Tim Connolly at peace with abbreviated NHL career: 'I'm still happy with the way things turned out' - syracuse.com
![Buffalo Sabres' Ales Kotalik congratulates teammate Tim Connolly after Connolly scored on Toronto Maple Leafs' Ed Belfour during first period action at the Air Canada Center in Toronto, Canada on December 29, Buffalo Sabres' Ales Kotalik congratulates teammate Tim Connolly after Connolly scored on Toronto Maple Leafs' Ed Belfour during first period action at the Air Canada Center in Toronto, Canada on December 29,](https://c8.alamy.com/comp/W0ACHE/buffalo-sabres-ales-kotalik-congratulates-teammate-tim-connolly-after-connolly-scored-on-toronto-maple-leafs-ed-belfour-during-first-period-action-at-the-air-canada-center-in-toronto-canada-on-december-29-2005-upi-photochristine-chew-W0ACHE.jpg)
Buffalo Sabres' Ales Kotalik congratulates teammate Tim Connolly after Connolly scored on Toronto Maple Leafs' Ed Belfour during first period action at the Air Canada Center in Toronto, Canada on December 29,
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