![Buffalo Sabres' Tim Connolly (19) skates with the puck under pressure from New York Rangers' Matt Cullen (5) during the first period of the NHL hockey playoff game at HSBC Arena in Buffalo Sabres' Tim Connolly (19) skates with the puck under pressure from New York Rangers' Matt Cullen (5) during the first period of the NHL hockey playoff game at HSBC Arena in](https://l450v.alamy.com/450v/h7kf23/january-6-2011-san-jose-ca-usa-buffalo-sabres-center-tim-connolly-h7kf23.jpg)
Buffalo Sabres' Tim Connolly (19) skates with the puck under pressure from New York Rangers' Matt Cullen (5) during the first period of the NHL hockey playoff game at HSBC Arena in
![Buffalo Sabres on Twitter: "To the man with the silkiest mitts these eyes have ever seen... Happy birthday Tim Connolly! #LetsGoBuffalo https://t.co/4NugQPqgg0" / X Buffalo Sabres on Twitter: "To the man with the silkiest mitts these eyes have ever seen... Happy birthday Tim Connolly! #LetsGoBuffalo https://t.co/4NugQPqgg0" / X](https://pbs.twimg.com/media/FSK57JtX0Astgng.jpg:large)
Buffalo Sabres on Twitter: "To the man with the silkiest mitts these eyes have ever seen... Happy birthday Tim Connolly! #LetsGoBuffalo https://t.co/4NugQPqgg0" / X
Tim Connolly at peace with abbreviated NHL career: 'I'm still happy with the way things turned out' - syracuse.com
![Tim Connolly's NHL comeback swerves through his hometown with a matchup against the Syracuse Crunch - syracuse.com Tim Connolly's NHL comeback swerves through his hometown with a matchup against the Syracuse Crunch - syracuse.com](https://www.syracuse.com/resizer/IH6ctwPsqFnGgJW0Jh_fk88IOF4=/1280x0/smart/advancelocal-adapter-image-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/image.syracuse.com/home/syr-media/width2048/img/crunch/photo/timconnollyjpg-ed7c2fd2d7fb0ff3.jpg)