Now to the topic of Tim Connolly and face offs. First off you'll hear all of Connolly's comments tonight on the pregame with Brian Koziol. I've been trying to figure out for awhile why number 19 has all but abandoned the faceoff circle. He has been bothered by a sore hip this week, but he says that has zero to do with it. Connolly said, "I'll let you guys try to figure that out. You guys can keep writing the stories and making things up so I'll stick with that. You guys, it's what ever you want to relate to it, that's fine. I don't know, it's just something we discussed with my line mates, get different looks and different plays off the faceoffs in things we want to do. I can't announce if I want to do a certain play off a faceoff, what I'm going to do so, if I want to take faceoffs I'll take 'em, if not, somebody else will." OK, if Connolly wants me to speculate and not give me the facts when I ask him directly I will. First, let me lay out some facts. Connolly is 43 percent on faceoffs. To put that into perspective Jason Pominville is 45.9 percent. Here's another fact, Paul Gaustad stays out and takes faceoffs with many of his teammates after practice. I have never once seen Connolly work on draws. He works hard as practice is going on, but he's usually the first player off the ice as others work on their games. Here's another fact, Lindy Ruff has given him the freedom not to take draws whenever he wants. In my opinion has he quit on draws because his confidence in that part of the games is shot. He's so far gone he'd rather others take draws because he feels it's better for him and the team. He feels others have a better chance to win it. He's so far gone he doesn't feel practicing it would do any good. I would rather tell you with certainty what's up here, but Connolly would rather we figure it out. Anytime he'd like to lay the facts out there, you all will be the first to know.

Oh come on Squanto...don't insult shit like that...

maybe, bring in a centre and move connolly to the wing?

Hamilton is right, and Connolly is acting like a complete douche. What bothers me most is that nouveau riche Timmy is the first one off the ice after practice while guys like Gaustad stay extra to work on their game.

Hamilton is right, and Connolly is acting like a complete douche. What bothers me most is that nouveau riche Timmy is the first one off the ice after practice while guys like Gaustad stay extra to work on their game.

And you know what they say about people who assume...

Gaustad's return will boost out faceoff wins, to state the obvious.

Tim as a winger? Mmm; has proven a bit brittle to go with that idea.