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Originally Posted by Realtor 1
Connolly isnt going anywhere
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I wouldn't bet any money on that. The amount of young forwards that have overtaken him on the depth chart is stunning (Johnson, Palat, Killorn, Kucherov, Brown) ... arguably Namestnikov has overtaken him already as well and of course they have Drouin coming in.
Drouin - Stamkos - Callahan
Purcell - Filppula - Palat
Killorn - Johnson - Kucherov
Malone - Thompson - Brown
Namestnikov, Panik, Kunyk, Crombeen
Can't see Connolly win a job against those guys. Maybe there's a spot if Callahan doesn't re-sign with them, but even then I'd expect them to rather sign a UFA replacement. It's also telling that he hasn't been able to crack the lineup at all despite Jon Cooper being the head coach ... he coached Connolly in the AHL last season and knows him very well. If he doesn't think Connolly can crack the lineup by now, who knows ... the truth is that Connolly hasn't looked good in any recent call-up.