Correction and Questions

Catching up on The Falconer’s blog from quite a few weeks ago, I somehow overlooked this:

“Chi-town Thrash lays out his off season plan for the Thrashers. He’s dead wrong about Colby Armstrong of course, but the rest of it is interesting.”

After reading what I wrote two posts ago, I may have misworded my action plan. By “replace” Colby, I meant replacing his position on the top-6 so he could be moved to Reasoner’s line. There’s no way, no how I’d want to let him walk. Also, I stated that Colby Armstrong should replace Perrin’s position on the third line. If, after this correction, I’m still dead wrong, then I’ll put my thinking cap on. Thanks for the acknowledgement, Falconer!

Now for the questioning. A few days ago, Mark Bradley posted a blog suggesting that the Thrashers trade Ilya Kovalchuk before the beginning of the season. I acknowledge Mark as a fine writer, but I heavily disagree, especially in regards to his comparison to Marian Hossa. But Mark is also about the hypotheticals, so shall I. He recently asked Thrashers fans if they would miss the Thrashers should they move. I’ll propose another hypothetical question.

If the Thrashers traded Ilya Kovalchuk, who would you build the team around, and why?

I ask that every fan reading this can take a minute to answer. I’m not interested in backhanded answers like “Bryan Little because he’s awesome.” I’d like to use your responses in an article I’ll write for The Hockey Writers.

I know I said I’ll be back at training camp, but some juices are flowing this offseason, and there’s much to write about.