Thrashers acquire veteran defenseman Pavel Kubina from Toronto in 4-player deal

October 10th, 2009 Thrashers-Senators Sums Atlanta 2 0 0—2Ottawa 2 1 1—4First Period_1, Ottawa, Kovalev 1 (Fisher, Alfredsson), :43. 2, Ottawa, Ruutu 1 (Kelly, Donovan), 2:25.

October 8th, 2009 Thrashers-Blues Sums Atlanta 2 1 1—4St. Louis 1 0 1—2First Period_1, St.

October 8th, 2009 Thrashers lose Boris Valabik to ankle injuryATLANTA — Atlanta Thrashers defenseman Boris Valabik is expected to miss four to six weeks after having surgery to repair a high ankle sprain. The Thrashers said Valabik, a native of Nitra, Czechoslovakia, had surgery on Thursday morning.

September 30th, 2009 Lightning-Thrashers Sums Tampa Bay 0 2 1—3Atlanta 2 2 2—6First Period_1, Atlanta, Kovalchuk 1 (Little, Kubina), 8:20. 2, Atlanta, Salmela 1 (Boulton, Thorburn), 11:23.

September 24th, 2009 Ducks trade McCarthy to ThrashersANAHEIM, Calif. — The Ducks have traded defenseman Steve McCarthy to the Atlanta Thrashers for future considerations.

September 21st, 2009 Little, Antropov lead Thrashers past Carolina, 4-2ATLANTA — Bryan Little scored the go-ahead goal in the third period, Nik Antropov had three assists in his first home game with Atlanta and the Thrashers took a 4-2 preseason win over the Carolina Hurricanes on Monday night. Little was set up by Antropov and Ilya Kovalchuk midway through the third period.

September 21st, 2009 Hurricanes-Thrashers Sums Carolina 1 1 0—2Atlanta 2 0 2—4First Period_1, Carolina, Rodney 1 (Brind'Amour, Samsonov), 2:41 (pp). 2, Atlanta, Kubina 1 (Antropov, Fritsche), 10:02 (pp).

September 18th, 2009 Maple Leafs acquire Kessel from BruinsTORONTO — The Toronto Maple Leafs acquired the rights to Phil Kessel after months of talks with the Boston Bruins and then signed him to a five-year, $27 million deal on Friday. Toronto sent a first and second-round pick in the 2010 draft to Boston, along with another first-round pick in 2011.

September 18th, 2009 Leafs acquire Kessel from BruinsTORONTO — The Toronto Maple Leafs acquired the rights to Phil Kessel after months of talks with the Boston Bruins and then signed him to a five-year, $27 million deal on Friday. Toronto sent a first and second-round pick in the 2010 draft to Boston, along with another first-round pick in 2011.

September 18th, 2009 Leafs acquire rights to KesselTORONTO — The Toronto Maple Leafs have acquired the rights to Phil Kessel after months of talks with the Boston Bruins, the teams said Friday. In return for the rights to negotiate with the restricted free agent, Toronto sent a first and second-round pick in the 2010 draft to Boston, along with another first-round pick in 2011.

July 28th, 2009 Maple Leafs acquire C Primeau from FlamesTORONTO — The Toronto Maple Leafs have acquired center Wayne Primeau from the Calgary Flames for defenseman Anton Stralman and forward Colin Stuart. The Maple Leafs will also receive a second-round draft pick in 2011, and Calgary will get a 2012 seventh-round pick in the deal announced Monday.

July 16th, 2009 Thrashers re-sign G Kari LehtonenATLANTA — The Thrashers say they have have re-signed Kari Lehtonen, the team's career leader among goalies in games played, wins and shutouts. Terms of the deal for the restricted free agent were not disclosed.

July 7th, 2009 Thrashers sign 4 free agentsATLANTA — Defenseman Joel Kwiatkowski and forward Jason Krog have signed deals to return to the Atlanta Thrashers. Kwiatkowski, 32, recorded five assists in 18 games with Atlanta during the 2007-08 season and has played in 282 career NHL games with five teams.

July 2nd, 2009 Thrashers sign Antropov from RangersATLANTA — The Atlanta Thrashers signed free agent forward Nik Antropov to a four-year, $16 million contract on Thursday, setting up a reunion with Ilya Kovalchuk. The 29-year-old Antropov played with Kovalchuk in Russia during the NHL lockout.

June 9th, 2009 Thrashers re-sign Marty ReasonerATLANTA — Forward Marty Reasoner, who set a career high with 14 goals for Atlanta last season, has re-signed with the Thrashers. The 32-year-old Reasoner signed with Atlanta last year after playing with Edmonton for six seasons.