Thrashers Historic Depth Charts: Checking Forwards

As part of the 10th Anniversary of the Atlanta Thrashers we are taking a look at the evolution of the roster over time. First we looked at defense, then at scoring forward positions (aka "top six") and today the checking forwards (aka "bottom six"). In the NHL checking line players are important, but the ability to play defense in the NHL is not as rare as the ability to score in the NHL. Therefore, most teams see more turnover in the ranks of their bottom six forwards. Certainly that has been true of the Thrashers if you peruse the table below. The longest checking forwards with continuous service in Atlanta were Stefan, Slater and Svartvadet. Season LW min C min RW min LW min C min RW min Fighter min 2000 Johnson  538 Stefan 1066 Sylvester 714 Karlsson 662 Svartvadet 509 Ward 503 Lambert 850 2001 Donovan 885 Stefan 932 Sylvester 605 Karlsson 774 Svartvadet 1014 Lambert 612 Odgers 7...