How Many Games Will Tim Connolly Play In 2011-2012?
by PPP on Oct 6, 2011 9:45 AM EDT
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PrintFrom the moment that Tim Connolly was signed by the Toronto Maple Leafs it was clear that it was a high-risk, high-reward move. Connolly has (had?) the potential to help address a couple of Toronto's biggest shortcomings:
Penalty Kill
Over the past three seasons, the Sabres have averaged nearly two goals more against per hour without Connolly than they have with him. Put another way, the Sabres have been roughly 40% more efficient killing penalties when Connolly was on the ice versus when he wasn’t. It’s no wonder that McKeen’s 2011-12 Yearbook states that Connolly "excelled killing penalties."
Power Play
While the Sabres’ have run an above-average power play the last few seasons, Connolly’s numbers are still very good – typically, he has been the Sabre’s second-best power play scorer relative to ice-time. The fact that he’s been a key component on a successful power play is also to his credit – with the Leafs failing to ice even an NHL-average power play at any point over the past three seasons, Connolly should represent a welcome upgrade on the talent they’ve been using.
Of course, he's already on Injured Reserve. This could be a long season.
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I hope YouTube comes down to film this.
by birky on Oct 6, 2011 9:55 AM EDT reply actions 5 recs
short sweet and simple
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FLYERROB ! YOU STAY AWESOME FLYERS FANS ! ~ ~ ~ Lori Wilson Gray ~ ~ April 07th 1967 - May 27th 2011 ~ May you rest in Peace ~ I love you and miss you big Sis ! I cant believe at 44 yrs of age .. you went to sleep and never woke up. I promise to take care of Matt and Emily for you. With Love, your baby Brother.
Remember the time we were joking about him getting injured all the time?
Yeah
Being a Leafs fan makes me bipolar.
Whoa whoa whoa
You guys were joking?
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by nhlcheapshot on Oct 6, 2011 10:15 AM EDT up reply actions
How Many Games Will Tim Connolly Play In 2011-2012?
I say 60 games.
This includes Injuries and scratches.
Friggen Habs stole Blair Betts from the FLYERS off the Waiver wire and I AM REALLY PISSED !! (I heard that they also gave him the Tallest Player Award as well.) Paul Holmgren was trying to be sneaky with salary cap and tried to sneak him unnoticed and they snagged him up. I already HATE Montreal so….
PLEASE !! GO LEAFS GO !! BEAT THE TEENY TINY HABS !!
FLYERROB ! YOU STAY AWESOME FLYERS FANS ! ~ ~ ~ Lori Wilson Gray ~ ~ April 07th 1967 - May 27th 2011 ~ May you rest in Peace ~ I love you and miss you big Sis ! I cant believe at 44 yrs of age .. you went to sleep and never woke up. I promise to take care of Matt and Emily for you. With Love, your baby Brother.
Probably trying to park at the ACC.
R.I.P. The playoff hopes of Montreal Canadiens fans for 2011-12.
by not norm ullman on Oct 6, 2011 10:39 AM EDT up reply actions
poor play, or to rest, or if he has the flu. It happens
FLYERROB ! YOU STAY AWESOME FLYERS FANS ! ~ ~ ~ Lori Wilson Gray ~ ~ April 07th 1967 - May 27th 2011 ~ May you rest in Peace ~ I love you and miss you big Sis ! I cant believe at 44 yrs of age .. you went to sleep and never woke up. I promise to take care of Matt and Emily for you. With Love, your baby Brother.
They didn’t steal Betts. The Flyers were IDIOTS for waiving him…. In what way is the waiver wire sneaky? It is announced to every team in the league and they are provided the opportunity to take the player….
Also why on earth would Connolly be scratched?
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They were Idiots.
They have tried to sneak players via the waiver wire in the past and its a gamble that sometimes they win sometimes they lose. Sometimes its done with the intention of knowing that they don’t want to waive the person but they feel that the league will pass on the player because the salary is too high for another team to take them (overpriced) and its done to get under the salary cap.
Paul was hoping that the other NHL teams wouldn’t want to pick up Betts Salary and have him clear waivers and put him back on the roster. Just like they did with Matt Walker. Just like they tried to do with Glenn Metropolit and failed that as well with Montreal previously.
FLYERROB ! YOU STAY AWESOME FLYERS FANS ! ~ ~ ~ Lori Wilson Gray ~ ~ April 07th 1967 - May 27th 2011 ~ May you rest in Peace ~ I love you and miss you big Sis ! I cant believe at 44 yrs of age .. you went to sleep and never woke up. I promise to take care of Matt and Emily for you. With Love, your baby Brother.
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by Future_considerations on Oct 6, 2011 10:08 AM EDT reply actions
Very.
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by nhlcheapshot on Oct 6, 2011 10:16 AM EDT up reply actions
Thass not bad luck, thass evil.
R.I.P. The playoff hopes of Montreal Canadiens fans for 2011-12.
by not norm ullman on Oct 6, 2011 10:40 AM EDT up reply actions
BTW
The panel has reported back, and this blog has been classified as a Bristol Type 3.
R.I.P. The playoff hopes of Montreal Canadiens fans for 2011-12.
by not norm ullman on Oct 6, 2011 10:40 AM EDT reply actions
Mellow Yellow asks
How will you stay smooth?
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65 GP
His average of the last 2 years is 70.5 GP and the last 3 years is 63 GP. 65 is a nice round number in the middle of those two.
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This injury was a freak accident, from the sounds of it – not an indication of a long-term problem. Yes, it plays into the “Connolly has a glass jaw” narrative, but we don’t have any indication that his old weaknesses had anything to do with it. As far as I’m concerned, he’s as likely to play the full season as any other player.
I say 65-70 gp as a conservative estimate. I won’t be surprised if he’s back next week and doesn’t miss another game in the season.
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