Thrashers acquire goalie, take six more draft picks

<p>After focusing on defense on the first day of the NHL draft, the Atlanta Thrashers traded for a goaltender and then focused on adding front line help in the last six rounds of the draft Sunday.</p><p>The Thrashers traded next year's third-round pick to Carolina for a fourth-round pick used to draft 18-year-old left wing Chad Painchaud, who was a top rookie in the Ontario Hockey League with 42 points last year.</p><p>In another trade Sunday, the Thrashers acquired goalkeeper Adam Berkhoel from the Chicago Blackhawks for future considerations. Berkhoel had seven shutouts with the University of Denver last year.</p><p>With their fifth-round pick, the Thrashers selected another forward, 17-year-old Juraj Gracik. The 6-foot-3, 190-pound right wing scored 34 points in the Slovakian junior league last season.</p><p>The Thrashers selected goaltender Dan Turple, 19, in the sixth round. The Ontario native had a 2.78 goals-against average in the OHL last season.</p><p>Then came more front-line help with the last three picks: left wing Mikka Tuomainem, 18, of Finland; center Mitch Carefoot, 19, of Manitoba; and right wing Matthew Siddall, 19, of British Columbia. The 6-foot-1, 205-pound Siddall will attend Northern Michigan University next fall.</p><p>On Saturday, the Thrashers traded Kurtis Foster to the Anaheim Mighty Ducks for defenseman Niclas Havelid and drafted enforcer Boris Valabik with their first-round draft pick.</p>