Farewell Garnett Exelby and Colin Stuart

We lost two Thrashers today in the trade with Toronto.

First up, Garnett Exelby. Ex was a huge fan favorite. He is funny, personable and not afraid to make a joke at his own expense. On the ice he was a tough player who liked to hit. Drafted in 1999 by the Atlanta Thrashers, Ex was our last "original" (kind of) Thrasher. He didn't play his first game as a Thrasher until the 2002-03 season and made the roster full time in 2003-04.

Last season Ex led the Thrashers in hits (151) and was third on the team in blocked shots (99). In 357 career games, all played in Atlanta, he registered 46 points and, more importantly, 511 penalty minutes.

What most Thrashers fans will miss the most Ex's personality and antics off the ice.

This is my favorite Ex video ever. Him talking about his summer vacation.

Another funny video with Ex:

Ex in the community

Leafs, you are gettin a good guy in Ex!

Stuie wasn't as popular as Ex, but he was one of my favorites. Called up this season he showed his ability to be good on the penalty kill with a habit of scoring short handed goals. Stuie was probably my 2nd favorite non-goalie Thrasher. In 33 games with Atlanta, Stuie registered five goals, three assists and eight points with 18 penalty minutes. Three of those goals were short handed. The thing that caught my attention was the short handed goals, then I noticed what nice brown eyes he had ;)

I made him this sign for the last game of the season as I didn't want him to go back to the Wolves...well he isn't. So I guess that's good for him.

Good luck in Toronto guys! You will be missed in Blueland.