Jimmy!!!

Per TSN, DW/RD have re-signed Jimmy Slater!

The league's best 4th line has put ink to paper and will be frightening visitors to Philips Arena again this Fall.

So to date, the Thrashers have under contract:
Kovy, Pevs, Antro, Kozy, White, Little, Marty the Party, Slats, Thor, and Boults.
Army has elected arbitration, so he's back as well, we just don't know how much he's going to get paid and whether it'll be a 1 or 2 year deal.

That leaves one forward position up for grabs among the Crabb/Macachek/Kane/Stapleton crowd or another acquisition.

Defense is looking good, too, with:
Bogosian, Enstrom, Hainsey, Kubina, Oystrick, and Peanut all under contract.

I'd like to see us upgrade one of those 3rd pairing guys, though if Oystrick and Peanut can both take a decent step forward from last year, they'll do nicely at about 9-12 minutes per night.

Our goalie situation is still a logjam with 3 NHL netminders under contract:
Moose, Kari, and Ondrej the Giant.

Moose is a huge locker room presence and the quintessential back up goalie. Kari and Ondrej each expect to be starting for an NHL team this season. Somebody's got to go sooner or later.

Toronto just dropped off the market for a goalie. Colorado has Anderson and will be happy with him unless/until he proves himself unready for the starting job in October or November. Dallas and San Jose have aging goalies who need reliable youth behind them who can play 20-30 games. Somebody make us an offer.