OTHL -- The Atlanta Thrashers have had a really up and down season and today they where elimnated from the playoff race with 1 game left on the schedule. The Thrashers started the season with a bang and fly up the standings lead by goaltender Dominik Hasek who was aquired early in the season, and by the dynamic duo of Kovalchuk & Heatley. The Thrashers lead the league at one point, but a mid-season slump saw the managment bring in some fresh talent in form of Chris Pronger and Jarome Iginla. However, things did not get better. In fact, the Thrashers continued to plumit down the standings and soon found themselfs way down the eastern conference.
So Atlanta cut there loses and traded Chris Pronger and Jarome Iginla, among others. With hope that some new aquired depth would turn the free fall into a steady climb up the standings. And after a slow start the new look Thrashers started there climb up the standings. But today there late season surge came to an end due to a 3-2 loss to the Washington Capitals. Atlanta are now 4 points behind 8th placed Tampa Bay, with just 1 game left to play. So the season is now over for the Atlanta Thrashers.