July 1, 2008 | 1:15am ET
Thrashers want to be buyers TheFourthPeriod.com
With around $33 million already committed to next season's payroll, the Thrashers are looking to buy a few free agents, reports the Atlanta Journal-Constitution.
The Thrashers are believed to be looking for a couple top-six forwards and two top-four defensemen.
"The players that we sign have to be difference-makers," Thrashers GM Don Waddell told the newspaper.
Atop Waddell's priority list is a veteran defenseman and the team could target Brian Campbell.
Other potential targets include Michael Ryder, Radim Vrbata, Brendan Morrison, Michal Rozsival and Kristian Huselius.
