Thrashers finally can Bob Hartley, Don Waddell takes over as coach until he finds a replacement.

Yeah, like we didn’t see that one coming from a mile away.

Truth be told, I feel bad for my friends in Thrashers Nation or Blueland or whatever the heck they’re calling the fanbase these days. It’s just been one thing after another with them–and the search for a new coach is going to be tough until the ownership situation gets resolved, especially since the guy that’s gotta hire the new coach is now doing the coaching (and given how he’s done as GM, I dunno if I really like seeing him behind their bench again¹).

¹Some may recall that the last time the Thrashers fired their coach, Waddell took over for a few games. Look for Waddell to be coaching for a bit longer this time.