The Thrashers are eliminated from the NHL's post season in their first season in Winnipeg and 10th in franchise history.
It is not at all surprising. The Thrashers have come up short so many times in the past at the last second. Despite having a great home-ice record of 23-12-4 (as of March 28), the road was brutal. The team managed just a 12-21-4 tally. They did have a decent run at times, but slumped at the worst time: end of the season.
The Thrashers did manage to close the gap this year on the goals for versus goals against, trailing by just -18. Not too shabby.
Oh, did I say Thrashers? I meant the Winnipeg Jets. Sorry. The poor ice performance and all.
Guess it proves that you can take a team out of country, put them in front of 15,004 enthusiastic and supportive fans every single night, and that doesn't win hockey games. It wasn't the fan support that caused the team to struggle (though the struggling team did not help the fan support).
