Pedzisa mutsara unotevera: Atlanta yakanga ine chisarudzo chechipiri chepamusoro mu 2000 NHL Entry Draft; iyi sarudzo yakaunza migumisiro iri nani, sezvo mutambi akasarudzwa nechisarudzo ichocho, Dany Heatley, akaenderera mberi kuva mumwe wevatambi vakanakisisa vechikwata. Chikwata chacho chakanga chinewo chisarudzo chakanaka
2001 Draft, nechisarudzo chokutanga chose chose Ilya 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.