{"id":26175,"date":"2010-09-14T23:28:35","date_gmt":"2010-09-15T04:28:35","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.capperspicks.com\/blog\/?p=26175"},"modified":"2010-09-15T13:11:33","modified_gmt":"2010-09-15T18:11:33","slug":"predictions-2010-atlanta-thrashers-betting-preview-140910","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/capperspicks.com\/blog\/nhl\/predictions-2010-atlanta-thrashers-betting-preview-140910\/","title":{"rendered":"2010\/11 Atlanta Thrashers Predictions \u2013 Odds \u2013 Season Preview"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2><strong>Atlanta Thrashers 2010\/2011 Season Preview<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>CappersPicks.com\u00a0<a href=\"\/nhl\/\"><strong>NHL Betting<\/strong><\/a> and gambling site provides the BEST Online\u00a0<a href=\"\/handicappers\/\"><strong>hockey predictions<\/strong><\/a> for you to bet on for the 2010\/11 NHL hockey season! Stick with us all season long!<\/p>\n<p>The NHL season starts in roughly a month. That means it\u2019s time to start prepping for the betting season. Let\u2019s look at each team one by one in alphabetical order. Next Up: Atlanta Thrashers.<!--more--><\/p>\n<h3><strong>ATLANTA THRASHERS<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>Stanley Cup odds: +8000<\/p>\n<p><strong>2010-11 NHL Predictions\/Previews: Atlanta Thrashers<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>\u201cStrength in numbers\u201d may be the Atlanta Thrashers\u2019 motto for 2010-11. For years, they\u2019ve been a one or two-man team. First it was Dany Heatley and Ilya Kovalchuk, then Kovalchuk and Marian Hossa and finally just Kovalchuk. Now, with Kovie gone for good, the Thrashers are a starless team. But they\u2019re hoping their busy offseason has built them into a deeper team than ever before.<\/p>\n<p>It\u2019s not that the Thrashers don\u2019t have any guys capable of becoming top-flight NHLers; it\u2019s just that they may need a couple more years to develop before they can carry the team on their shoulders.<\/p>\n<p>Evander Kane, for example, flashed major potential in his rookie season. He\u2019s big, he\u2019s fast, he has a mean streak and he showed real fearlessness in driving to the net. The kid looks like he\u2019ll be an elite power forward some day. Even Niclas Bergfors, who came over from New Jersey in the Kovalchuk deal, has first-round pedigree and good power-play skills. <iframe allowtransparency='true' src='http:\/\/ff.connextra.com\/Bodog\/selector\/client?client=Bodog&#038;placement=Ext_RS_Sports_250x250&#038;cxt_aff_id=151627' class=\"alignleft\" style=\"margin: 1px; border: 3px solid #FFFFFF;\" width='250' height='250' scrolling='no' frameborder='0' style='border-width:0'><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>But the youngster most likely to leap into stardom this season is Zach Bogosian. The big defender projects as a 30-minutes-a-night guy who can play in all situations and chip in some offense, too. He could become an All-Star any season now.<\/p>\n<p>Looking up and down the rest of Atlanta\u2019s roster, these guys aren\u2019t horrible. They snatched Dustin Byfuglien and Andrew Ladd from the cashed-strapped Blackhawks. They signed underrated netminder Chris Mason. Up front, role players like Rich Peverley and Brian Little have also flashed offensive flair. Even Nik Antropov, believe it or not, has developed into a reliable if unspectacular center.<\/p>\n<p>So can the Thrashers reach the postseason in 2010-11? Hard to say. On one hand, their offense may regress slightly. They\u2019ve been above average in recent years thanks to Kovalchuk alone and no one on their roster can replace his goal production. On the other hand, Atlanta\u2019s defense and penalty killing could improve significantly this year. It has plenty of two-way forwards and Mason is steady in goal.<\/p>\n<p>In the mediocre Eastern Conference, anything can happen. The No. 6, No. 7 and No. 8 seeds all made deep playoff runs last year. That means a team like Atlanta has a shot to make the big dance. But don\u2019t expect the Thrashers to sniff any real success or Stanley Cup contention for several years.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Thrashers 2010 Preseason Schedule<br \/>\nDate\tOpponent\tTime (Pacific)<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>TUE SEP 21, 2010 \tBLUE JACKETS  vs\t THRASHERS 7:00 PM<br \/>\nSAT SEP 25, 2010\tHURRICANES vs\t THRASHERS 7:00 PM<br \/>\nMON SEP 27, 2010\tTHRASHERS\t vs  PREDATORS 8:00 PM<br \/>\nWED SEP 29, 2010\tPREDATORS\t vs THRASHERS 7:00 PM<br \/>\nFRI OCT 1, 2010\tTHRASHERS vs \t HURRICANES 1:30 PM<br \/>\nSAT OCT 2, 2010\tTHRASHERS\t vs BLUE JACKETS 6:00 PM<\/p>\n<h3><a href=\"http:\/\/www.bodog.ca\/welcome\/151627\/betting-offers\/capperspicks-football-deposit-bonus.html\" rel=\"nofollow\">NOTE: To all the Canadians visiting CappersPicks.com today! The Bodog.ca Sportsbook has a particular focus on Canada\u2019s most popular sports: NHL Hockey and CFL Football. CHECK THEM OUT TODAY! 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