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Atlanta Thrashers sign Frederik Modin
Frederik Modin played on both Los Angeles and Columbus last season, this year he'll suit up for the Atlanta Thrashers. (AP Images)
The Atlanta Thrashers continued to add Stanley Cup championship experience to their young roster with the addition of free agent left-winger Frederik Modin.
After stealing forward Dustin Byfuglien off the reigning champion Chicago Blackhawks earlier this summer, the Thrashers will gladly welcome a second big man who knows what it takes to make it to the top. Especially when that big man (6'4") has the potential to hit the 40-point mark provided he stays healthy for the 2010-11 season.
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Heading into a regular season without Ilya Kovalchuk for years will be refreshing for the Thrashers, who even as a franchise are young and inexperienced. The players that make up the roster are no different. Modin will join a young core that will be led by Nik Antropov and Bryan Little.
Perhaps the most notable assets the team has heading into the season are prized prospects Evander Kane and Zach Bogosian.
The Thrashers might not be pounding on the playoff's door once spring rolls around, but for the first time in a long time the club can focus on building a balanced, connected line-up, free of the obligation to focus their plans on Kovalchuk.