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It seems that Connolly is picking up the pace. He had a strong game against the Islanders, and against the Blues. He is not making the mistakes defensively as much. He still has a lot of maturing to do, but he is only 20 or 21 years old. Lot's of time for improvement. Patrick Elias didn't have his breakout season untill his fifth or sixth season with the Devils. Scott Gomez is becoming one of the leagues best playmakers, and it his his firth season I think. But Tim has a plan. He wants to get better. It's not like another Mike Wilson. It is really to early to tell that.
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EXACTLY!
Great post.
It's still too early to completely write off the Peca for Connelly/Pyatt deal as a loser. Early advantage to islanders, w/o doubt, but these guys can still be good. The Sabres, or whoever they are, may very well have received bona fide all-stars in return for him.
Connelly is showing promise again. He could be very important to this team's offense for many years to come.Argue like hell. Keep it clean. And when it's over, shake hands and root for our team! -
He has been playing awesome lately...
In the last 4 games.. he has 4 points, 2 goals and 2 assists.. :)
I told you the Connolly tracker was a good idea.. lol..
Honestly, he looks better out there.. GO TIM!! :)~*Let's go Buffalo*~
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yup
least some one is working.
I Think our defense was better with EMEL.
and the other rochester guy.
lol
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OK...now for some sanity...
Tim Connolly has spent his welcome here. His play over the last 4 games only goes to bolster my argument that he never wanted to be here and now wants a trade. He's pi$$ed about the contract squabble at the end of last year and he knows if he plays well now that he might get traded.
I say grant the trade...send him off to Calgary for a bad of pucks and some gatorade mix...he shows up now and people think he is "on the come"...forget it...it is all show until the trade deadline. If he is here after that passed then you will see his play slide again.
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Connoly
I am an Islander fan. I like how the Islanders got Peca, but i dont like how they got rid of Connoly. He is going 2 be an outstanding player. His stickhandling is amazing. Pyat is also a very yoing guy who can be very talented as well. Do u guys agree with me??:badboy:Comment
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Welcome to the Zone, Isles!Originally posted by islesrule7721
I am an Islander fan. I like how the Islanders got Peca, but i dont like how they got rid of Connoly. He is going 2 be an outstanding player. His stickhandling is amazing. Pyat is also a very yoing guy who can be very talented as well. Do u guys agree with me??:badboy:
Unless this team gets some offense, these guys are going to be under a microscope
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I can't believe my ears from these Buffalo fans. Do you expect Connolly to be Joe Sakic or Petr Forsberg in just 4 seasons? I don't think so. Let him come into his own. Some players take longer to develop than others. It is only his second season with Buffalo. Give him time. If he doesn't improve in a couple years, than get rid of his ass. But, what hes done in the past four games is showing promise. If he stays consistent like this, then he might be developing into what everybody thought he would develop into.Comment
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Sakic and Forsberg??? The guy is not even Kotalik...get rid of him now...stop flushing money on a guy that doesn't want to be here.
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The problem with this team is the coaching. I can't bring myself to repeat why again. It's beyond old.Comment
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Ebenezer- your reaction is a typical "run a player out of town" fan reaction that has plagued the Buffalo Sabres for 25 years.
Who cares if a player has offensive talent? If he isn't a mucker then he's not a "Sabres" kind of player- get rid of him!
It's way too early to write Connelly off. He needs another 2 seasons as a Sabre to see what will happen with him.
The Sabres' lack of offensive talen in general makes him even more valuable here. We need skill guys. That's why Ruff's idiotic tendency to reduce playing time for a guy like Gratton makes me seriously doubt whether he can coach in this league w/o a Hasek to protect him.
Everyone in these kinds of boards was so willing to defend Rob Johnson even after 3 years. Connelly's been a Sabre for 1 1/2 year. He deserves more time, simply because his potential is so great and what he can bring to the Sabres at a relatively reasonable price is so important to this team.
That's reality. Not Ebenezer's "get rid of the bum" nonsense.Argue like hell. Keep it clean. And when it's over, shake hands and root for our team!Comment
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This is sensible.Originally posted by starfirestar
I can't believe my ears from these Buffalo fans. Do you expect Connolly to be Joe Sakic or Petr Forsberg in just 4 seasons? I don't think so. Let him come into his own. Some players take longer to develop than others. It is only his second season with Buffalo. Give him time. If he doesn't improve in a couple years, than get rid of his ass. But, what hes done in the past four games is showing promise. If he stays consistent like this, then he might be developing into what everybody thought he would develop into.
Especially in a league where a GM for a struggling team needs to try to turn out as much talent at as reasonable a cost as possible.
Regier was stuck between a rock and a hard place with Peca in light of ownership's refusal to make a deal. He turned Peca into 2 high first round picks who are still so young that the jury's out on them- the Sabres may be a stronger team in 2 years than NY because of this deal.
Regier did the best he could with a bad hand dealt to him- he did amazingly well considering the bad spot he was in, actually.
How can you fault a GM in this type of situation looking for talent potential like Gratton, Connelly, Pyatt, etc.? How can he do better? He can't get a high priced free agent. The best he can do is bring in talent and hope it gels. If it doesn't, don't blame him- that's all he can work with. Maybe then it'd be time to look for a coach who can tap the potential.Argue like hell. Keep it clean. And when it's over, shake hands and root for our team!Comment
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How long does one have to play in order to reach their firth season?Resign our own guys!Comment
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Where did I say I hate offense...don't for one minute lump me in with all the other local lunk heads who want to see mucking and grinding and low scoring games. I grew up with the French Connection, Edmonton and Quebec and 5-4 games...excuse me that I would like to go back to those days...
Now, I never called Connolly a bum...HE'S A BUST!! He has been in the league for 4 years...he can't put 10 pucks in the net...either he is a bust or doesn't want to be here...either way it is time to part ways...think about what his playing everynight does for the morale of this team. I am sure he presence in the line up makes a guy like Warraner or McKee want to play harder.
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