Hockey can work in this town...it's basically the same as the other sports in this town; If they win, people will come. When they won the division a few years ago and hosted those 2 playoff games, that was honestly the LOUDEST that Phillips Arena has been for a sporting event. They're getting better since Waddell finally got smart and decided to build a younger team around Kovalchuk, rather than trying to bring the b-list of the NHL to surround Kovalchuk. If they continue that, then they're going to be the Blackhawks of the east.
But still, some of the decisions that Waddell made as GM + the Thrashers current ownership = one messed up franchise as of now. Still not moving, though. Snowball's chance in hell of that happening.