, 12 Points (home: 2–2–0; road: 3–2–2) Game Date Opponent Score First Star Decision Location Attendance Record Points 1 October 8 Washington Capitals 4–2 E. Kane C. Mason Philips Arena 15,596 1–0–0 2 2 October 9 Tampa Bay Lightning 3–5 S. Stamkos C. Mason St. Pete Times Forum 19,791 1–1–0 2 3 October 12 Los Angeles Kings 1–3 J. Quick C. Mason Staples Center 18,118 1–2–0 2 4 October 15 Anaheim Ducks 5–4^SO A. Stewart C. Mason Honda Center 13,123 2–2–0 4 5 October 16 San Jose Sharks 4–2 C. Mason C. Mason HP Pavilion 17,562 3–2–0 6 6 October 20 Buffalo Sabres 1–4 T. Myers C. Mason Philips Arena 8,820 3–3–0 6 7 October 22 Tampa Bay Lightning 2–5 S. Stamkos C. Mason Philips Arena 9,138 3–4–0 6 8 October 23 Washington Capitals 3–4^OT A. Semin C. Mason Verizon Center 18,398 3–4–1 7 9 October 27 New York Rangers 6–4 N. Bergfors C. Mason Madison Square Garden 17,900 4–4–1 9 10 October 29 Buffalo Sabres 4–3^OT D. Byfuglien C. Mason Philips Arena 10,172 5–4–1 11 11 October 30 St. Louis Blues 3–4^SO J. McClement O. Pavelec Scottrade Center 19,150 5–4–2 12
November: 8–5–1, 17 Points (home: 6–3–1; road: 2–2–0) Game Date Opponent Score First Star Decision Location Attendance Record Points 12 November 3 Florida Panthers 4–3 C. Mason C. Mason BankAtlantic Center 11,212 6–4–2 14 13 November 4 Columbus Blue Jackets 0–3 M. Garon O. Pavelec Philips Arena 8,461 6–5–2 14 14 November 6 Chicago Blackhawks 4–5^SO J. Toews O. Pavelec Philips Arena 16,022 6–5–3 15 15 November 9 Ottawa Senators 2–5 J. Spezza C. Mason Scotiabank Place 16,583 6–6–3 15 16 November 11 Minnesota Wild 5–1 O. Pavelec O. Pavelec Philips Arena 10,055 7–6–3 17 17 November 13 Pittsburgh Penguins 2–4 E. Malkin O. Pavelec Philips Arena 16,710 7–7–3 17 18 November 14 Washington Capitals 4–6 J. Erskine O. Pavelec Verizon Center 18,398 7–8–3 17 19 November 17 Florida Panthers 1–2 T. Vokoun O. Pavelec Philips Arena 10,168 7–9–3 17 20 November 19 Washington Capitals 5–0 O. Pavelec O. Pavelec Philips Arena 11,115 8–9–3 19 21 November 21 New York Islanders 2–1^OT D. Byfuglien O. Pavelec Philips Arena 10,066 9–9–3 21 22 November 24 Detroit Red Wings 5–1 B. Little O. Pavelec Philips Arena 15,337 10–9–3 23 23 November 26 Montreal Canadiens 3–0 O. Pavelec O. Pavelec Philips Arena 13,068 11–9–3 25 24 November 28 Boston Bruins 4–1 D. Byfuglien O. Pavelec Philips Arena 12,085 12–9–3 27 25 November 30 Colorado Avalanche 3–2^OT A. Stewart O. Pavelec Pepsi Center 12,131 13–9–3 29
December: 7–6–3, 17 Points (home: 3–2–2; road: 4–4–1) Game Date Opponent Score First Star Decision Location Attendance Record Points 26 December 2 Pittsburgh Penguins 2–3 S. Crosby O. Pavelec Consol Energy Center 18,223 13–10–3 29 27 December 4 Washington Capitals 3–1 O. Pavelec O. Pavelec Verizon Center 18,398 14–10–3 31 28 December 6 Nashville Predators 3–2^OT Z. Bogosian O. Pavelec Philips Arena 10,024 15–10–3 33 29 December 10 Colorado Avalanche 2–4 M. Duchene O. Pavelec Philips Arena 14,034 15–11–3 33 30 December 11 New York Islanders 5–4 J. Oduya C. Mason Nassau Coliseum 10,056 16–11–3 35 31 December 13 Ottawa Senators 4–3^OT B. Little O. Pavelec Scotiabank Place 18,184 17–11–3 37 32 December 15 Tampa Bay Lightning 1–2^SO S. Bergenheim O. Pavelec St. Pete Times Forum 14,441 17–11–4 38 33 December 16 Carolina Hurricanes 2–3^SO S. Samsonov C. Mason Philips Arena 11,043 17–11–5 39 34 December 18 New Jersey Devils 7–1 E. Boulton O. Pavelec Philips Arena 17,024 18–11–5 41 35 December 20 Toronto Maple Leafs 6–3 T. Enstrom O. Pavelec Air Canada Centre 19,301 19–11–5 43 36 December 21 St. Louis Blues 2–4 A. Steen C. Mason Philips Arena 14,662 19–12–5 43 37 December 23 Boston Bruins 1–4 S. Thornton O. Pavelec TD Garden 17,565 19–13–5 43 38 December 26 Tampa Bay Lightning 2–3^OT V. Lecavalier O. Pavelec Philips Arena 14,610 19–13–6 44 39 December 28 Pittsburgh Penguins 3–6 S. Crosby O. Pavelec Consol Energy Center 18,322 19–14–6 44 40 December 30 Boston Bruins 3–2^SO T. Enstrom O. Pavelec Philips Arena 17,624 20–14–6 46 41 December 31 New Jersey Devils 1–3 J. Hedberg C. Mason Prudential Center 13,492 20–15–6 46
January: 4–4–3, 11 Points (home: 1–2–2; road: 3–1–1) Game Date Opponent Score First Star Decision Location Attendance Record Points 42 January 2 Montreal Canadiens 4–3^OT D. Byfuglien O. Pavelec Bell Centre 21,273 21–15–6 48 43 January 5 Florida Panthers 3–2 R. Peverley O. Pavelec BankAtlantic Center 12,803 22–15–6 50 44 January 7 Toronto Maple Leafs 3–9 M. Grabovski O. Pavelec Philips Arena 14,592 22–16–6 50 45 January 9 Carolina Hurricanes 3–4^OT T. Ruutu O. Pavelec RBC Center 17,907 22–16–7 51 46 January 14 Philadelphia Flyers 2–5 D. Briere O. Pavelec Philips Arena 15,081 22–17–7 51 47 January 15 Dallas Stars 1–6 T. Daley O. Pavelec American Airlines Center 17,702 22–18–7 51 48 January 17 Florida Panthers 3–2^SO A. Burmistrov O. Pavelec BankAtlantic Center 11,477 23–18–7 53 49 January 20 Tampa Bay Lightning 2–3^SO S. Stamkos O. Pavelec Philips Arena 12,314 23–18–8 54 50 January 22 New York Rangers 2–3^SO M. Zuccarello O. Pavelec Philips Arena 17,061 23–18–9 55 51 January 23 Tampa Bay Lightning 1–7 S. Gagne O. Pavelec St. Pete Times Forum 13,916 23–19–9 55 52 January 26 Washington Capitals 1–0 O. Pavelec O. Pavelec Philips Arena 14,513 24–19–9 57
February: 2–7–2, 6 points (home: 2–3–1; road: 0–4–1) Game Date Opponent Score First Star Decision Location Attendance Record Points 53 February 1 New York Islanders 1–4 K. Okposo O. Pavelec Philips Arena 11,176 24–20–9 57 54 February 3 Calgary Flames 2–4 M. Giordano O. Pavelec Philips Arena 12,984 24–21–9 57 55 February 5 Carolina Hurricanes 3–4^OT E. Cole O. Pavelec RBC Center 16,874 24–21–10 58 56 February 7 Toronto Maple Leafs 4–5 T. Kaberle O. Pavelec Air Canada Centre 19,104 24–22–10 58 57 February 11 New York Rangers 3–2 E. Kane O. Pavelec Philips Arena 15,093 25–22–10 60 58 February 13 Carolina Hurricanes 2–3 E. Cole O. Pavelec Philips Arena 13,032 25–23–10 60 59 February 17 Phoenix Coyotes 3–4 L. Korpikoski O. Pavelec Jobing.com Arena 10,576 25–24–10 60 60 February 19 Edmonton Oilers 3–5 T. Hall C. Mason Rexall Place 16,839 25–25–10 60 61 February 23 Buffalo Sabres 1–4 T. Myers O. Pavelec HSBC Arena 18,690 25–26–10 60 62 February 25 Florida Panthers 1–2^SO S. Bernier C. Mason Philips Arena 14,046 25–26–11 61 63 February 27 Toronto Maple Leafs 3–2^OT R. Hainsey C. Mason Philips Arena 13,147 26–26–11 63
March: 7–6–1, 15 Points (home: 3–3–1; road: 4–3–0) Game Date Opponent Score First Star Decision Location Attendance Record Points 64 March 1 Montreal Canadiens 1–3 C. Price C. Mason Philips Arena 11,156 26–27–11 63 65 March 3 Ottawa Senators 1–3 B. Bulter C. Mason Philips Arena 10,461 26–28–11 63 66 March 5 Florida Panthers 4–3^OT A. Ladd C. Mason Philips Arena 15,799 27–28–11 65 67 March 9 Carolina Hurricanes 3–2^OT O. Pavelec O. Pavelec RBC Center 16,126 28–28–11 67 68 March 11 New Jersey Devils 2–3^OT T. Zajac O. Pavelec Philips Arena 16,073 28–28–12 68 69 March 12 Philadelphia Flyers 5–4^OT V. Leino C. Mason Wells Fargo Center 19,892 29–28–12 70 70 March 15 New Jersey Devils 2–4 J. Josefson O. Pavelec Prudential Center 16,188 29–29–12 70 71 March 17 Philadelphia Flyers 4–3^SO R. Hainsey O. Pavelec Philips Arena 16,502 30–29–12 72 72 March 19 Buffalo Sabres 2–8 M. Mancari O. Pavelec HSBC Arena 18,690 30–30–12 72 73 March 24 New York Islanders 2–1 B. Wheeler C. Mason Nassau Coliseum 11,874 31–30–12 74 74 March 25 Vancouver Canucks 1–3 R. Luongo C. Mason Philips Arena 16,237 31–31–12 74 75 March 27 Ottawa Senators 5–4^SO B. Maxwell C. Mason Philips Arena 16,392 32–31–12 76 76 March 29 Montreal Canadiens 1–3 C. Price O. Pavelec Bell Centre 21,273 32–32–12 76 77 March 31 Philadelphia Flyers 1–0 C. Mason C. Mason Wells Fargo Center 19,879 33–32–12 78
April: 1–4–0, 2 Points (home: 0–2–0; road: 1–2–0) Game Date Opponent Score First Star Decision Location Attendance Record Points 78 April 2 Boston Bruins 2–3 M. Ryder O. Pavelec TD Garden 17,565 33–33–12 78 79 April 5 Nashville Predators 3–6 J. Tootoo C. Mason Bridgestone Arena 16,756 33–34–12 78 80 April 7 New York Rangers 3–0 O. Pavelec O. Pavelec Madison Square Garden 18,200 34–34–12 80 81 April 8 Carolina Hurricanes 1–6 J. Skinner O. Pavelec Philips Arena 14,652 34–35–12 80 82 April 10 Pittsburgh Penguins 2–5 B. Lovejoy C. Mason Philips Arena 16,085 34–36–12 80
2010–11 Schedule   Win (2 Points)   Loss (0 Points)   Overtime/Shootout Loss (1 Point)

Player statistics

Skaters

Note: Pos = Position; GP = Games played in; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; PIM = Penalty minutes; +/- = Plus/minus; PPG = Power-play goals; SHG = Short-handed goals; GWG = Game-winning goals 

Regular season Player GP G A Pts +/− PIM Andrew Ladd 81 29 30 59 −10 39 Dustin Byfuglien 81 20 33 53 −2 93 Tobias Enstrom 72 10 41 51 −10 54 Bryan Little 76 18 30 48 11 33 Evander Kane 73 19 24 43 −12 68 Nik Antropov 76 16 25 41 −17 42 Anthony Stewart 80 14 25 39 −10 55 Rich Peverley^‡ 59 14 20 34 −16 35 Niclas Bergfors^‡ 52 11 18 29 −11 6 Alexander Burmistrov 74 6 14 20 −12 27 Ron Hainsey 82 3 16 19 3 24 Chris Thorburn 82 9 10 19 −4 77 Johnny Oduya 82 2 15 17 −15 22 Zach Bogosian 71 5 12 17 −27 29 Blake Wheeler^† 23 7 10 17 2 14 Jim Slater 36 5 7 12 4 19 Eric Boulton 69 6 4 10 1 87 Fredrik Modin^‡ 36 7 3 10 −11 12 Ben Eager^‡ 34 3 7 10 4 77 Tim Stapleton 45 5 2 7 −10 12 Brent Sopel^‡ 59 2 5 7 7 16 Rob Schremp^† 18 3 1 4 −1 4 Freddy Meyer 15 1 1 2 −7 8 Ben Maxwell 12 1 1 2 −7 9 Patrice Cormier 21 1 1 2 −5 4 Andrei Zubarev 4 0 1 1 −4 4 Radek Dvorak^† 13 0 1 1 0 4 Mark Stuart^† 23 1 0 1 −8 24 Nigel Dawes^‡ 9 0 1 1 −6 0 Noah Welch 2 0 0 0 −1 0 Arturs Kulda 2 0 0 0 −2 2 Paul Postma 1 0 0 0 0 0 Spencer Machacek 10 0 0 0 −2 0 Carl Klingberg 1 0 0 0 0 0 Patrick Rissmiller^‡ 1 0 0 0 −1 0

Goaltenders

Note: GP = Games played; Min = Minutes played; W = Wins; L = Losses; OT = Overtime losses; GA = Goals against; GAA= Goals against average; SA= Shots against; SV= Saves; Sv% = Save percentage; SO= Shutouts

Regular season
Player GP Min W L OT GA GAA SA Sv% SHO G A PIM Ondrej Pavelec 58 3225 21 23 9 147 2.73 1705 .914% 4 0 0 4 Chris Mason 33 1682 13 13 3 95 3.39 882 .892% 0 0 0 4 Peter Mannino 2 73 0 0 0 5 4.11 36 .861% 0 0 0 0

^†Denotes player spent time with another team before joining Thrashers. Stats reflect time with the Thrashers only.
^‡Traded mid-season
underline/italics denotes franchise record

Awards and records

Records

Player	Record (Amount)	Achieved
Tobias Enstrom	Most consecutive games played in franchise history (253)	October 22, 2010
Ondrej Pavelec	Most consecutive victories in franchise history (6)	November 30, 2010
Dustin Byfuglien	Most goals in a single season by a defenseman in franchise history (11)	December 13, 2010

Milestones

Regular Season
Player	Milestone	Reached
Alexander Burmistrov	1st Career NHL Game	October 8, 2010
Nigel Dawes	200th Career NHL Game	October 8, 2010
Anthony Stewart	1st Career NHL Hat Trick	October 15, 2010
Rich Peverley	200th Career NHL Game	October 20, 2010
Alexander Burmistrov	1st Career NHL Assist 1st Career NHL Point	October 27, 2010
Alexander Burmistrov	1st Career NHL Goal	October 29, 2010
Brent Sopel	600th Career NHL Game	November 3, 2010
Niclas Bergfors	100th Career NHL Game	November 4, 2010
Andrew Ladd	100th Career NHL Assist	November 21, 2010
Eric Boulton	500th Career NHL Game	December 2, 2010
Chris Thorburn	300th Career NHL Game	December 6, 2010
Eric Boulton	1st Career NHL Hat Trick	December 18, 2010
Evander Kane	100th Career NHL Game	December 21, 2010
Patrice Cormier	1st Career NHL Game	December 28, 2010
Jim Slater	100th Career NHL Point	December 28, 2010
Dustin Byfuglien	300th Career NHL Game	December 30, 2010
Patrice Cormier	1st Career NHL Assist 1st Career NHL Point	January 2, 2011
Patrice Cormier	1st Career NHL Goal	January 7, 2011
Tim Stapleton	1st Career NHL Assist	January 22, 2011
Ondrej Pavelec	100th Career NHL Game	February 1, 2011
Tobias Enstrom	300th Career NHL Game	February 19, 2011
Nik Antropov	400th Career NHL Point	February 23, 2011
Paul Postma	1st Career NHL Game	March 9, 2011
Rob Schremp	100th Career NHL Game	March 9, 2011
Andrew Ladd	200th Career NHL Point	March 11, 2011
Ben Maxwell	1st Career NHL Goal 1st Career NHL Assist 1st Career NHL Point	March 27, 2011
Mark Stuart	300th Career NHL Game	March 29, 2011
Andrei Zubarev	1st Career NHL Game	April 5, 2011
Andrew Ladd	400th Career NHL Game	April 7, 2011
Andrei Zubarev	1st Career NHL Assist 1st Career NHL Point	April 7, 2011
Carl Klingberg	1st Career NHL Game	April 10, 2011

Awards

Regular Season
Player	Award	Awarded
Ondrej Pavelec^[9]	NHL First Star of the Week	November 29, 2010
Dustin Byfuglien	NHL Second Star of the Week	November 29, 2010
Dustin Byfuglien^[10]	NHL Third Star of the Month (November)	December 1, 2010

Transactions

The Thrashers have been involved in the following transactions during the 2010–11 season.

Trades

Date	Details
June 24, 2010^[11]	To Chicago Blackhawks Marty Reasoner Joey Crabb Jeremy Morin 1st-round pick in 2010 – Kevin Hayes 2nd-round pick in 2010 – Justin Holl	To Atlanta Thrashers Dustin Byfuglien Ben Eager Brent Sopel Akim Aliu
June 26, 2010^[12]	To New York Islanders 5th-round pick in 2011 – Brenden Kichton	To Atlanta Thrashers 6th-round pick in 2010 – Kendall McFaull 6th-round pick in 2010 – Tanner Lane
June 26, 2010^[12]	To Los Angeles Kings 6th-round pick (158th overall) in 2010 – Maxim Kitsyn	To Atlanta Thrashers 6th-round pick (169th overall) in 2010 – Sebastian Owuya 7th-round pick in 2010 – Peter Stoykewych
July 1, 2010^[13]	To Chicago Blackhawks Ivan Vishnevskiy 2nd-round pick in 2011 – Adam Clendening	To Atlanta Thrashers Andrew Ladd
August 2, 2010^[14]	To New York Rangers Todd White	To Atlanta Thrashers Donald Brashear Patrick Rissmiller
September 1, 2010^[15]	To Nashville Predators Grant Lewis	To Atlanta Thrashers Ian McKenzie
January 18, 2011^[16]	To San Jose Sharks Ben Eager	To Atlanta Thrashers 5th-round pick in 2011 – Austen Brassard
February 18, 2011^[17]	To Boston Bruins Rich Peverley Boris Valabik	To Atlanta Thrashers Mark Stuart Blake Wheeler
February 24, 2011^[18]	To Montreal Canadiens Nigel Dawes Brent Sopel	To Atlanta Thrashers Ben Maxwell 4th-round pick in 2011 – Oliver Archambault
February 28, 2011^[19]	To Florida Panthers Niclas Bergfors Patrick Rissmiller	To Atlanta Thrashers Radek Dvorak 5th-round pick in 2011^[a] – Sean Kuraly
February 28, 2011^[20]	To Montreal Canadiens Drew MacIntyre	To Atlanta Thrashers Brett Festerling
February 28, 2011^[21]	To Calgary Flames Fredrik Modin	To Atlanta Thrashers 7th-round pick in 2011^[b] – Colin Blackwell

Notes Pick later traded to San Jose Sharks. Pick later traded to San Jose Sharks. Free agents acquired Player Former team Contract terms Fredrik Pettersson^[22] Frölunda HC 2 years, $1.23 million entry-level contract Chris Mason^[23] St. Louis Blues 2 years, $3.7 million Mike Siklenka^[24] Red Bull Salzburg 1 year, $500,000 Jared Ross^[25] Philadelphia Flyers 1 year, $500,000 Jaime Sifers^[25] Minnesota Wild 1 year, $525,000 Freddy Meyer^[26] New York Islanders 1 year, $600,000 Fredrik Modin^[27] Los Angeles Kings 1 year, $800,000 Nigel Dawes^[28] Calgary Flames 1 year, $600,000 Tim Stapleton^[29] San Antonio Rampage 2 years, $1.05 million

Free agents lost Player New team Contract terms Colby Armstrong^[30] Toronto Maple Leafs 3 years, $9 million Johan Hedberg^[31] New Jersey Devils 1 year, $1.5 million Pavel Kubina^[32] Tampa Bay Lightning 2 years, $7.7 million Maxim Afinogenov^[33] SKA Saint Petersburg 5 years Clarke MacArthur^[34] Toronto Maple Leafs 1 year, $1.1 million

Claimed via waivers Player Former team Date claimed off waivers Rob Schremp^[35] New York Islanders February 28, 2011

Lost via waivers Player New team Date claimed off waivers

Lost via retirement Player Chris Chelios^[36]

Player signings Player Contract terms Eddie Pasquale^[37] 3 years, $1.8375 million entry-level contract Chris Carrozzi^[37] 3 years, $1.86 million entry-level contract Carl Klingberg^[38] 3 years, $2.37 million entry-level contract Danick Paquette^[38] 3 years, $1.875 million entry-level contract Jeremy Morin^[39] 3 years, $2.295 million entry-level contract Eric O'Dell^[39] 3 years, $1.825 million entry-level contract Jim Slater^[40] 2 years, $2 million Noah Welch^[41] 1 year, $525,000 Eric Boulton^[42] 1 year, $650,000 Ondrej Pavelec^[43] 2 years, $2.3 million Ben Eager^[44] 1 year, $965,000 Andrew Ladd^[45] 1 year, $2.35 million Peter Mannino^[46] 2 years, $1.05 million Bryan Little^[47] 3 years, $7.15 million Andrei Zubarev^[48] 2 years, $1.375 million entry-level contract Niclas Bergfors^[49] 1 year, $900,000 Alexander Burmistrov^[50] 3 years, $2.430 million entry-level contract Dustin Byfuglien^[51] 5 years, $26 million contract extension Chris Thorburn^[52] 3 years, $2.6 million contract extension Mark Stuart^[53] 3 years, $5.1 million contract extension Ben Chiarot^[54] 3 years, $1.855 million entry-level contract Zach Redmond^[55] 2 years, $1.375 million entry-level contract

Draft picks

Atlanta's picks at the 2010 NHL Entry Draft in Los Angeles.

Round	Overall	Player	Position	Nationality	College/Junior/Club team (League)
1	8	Alexander Burmistrov	C	Russia	Barrie Colts (OHL)
3	87 (from Montreal)	Julian Melchiori	D	Canada	Newmarket Hurricanes (CCHL)
4	101 (from Dallas)	Ivan Telegin	LW	Russia	Saginaw Spirit (OHL)
5	128	Fredrik Pettersson-Wentzel	G	Sweden	Almtuna IS (Sweden-2)
5	150 (from Chicago)	Yasin Cisse	RW	Canada	Des Moines Buccaneers (USHL)
6	155 (from NY Islanders)	Kendall McFaull	D	Canada	Moose Jaw Warriors (WHL)
6	160 (from NY Islanders via NY Rangers)	Tanner Lane	C	United States	Detroit Lakes High School (USHS-MN)
6	169 (from Los Angeles)	Sebastian Owuya	D	Sweden	Timrå IK Jr. (Sweden Junior)
7	199 (from Los Angeles)	Peter Stoykewych	D	Canada	Winnipeg South Blues (MJHL)

See also

• 2010–11 NHL season

References

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11. Blackhawks acquire two 2010 draft picks, Jeremy Morin, Marty Reasoner and Joey Crabb from Atlanta Thrashers
12. Day 2 provides more wheeling and dealing
13. Thrashers Acquire Forward Andrew Ladd from Chicago for Defenseman Ivan Vishnevskiy and a Second-Round Selection in the 2011 NHL Entry Draft
14. Thrashers Acquire Forwards Patrick Rissmiller and Donald Brashear from NY Rangers for Forward Todd White
15. Thrashers Acquire Forward Ian McKenzie from Nashville for Defenseman Grant Lewis
16. Thrashers Trade Forward Ben Eager to San Jose for Fifth Round Selection in 2011 NHL Entry Draft
17. Thrashers Acquire F Blake Wheeler and D Mark Stuart from Boston for F Rich Peverley and D Boris Valabik
18. Thrashers Acquire F Ben Maxwell and a Fourth Round Selection in the 2011 NHL Entry Draft from Montreal for D Brent Sopel and F Nigel Dawes
19. Thrashers Acquire Forward Radek Dvorak and a Fifth-Round Selection in the 2011 NHL Entry Draft from Florida
20. Thrashers Acquire Defenseman Brett Festerling from Montreal in Exchange for Goaltender Drew MacIntyre
21. Thrashers Acquire a Seventh Round Selection in the 2011 NHL Entry Draft from Calgary in Exchange for Forward Freddy Modin
22. Thrashers Sign F Fredrik Pettersson
23. Thrashers Sign Unrestricted Free Agent Goaltender Chris Mason^{[permanent dead link]}
24. Thrashers Sign Unrestricted Free Agent Defenseman Mike Siklenka^{[permanent dead link]}
25. Thrashers Sign Unrestricted Free Agents Jared Ross and Jaime Sifers^{[permanent dead link]}
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27. Thrashers Sign Unrestricted Free Agent Forward Fredrik Modin
28. Thrashers Sign Unrestricted Free Agent Forward Nigel Dawes
29. Thrashers Sign F Tim Stapleton; Activate F Patrice Cormier from IR and Assign to Chicago (AHL)
30. Armstrong Added To The Fold
31. Devils sign G Johan Hedberg
32. Lightning Ink Defenseman Pavel Kubina
33. REPORT: AFINOGENOV SIGNING WITH SKA ST. PETERSBURG
34. Maple Leafs Sign Free Agent Clarke MacArthur
35. Thrashers Claim Forward Rob Schremp Off Waivers from New York Islanders
36. Chelios retires after 26 NHL seasons
37. Thrashers Sign Goaltenders Edward Pasquale and Chris Carrozzi
38. Thrashers Sign Forwards Carl Klingberg and Danick Paquette
39. Thrashers Sign Forwards Jeremy Morin and Eric O'Dell 2012-03-13 at the Wayback Machine
40. Thrashers Agree to Terms with Forward Jim Slater
41. Thrashers Re-sign Defenseman Noah Welch^{[permanent dead link]}
42. Thrashers Re-sign Forward Eric Boulton
43. Thrashers Re-Sign Restricted Free Agent Goaltender Ondrej Pavelec
44. Thrashers Re-Sign Restricted Free Agent Forward Ben Eager
45. Thrashers Re-Sign Restricted Free Agent Forward Andrew Ladd
46. Thrashers Agree to Terms with Restricted Free Agent Goaltender Peter Mannino
47. Thrashers Re-Sign Restricted Free Agent Forward Bryan Little
48. Thrashers Sign 2005 Draft Choice Defenseman Andrey Zubarev 2010-08-28 at the Wayback Machine
49. Thrashers Re-Sign Restricted Free Agent Forward Niclas Bergfors
50. Thrashers Sign 2010 Draft Choice Alex Burmistrov
51. Thrashers Sign Defenseman Dustin Byfuglien to a Multiple-Year Contract Extension
52. Thrashers Re-Sign Forward Chris Thorburn to Multiple-Year Contract Extension
53. Thrashers Re-Sign Defenseman Mark Stuart to Multiple-Year Contract Extension^{[permanent dead link]}
54. Thrashers Sign 2009 Draft Choice Defenseman Ben Chiarot
55. Thrashers Sign 2008 Draft Choice Defenseman Zach Redmond