I think the part that TRULY gets to the hearts of the Atlanta Thrasher fans is that, this market has already been here and done the exact same thing. For as long as I can remember, I have always been a fan of Canada. Canadians always being looked at as our northern neighbors. It was a pair of wonderful Canadians who I trusted to drop me into my first pit, at over 130′ ft, I felt as though I was really in good hands.

But in Winnipeg, wow! You have truly changed my mind. We have been watching you, every time the rumor mill sparks up, circling each franchise as a weakness is shown. Each time, you drool with more saliva spilling out around the NHL. Never strong enough to fight and convince the NHL to open the doors for an expansion team. Instead, feeling as though you were treated unfairly, you have just sat and waited for the moment you would “get yours” and find a way to have someone else’s team placed gently back at your feet.

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This week at Cross Ice, the kids started of with similar drills to last week. Starting to show some balance on the “tug of war’. It seemed as though there was a slightly different air in the rink this Sunday though. You could hear parents talking amongst each other about the most recent ‘news’ and the kids seemed to have an almost saddened feel to their drills. (more…)