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"I've heard every name from Nikolai Khabibulin in Chicago to Manny Legace, who is playing out his career (in the AHL)," Kelley said, adding that Darcy Regier may have a special issue making a trade.
"Any deal of any consequence in Buffalo, they've been trying to link Maxim Afinogenov into the deal," Kelley said. "There doesn't seem to be much of a taker. You look at the team without the goaltending scenario, even with Thomas Vanek coming back, you think they'd be a buyer. A great number of their young players, and even some of their veteran young players, have not been scoring in a consistent pattern."
While the Sportsnet and Sports Illustrated writer said Columbus seems interested in Connolly, the center may have to look to a discounted deal, because of the economy and the inherent injury risk involved, as he has missed close to 250 games in the past five years.
"Any deal of any consequence in Buffalo, they've been trying to link Maxim Afinogenov into the deal," Kelley said. "There doesn't seem to be much of a taker. You look at the team without the goaltending scenario, even with Thomas Vanek coming back, you think they'd be a buyer. A great number of their young players, and even some of their veteran young players, have not been scoring in a consistent pattern."
While the Sportsnet and Sports Illustrated writer said Columbus seems interested in Connolly, the center may have to look to a discounted deal, because of the economy and the inherent injury risk involved, as he has missed close to 250 games in the past five years.
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