Kammala wannan jumla: Atlanta ta farko da aka zaba shi ne Patrik Stefan, wanda aka zaba a karo na farko, a cikin 1999 NHL Entry Draft. Ya buga wasanni bakwai a cikin NHL, amma an kira shi daya daga cikin manyan abubuwan da aka tsara a cikin tarihin gasar.
Shekaru biyu bayan zabar Stefan, Atlanta ta sake samun zaɓi na farko kuma ta zaɓi Ilya Kovalchuk. Ya zama jagoran Thrashers a kowane lokaci a cikin nau'ikan kididdiga 10. Shi ne jagora a cikin burin, taimaka, maki, harbe-harbe a kan burin, burin karin lokaci, burin wasan iko, burin cin nasara, da wasannin da aka buga.