Thrashers Re-Sign Forward Armstrong to Two-Year Contract

The Atlanta Thrashers have avoided arbitration with right wing Colby Armstrong by signing him to a two-year contract worth $2.4 million. The deal averages out to $1.2 million per season. In all 82 games last season with the Thrashers, Armstrong scored 22 goals and 18 assists for 40 points and 75 penalty minutes. In 281 career games with the Thrashers and Pittsburgh Penguins, he has 63 goals and 86 assists for 149 points and 256 penalty minutes. This is a decent signing for the Thrashers, as Armstrong brings plenty of offensive and goal-scoring depth and some toughness to the team. If he can repeat his success of 2008-09 in 2009-10, he will be a very affordable signing for the Thrashers. Plus, if Armstrong’s production continues to improve over the next two seasons, the team could retain him for longer than two years.