Connolly signs two-year extension

by James Mirtle on Mar 4, 2009 9:47 AM CST Comment 7 comments

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I'm surprised to see the oft-injured Tim Connolly get a $9-million contract, but that's what's just been announced by both TSN and Sportsnet. He will make $4.5-million per season through 2010-11.

As always, health is the major issue here. Connolly's played just 79 regular season games since the end of the 2006 playoffs, missing all but two games in 2006-07, playing in 48 last season and just 29 this year. He's been excellent when healthy, putting up nearly a point a game since the lockout, but he's likely one major injury away from having to retire.

That said, he's only 27 years old and has looked good lately playing on a whole bunch of different lines (most recently with Jochen Hecht and Drew Stafford). I wonder how insurable his contract is given how often he's been hurt the past few years.

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That is a LOT of money for damaged goods…

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by TheUnemployedAsshole on Mar 4, 2009 9:54 AM CST reply actions 0 recs

Nothing “rational” about this one.

Way to go, Darcy.

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by Afino on Mar 4, 2009 9:57 AM CST reply actions 0 recs

Afino- move over, there is plenty of room on the ledge of this tall building for all of us.

The population of Pominville keeps rising!

by Blackcapricorn on Mar 4, 2009 10:09 AM CST up reply actions 0 recs

The Worker’s Comp office in Buffalo just let out a collective groan.

Hockey blogging can't get any flatter.

by saskhab on Mar 4, 2009 10:15 AM CST reply actions 0 recs

Way overpaid given his injury history even though he’s great when healthy. It’s strange, especially with some holes to fill in the summer (Spacek, Kotalik and Numminen are UFAs, right?). Of course, if they got a good insurance and aren’t going to spend to the cap anyway it’s ok – they can just count this as 2.25 million in their own budget because he’s going to miss half the season anyway.

by Malurous on Mar 4, 2009 10:43 AM CST reply actions 0 recs

I’m glad he is resigned, but we all pretty much assumed that it would be for less money, not more.

Still If he stays healthy, he is worth the price…

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by Ebscer on Mar 4, 2009 11:05 AM CST reply actions 0 recs

Even if he stays healthy, you can’t say he’s worth 4.5 mil. Since joining the Sabres, he’s doing about 0.66 pts/game, and given his injury history, the Sabres had absolutely no reason to give Connolly the hookup, and had plenty of leverage to try to bend him over the barrel. You can’t give up that kind of leverage and negotiating power in a capped economy.

by IAmJoe on Mar 4, 2009 11:17 AM CST up reply actions 0 recs