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By Bud L. Ellis
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ATLANTA — When I looked at the Atlanta Thrashers’ schedule earlier this summer, the first thing that caught my eye was this weekend.

And no, not because I’ll be spending it in the mountains relaxing for three days, after burning the work/blogging/freelance/husband/father candle at every end imaginable nonstop the past few months … but more on that in a minute.

No, seeing back-to-back road games at Detroit and at Boston for a young team with a new head coach in games seven and eight of the season really grabbed me.

Tough, tough weekend upcoming for Le Thrash.

Detroit, the defending Stanley Cup champion, stands second in the Western Conference with nine points (4-1-1), leading the Central Division. Boston sits third in the Northeast Division with seven points.

If there is a ray of hope for the Thrashers, consider this: the Red Wings are 1-1-1 at home, having made most of their hay in the early going away from Hockeytown. The B’s are 0-1-1 at home following Thursday’s loss to Toronto.

Be a good time for the Thrashers to turn things on in regards to their power play production, and on the blueline, where Atlanta still is surrendering a ton of shots.

Now, about the weekend: I will not be filing game stories Saturday morning or Sunday morning. I’ll have advance stories posting each morning for your enjoyment. I’ll recap the weekend trip either Sunday or Monday, and then we’ll look ahead to next week, which features games with Philly, the Rangers and the Devils.

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