Connolly Practices With Team;Kotalik back with Drury's line.

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Connolly Practices With Team
Nick Mendola - Monday, March 26, 2007 - 10:08 AM

(WGR 550) - WGR's Paul Hamilton is reporting that Tim Connolly skated with the Buffalo Sabres at Monday morning's practice, while Toni Lydman did not.

Lydman continues to recover from an upper body injury, while Connolly is again making strides toward a recovery from the head injury he suffered against Ottawa in the Eastern Conference semi-finals.

In other news, Michael Ryan dropped down to the fourth line to practice on a line with Adam Mair and Clarke MacArthur, while Ales Kotalik joined Chris Drury and Dainius Zubrus for practice.

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[Carl J. Ironsides]

Love it, love it, love it. No. 19 will be ready soon.

[anEinherjer]

Good to hear Ales is back out there too - he should be a bigger contributor than Timmy for the near term.

[bduff54]

great news, i wish him luck. just please God keep your head up, best hands i have ever seen, him and kovalev.

[BlackRockBills]

Great news, and I needed some good Sabres news this morning. Can't wait till Wednesday...

[smashingt2312]

BYOB=Bring your own Booyaa!

[Carl J. Ironsides]

BYOB=Bring your own Booyaa!

Sweet sassy molassey!

[sukie]

Calm your boners down till he actually suits up fellahs.

[JLB]

Calm your boners down till he actually suits up fellahs.

Boner down.

Oops there it goes again.

[Sabres244]

Calm your boners down till he actually suits up fellahs.

Ok Mr. Negative..

[Chrispy56]

BYOB=Bring your own Booyaa!

He He Yes!:beerpimp:

[beTough54]

As jheigl posted in a thread a little bit lower, Garth from Hockeybuzz seems to think that Connolly could play against Montreal or Pittsburgh.

I will be at the Pittsburgh game. Oh man.

[JLB]

Ok Mr. Negative..

I know and by the way great playoff beard.

[beTough54]

I know and by the way great playoff beard.

Mr. Bond needs one :)

[Thumper]

Boner down.

Oops there it goes again.

Hahahahaaa..Hilarious!

[JLB]

Mr. Bond needs one :)

I would but don't know the procedure.

[Thumper]

I really like the way a Kotalik-Drury-Zubrus line sounds. Some tough boys to play against. They can all be very strong on the puck. I would expect a lot of cycling down low and puck control in the corners with one of them eventually winning a battle in front, getting a pass, and pumping it home.

[dasaybz]

Ales on the power play will be a nice sight to see.

[matthew94]

I heard Paille is ready to come back to. If Paille and Kotalik are back we can finally send MacArthur and Ryan down to Rochester. I appreciate what those 2 have done to help the team, but in my evaluation they are still only AHL players. MacArthur had 1 or 2 good games and a bunch of games where he was non-existent. Ryan, on the other hand, has the work ethic and speed for the NHL, but hands of stone. I think Ryan won't be in Buffalo next year, but may have shown just enough to catch on with a bad team.

For the time being...

Hecht-Briere-Pominville
Vanek-Roy-Stafford
Kotalik-Drury-Zubrus

[buffalofan19]

I don't think Connolly will be back by Saturday or Tuesday. Doesn't he have to be cleared for contact first? That has to be another week. My guess is not this Saturday but next Saturday or Sunday.

[beTough54]

I don't think Connolly will be back by Saturday or Tuesday. Doesn't he have to be cleared for contact first? That has to be another week. My guess is not this Saturday but next Saturday or Sunday.

He has to be cleared for contact, but his "return" will really only be a few minutes on the PP.

Actually, I don't know that I'd want him to come back against the Pens because of the presence of Jaarko Ruutu who wouldn't hesitate to try to take out Connolly.

[bduff54]

He has to be cleared for contact, but his "return" will really only be a few minutes on the PP.

Actually, I don't know that I'd want him to come back against the Pens because of the presence of Jaarko Ruutu who wouldn't hesitate to try to take out Connolly.

good point, ruutu is lethal, but very effective. much better than i thought he would ever be. He would destroy connolly if i got the chance, rightfully so too.

[noocllez]

there will always be the possibility that someone's going to be on the ice the same time Connolly is, and that player will attempt to take him out.

Connolly shouldn't come back until he is fully prepared to protect himself when those situations arrive.

Lindy can't think about not putting him out there just because some other player is already on the ice.

[JLB]

Now that I have my playoff beard I want to say thanks to bluetubist for setting it up.

Now let's kick some ass!

[beTough54]

there will always be the possibility that someone's going to be on the ice the same time Connolly is, and that player will attempt to take him out.

Connolly shouldn't come back until he is fully prepared to protect himself when those situations arrive.

Lindy can't think about not putting him out there just because some other player is already on the ice.

If a clean player takes him out with a clean hit, so be it. I just don't want to unecessarily expose him to dirty players like Ruutu and Tucker taking him out through a dirty hit.

[bduff54]

well tubist, you can't protect him forever. eventually tucker will come looking for him if he keeps his head down. And mair would do the same to darcy.

[pigpen65]

well tubist, you can't protect him forever. eventually tucker will come looking for him if he keeps his head down. And mair would do the same to darcy.

no doubt Tucker would take the opportunity to put a hit on Connolly. Luckily we won't have to worry about that until next year since the leaves only have a few games left now.

[bduff54]

very true pigpen, although you never know.

i doubt they make it but if they do it would be Buffalo.

you know i would love to see Tucker catch someone clean, you would love it too. i would not want to see anybody get hurt though.

[dasaybz]

Tucker is a little bitch. I'd kick that pansy's ass if I saw him on the street.

[bduff54]

lol, dsaybz. well he did score 2 goals against you on saturday, so there is no doubt he can play the game .
i bet he kicks your ass anyway. lol, he is a maniac.

[M76]

i gotta get by jordan 22's on and jump on board.. well maybe i'll wait till t con's is actually on the ice during a game.. actually maybe i'll wait till he scores a goal

[amico1990]

i gotta get by jordan 22's on and jump on board.. well maybe i'll wait till t con's is actually on the ice during a game.. actually maybe i'll wait till he scores a goal

he doesnt need to score a goal immediately to help this team...his mere presence will do tons for their morale right before the strectch run here...i believe he is the final piece of the puzzle.

[coreyl519]

Um, Sukie COnnolly has suited up the past 2 games, he was in both the Toronto Gameday skates to get some workout.

[Sabres244]

Um, Sukie COnnolly has suited up the past 2 games, he was in both the Toronto Gameday skates to get some workout.

Wow...no comment(I hope that was sarcasm)...he meant actually play in the game

[ricogarion]

Its great to see the injured list shrinking,I hope that it does not take them long to gain their legs.Their contributions are greatly anticipated.

[Bay Side]

lol, dsaybz. well he did score 2 goals against you on saturday, so there is no doubt he can play the game .
i bet he kicks your ass anyway. lol, he is a maniac.

:leafcry: He's still a bitch!! :leafcry:

[Bay Side]

Duff...Here ya go buddy!!
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[JLB]

Does Darcy like getting his ass beat lol.

[ricogarion]

Thats harsh what abuse Tucker deals with.