Thrashers Poor Play Sinking Playoff Chances

More photos » by Kathy Kmonicek - AP about 20 hours ago: Atlanta Thrashers' Tobias Enstrom (39), of Sweden, moves the puck away from the goal guarded by Thrashers goalie Johan Hedberg (1), also of Sweden, as New York Islanders' Nate Thompson (11) skates in from behind during the third period of an NHL hockey game Saturday, Nov. 7, 2009, in Uniondale, N.Y. The Islanders defeatedt the Thrashers 6-3. (AP Photo/Kathy Kmonicek) Browse more photos » Last night the Atlanta Thrashers bodies traveled to Long Island New York, but they left their competitive spirit back in Georgia. It was a pathetic effort in which they were repeated beaten to loose pucks and simply did not put forth the effort level required to win a NHL hockey game. This stinker of a road game comes on top of a recent home stand in which they showed the same problem in nearly every first period. Now I understand that losing superstar and Captain Ilya Kovalchuk hurts the team's offensive producti...