Getty Images Tim Connolly probably won’t spend the rest of the season buried in the AHL, Leafs general manager Dave Nonis said this morning on Toronto radio.
“Is there a chance he will be back (in the NHL)? No question,” Nonis told Sportsnet 590 The Fan. “We’ve had teams call on Tim. I would expect at some point whether it’s with us or someone else that he’ll be back in the NHL before the season’s over.”
A 31-year-old center, Connolly was sent down to the Marlies in January in part to make room for young forwards Nazem Kadri and Matt Frattin.
Connolly had a disappointing 36 points in 70 games last season; however, he didn’t get near the amount of power-play time as he received in 2009-10 when he put up 65 points for the Sabres.
He’s in the final year of his contract, with a salary of $4 million and cap hit of $4.75 million.
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Persistent Preds sign another: D-man Bartley, three years, $2 million
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GM David Poile might be the busiest man in hockey.
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Based on a couple of reports, the answer appears to be yes.
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Sens’ Murray has ‘talked to a number of teams’ about moving up at draft
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“If you move up, there’s a chance to maybe get that better player.”
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The duo spent the last three seasons together in Vancouver.
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He’ll be in charge of working with defensemen.
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Chicago has once again found themselves behind the Bruins.
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Both were scheduled to become restricted free agents this summer.
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Ken Cruise showed off his work at Game 3.
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Boston has a 2-1 series lead.
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Looks like Seth Jones might not be the number one selection.
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Wednesday’s collection of links.
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It’s the first NHL game on NBCSN to surpass 4 million viewers.
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They beat the Syracuse Crunch in six games.
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“It’s going to be a strong, solid franchise just like Winnipeg is now.”
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Things are getting dramatic in Philadelphia.
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His annual cap hit is a hefty $7,727,273.
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Coburn might be heading the other way.
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He also loves 2013 NHL Draft prospect Darnell Nurse.
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The coach already had him picked as Plan B if Marian Hossa couldn’t play.
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Blackhawks coach knows his team has to improve in those areas.
