Atlanta Thrashers Fantasy Player Projections (2009-2010)

2008-2009 team record: 35-41-6 (13th east)
2008-2009 total team goals: 250 (9th)
2008-2009 total team assists: 419 (12th)
2008-2009 total goals allowed: 279 (29th)

Projected depth lineup (players in bold are players projected)

LW – Ilya Kovalchuk C – Todd White RW – Bryan Little
LW – Slava Kozlov C – Rich Peverley RW – Nik Antropov
LW – Joey Crabb C – Marty Reasoner RW – Colby Armstrong
LW – Eric Boulton C – Jim Slater RW – Anthony Stewart

D – Ron Hainsey D – Pavel Kubina
D – Zach Bogosian D – Tobias Enstrom
D – Nathan Oystrick D – Anssi Salmela

G – Kari Lehtonen
G – Johan Hedberg

All players projected through at least 75 games played (except goalies)

Ilya Kovalchuk 2008-2009 stats: GP 79, Goals 43, Assists 48, Pts 91
2009-2010 projected stats: Goals 50, Assists 45, Pts 95 (A+)

Todd White 2008-2009 stats: GP 82, Goals 22, Assists 51, Pts 73
2009-2010 projected stats: Goals 16, Assists 42, Pts 58 (C+)

Bryan Little 2008-2009 stats: GP 79, Goals 31, Assists 20, Pts 51
2009-2010 projected stats: Goals 26, Assists 28, Pts 54 (C+)

Slava Kozlov 2008-2009 stats: GP 82, Goals 26, Assists 50, Pts 76
2009-2010 projected stats: Goals 23, Assists 38, Pts 61 (B)

Nik Antropov 2008-2009 stats: GP 81, Goals 28, Assists 31, Pts 59
2009-2010 projected stats: Goals 32, Assists 30, Pts 62 (B)

Ron Hainsey 2008-2009 stats: GP 81, Goals 6, Assists 33, Pts 39
2009-2010 projected stats: Goals 7, Assists 30, Pts 37 (C+)

Pavel Kubina 2008-2009 stats: GP 82, Goals 14, Assists 26, Pts 40
2009-2010 projected stats: Goals 14, Assists 34, Pts 48 (B+)

K. Lehtonen 08-09 stats: GP 46, Wins 19, Sv% .911, GAA 3.06, SO 3
2009-10 projected stats: Wins 31, Sv% .915, GAA 2.62, SO 5 (B)

Sleeper watches:

Zach Bogosian – Zach just missed my projected write up cut off point, but I still had him projected to have a respectable season, and a better season than last year. It’s only because of the arrival of Pavel Kubina I don’t see Zach having his breakout year just yet, but he is definitely a player you will want to take if he is available in the mid to later rounds because his upside is through the roof.

Rich Peverley – Rich had 35 points in 39 games with the Thrashers last season. I don’t expect him to have that high of a points per game pace next season, but if you look at the depth chart, he should be slotted in on line two between two very good wingers which is very intriguing overall.