Thrashers sign Maxim Afinogenov, Mark Popovic

ATLANTA -- Forward Maxim Afinogenov and defenseman Mark Popovic, who played in the preseason with the Atlanta Thrashers on pro tryouts, have signed with the team.

Afinogenov had one goal and an assist in three preseason games. The nine-year NHL veteran has 334 career points, including 134 goals, with the Buffalo Sabres. The 30-year-old native of Moscow also played in 49 playoff games with Buffalo.

Afinogenov played for Russia in the 2002 and 2006 Olympics.

Popovic, a native of Stoney Creek, Ontario, previously played with the Thrashers from 2004-08. He spent the 2008-09 season in Russia playing for St. Petersburg of the KHL.

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