Forgotten NHL Players: Tim Connolly "forgotten" Sabre
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- čas přidán 10. 04. 2020
- Tim connolly was drafted by new York islanders in 1999 NHL draft as 5th overall pick. In 2001 he was traded to buffalo alongside taylor pyatt in exchange for Michael peca
Connolly was known for his sick stickhandling abilities, however too many concussions and injuries prevented him to really reach his full potential, missing entire 2003-04 regular season, 2004-05 because of lockout and all but two games in 2006-07 season when sabres won president’s trophy as regular season’s best team.
Pointwise his best season was 2009-10 when he had 65 points in 73 games, including 48 assists. But he wasn’t as flashy as back in his best days when he was dancing from coast-to-coast making ridiculous moves and scoring beautiful goals
In 2006 playoffs, Connolly was arguably sabres’ best forward scoring 11 points in 8 games but in Game 2 of Eastern conference semifinals against Ottawa senators received terrible head concussion and it was where his career took major stepback. Who knows what would have happened if he was healthy down stretch in that playoffs, he was too good that year.
His total career numbers are
679 Games played 131 Goals 300 assists 431 points
Playoffs
36 games 5 goals 18 assists 23 points
Could have been much impressive stats if he was fit,
His hands were absolute fire
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I'm 60 years old, so I remember quite well Gil Perreault. As great as he was, I can state that Tim Connelly was the most gifted stick handler in Sabres history. Tim was unbelievable with that puck.
Especially with Derek Roy and Thomas Vanek.
Connolly is amazing and great to watch. Highly skilled player. Definitely a favorite of mine and I miss watching him.
05-06 Connolly had found his game and was ready to be a star until the concussion. What a damn shame.
Still a firm believer that Connolly is a top 10 handler of all time, you put him in this current era of hockey and the sky is the limit. Unfortunate he got absolutely decimated in Ottawa.
Oh man, that tying goal against Ottawa. The most amazing playoff goal I've ever seen.
One of my favorites.
And Derek Roy. Also Thomas Vanek, Jason Pominville, Mike Grier, Paul Gaustad, Drew Stafford, etc.
Under appreciated, such a skilled player
if he doesn’t take that hit in the 06 playoffs the Sabres win the cup, he was on fire
Thanks for putting this video together
Don’t forget Henrik Tallinder, Jay McKee, Thomas Vanek, Dmitri Kalinin and Teppo Numminen. I mean Brian Campbell and Toni Lydman weren’t the same without their respective partners. Buffalo wasn’t even the same anymore without those key defensemen. Campbell’s the only lucky one, ‘cause he won the cup with Chicago.
he wasnt that good lol he had a lot of issues injury was only one of them. he was a 2 goal scorer for the most part not an all star
@@dannythomas417 we could have overcame all those D losses if we had Connolly, he would have singlehandedly outscored Carolina
Been watching the Sabres my whole life and honestly we’ve never had a player quite like him since. Tremendous ability 1 on 1. Would honestly be even better in this era. Injuries suck, that patience with the puck was insane, he was always a step ahead.
ALWAYS. My favorite Sabres player of all time
@@IIESPD00DII yeah man he was looking like an all star before the injuries no doubt. Even after the injuries still had decent numbers, got knocked for not playing a tough style but he played through injuries and they were well documented. He will always have my respect.
Ever hear of jack Eichel
@@adamoo99ify yeah obviously? What about him?
@@Igoruhandchu you said we haven’t had a player quite like him
Sensational. If not for injuries....ugh breaks my heart. Fantastic player
Concussions really derailed his career. As a fan, I even forgot he was with Buffalo for as long as 10 years. I do remember so many times you felt he finally was healthy and ready to take that next step, he would get a concussion - no fault of his own, obviously.
If he, Thomas Vanek, Teppo Numminen, Henrik Tallinder, Dmitri Kalinin and Jay McKee were healthy, they’d have that cup against their former captain as well as Hasek’s old bitch Roloson.
He had 2 concussions in his entire career, concussions didn’t derail his careee he had a protruding disc in his neck that was hitting a nerve that gave him headaches. Once they found that out he went back to play for the leafs but being out of the game for two years at that time left him at an extreme disadvantage
Absolutely filthy player. Kinda plays somewhere between Patrick Kane and Mat Barzal. Could definitely be a 90 pt player back then and now if he was healthy.
Not familiar with Mat Barzal but Tim is my favorite Sabres player of all time. Kaner is my favorite hockey player of all time. Love this comparison
He was so talented. Would have been a star if not for injuries.
6:00 TC's genius in shorthanded situations especially this wizardry against the Islanders made him such a joy to watch
Still have my Connolly sweater. He would have had a long and great career in todays game. Blows my mind he never hit the 20 goal mark for any season. Im also convinced Ovi cataloged a few of his moves to try once he became an NHLr
3:21 Ooof, that Forsberg gaffe. Had to look up if that really was Peter. It was!
So ahead of his time
was my favorite Sabre back then man. truly a magician with the puck. the hit will forever be a nightmare to me. Ruined such potential
He was the best player in the world when he was knocked out in game 2 vs Ottawa in 05' 06'. He would've won the Selke hands down.
This is awesome
(EDIT: Haha... just noticed the clip of him scoring in the Philly blowout game was cut from the highlight reel I made. You should've asked cause I would have gave you the raw video without the music, and I have a better quality source now too.) Anyway, Tim was arguably the most skill-talented player to ever suit up for the Sabres. If Patrick Kane was injury prone, Blackhawks fans would be talking about Kane the way Sabres fans talk about Tim. I'd wager Connolly, Kane and Datsyuk are the 3 best puck handlers to ever play the game. Here's the highlight reel, apparently Tim's family has seen it: czcams.com/video/UIauE5XrMsk/video.html
I have seen your video dozen times, you did great job. Few months ago I decides to make my own to extend his highlights as much as possible. Watched every sabres highlights available on youtube in order to extend his highlights. Unfortunately there are not many highlights from 05-06 regular season and postseason when he had season of his career. His best dangles and dekes would make video at least 15-20 minutes alone plus his goals on top of that. Such an natural talent. Hate when people talk about most skilled players in nhl history ans no one mentions connolly, even as a honorable mention. Guy had silky hands. He was an artist
@@turarosicky Dude you're not kidding, this guy is Top-10 all time when it comes to puck handling. I was really happy when he came back for the 50th anniversary celebrations... people gave him a bad rap at the end of his career, so it was nice to see the reunion and the crowd cheered. I'm hoping to someday interview him if possible. Anyway, EXCELLENT job with this video man, it was a great complete career highlights video. I may do one more Connolly video coming up sometime this year, more of a commentary kinda thing this time. Oh and I hear ya on the lack of 05/06 regular season footage. Hell... even playoff footage in acceptable quality is hard to find!
Chiclets bump 👊
Can you imagine if Tim Connolly, Pavel Datsyuk, and Alex Ovechkin were on the same line??
Nah, besides Derek Roy was my childhood favorite.
How could you leave out his tying goal against Ottawa in Game 1?
I guess ‘cause it was his last playoff goal. In game 2 he had a season ending concussion that caused him to miss nearly the entirety of next season. At least he was back in time to face his former club, the Islanders. And that injury was less than two minutes into the game.
Only RJ does these calls right. Feels weird hearing Joe Beninati doing a non-Capitals game as well as Sam Rosen away from the Rangers.
How was this guy not a 90 point player?
Concussions
@@aceventuraify lmao why did you respond to yourself
I want what he is smoking 🤣@@colemanb.7223
Another career shortened by injuries
Who forgot him??? I know I didn’t! Duh !
Robbed of a great career by Peter Schaefer, he was phenomenal in the 2006 playoffs, biggest loss of that playoffs
so nasty