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Connolly misses practice, Hecht is back

It should come as no surprise that Tim Connolly misses practice once again, this time with a sore groin.  I have never seen a player that is injured more than Tim Connolly, at any level of any sport.  I don't think it would be a stretch to say that Timmy has missed more games than he has played since becoming a Buffalo Sabres.  I'm sure that someone out there knows the exact numbers of games missed and games played...fill us in.  In an effort to avoid my blood pressure to rise too high I will avoid talking about TC anymore today.

The good news is that Jochen Hecht was at practice and he will be in the lineup on Friday night against the Atlanta Thrashers.  With the injury to Connolly (oh damn...there goes the blood pressure) Hecht was centering a line with C-Mac and Pominville.  I would expect that Hecht will play on that line regardless of what happens with Connolly (oops I did it again).

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What should the Sabres do with Connolly?
try to trade him
15 votes
play him whenever he is healthy...he is too good to sit out
24 votes
make him a scratch unless there are other injuries
2 votes
Who Cares
8 votes

49 votes | Poll has closed

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Connolly has played in 265 of 410 regular season games (64.6%) during his time in Buffalo.

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by Brian Galliford on Nov 6, 2008 9:16 AM EST reply actions   0 recs

Thanks Brian

I knew you would come through with that vital information.

 Is 64.6% Good?

 I’m guessing not but I digress.

by David Oleksy on Nov 6, 2008 4:41 PM EST up reply actions   0 recs

Conolly

is a great player when he is in there….just look what he did to the jersey defenseman (even without a helmet)….but man he just seems like a walking injury…I wonder if darcy has any kind of clause with him about salary vs games played…it just sucks when he counts against the cap but he only plays a little over half the games

by Lion Alum on Nov 6, 2008 11:38 AM EST reply actions   0 recs

Connolly

I’m guessing there is no clause in his contract but the salary cap isn’t really an issue. The Sabres have room under the salary cap but the bigger issue is that they have to pay him. I wish I could work only 64.6% of the time and make 100% of my salary

by David Oleksy on Nov 6, 2008 4:43 PM EST up reply actions   0 recs

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