Nyora kupfuurira kweiyi ndima - Atlanta yaive yechipiri sarudzo yakazara mu2000 NHL Entry Draft; iyi dhizaini yakaunza mhedzisiro iri nani, sezvo mutambi akasarudzwa nesarudzo iyoyo, Dany Heatley, akaenderera mberi kuva mumwe wevatambi vakanakisa vechikwata. Chikwata chacho chakanga chinewo chisarudzo chakanaka mu2001 Draft
, nechisarudzo chokutanga chose chose chaIiya Kovalchuk. Vose Heatley naKovalchuk vakatamba mwaka wavo wokutanga muNHL muna 2001<unk>02; vatambi vose vakatumidzwa kuNHL All-Rookie Team uye Heatley akapiwa Calder Memorial Trophy seNhabvu yeNhabvu yeGore.