Pittsburgh Penguins goaltender Ty Conklin, right, looks into the net as he is beat from a shot by Atlanta Thrashers left wing Ilya Kovalchuk, not pictured, as Thrashers right wing Marian Hossa, rear, of Slovakia, looks on, during the first period, Saturday, Jan. 12, 2008 of an NHL hockey game at Philips Arena in Atlanta. The Thrashers won 3-2 during the shootout.
OTTAWA, ON - MAY 16: Back-up goaltender Ty Conklin #35 congratulates goaltender Ryan Miller #30 of the Buffalo Sabres after their team defeated the Ottawa Senators 3-2 in Game 4 of the 2007 Eastern Conference Finals on May 16, 2007 at the Scotiabank Place in Ottawa, Canada. The Senators lead the serie 3-1. (Photo by Phillip MacCallum/Getty Images) *** Local Caption *** Ty Conklin;Ryan Miller
UNIONDALE, NY - APRIL 18: Back up golatender Ty Conklin #35 of the Buffalo Sabres congratulates winning goaltender Ryan Miller #30 after their team's victory over the New York Islanders in Game 4 of the 2007 Eastern Conference Quarterfinals on April 18, 2007 at Nassau Coliseum in Uniondale, New York. The Sabres won the game 4-2 and lead the series 3-1. (Photo by Jim McIsaac/Getty Images) *** Local Caption *** Ty Conklin;Ryan Miller
PHILADELPHIA - APRIL 08: Mike Knuble #22 of the Philadelphia Flyers takes a shot on goal against Chris Drury #23, Toni Lydman #5 and Ty Conklin #35 of the Buffalo Sabres at the Wachovia Center on April 8, 2007 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. The Flyers defeated the Sabres 4 to 3. (Photo by Len Redkoles/Getty Images) *** Local Caption *** Mike Knuble;Chris Drury;Toni Lydman;Ty Conklin
PHILADELPHIA - APRIL 08: Mike Knuble #22 of the Philadelphia Flyers slaps the winning goal past goaltender Ty Conklin #35 of the Buffalo Sabres at the Wachovia Center on April 8, 2007 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. The Flyers defeated the Sabres 4 to 3. (Photo by Len Redkoles/Getty Images) *** Local Caption *** Mike Knuble;Ty Conklin
SUNRISE, FL - MARCH 15: Goaltender Ty Conklin #35 of the Buffalo Sabres celebrates with teammates Teppo Numminen #27 and Drew Stafford #21 after defeating the Florida Panthers 5-3 at the Bank Atlantic Center on March 15, 2007 in Sunrise, Florida. (Photo by Eliot J. Schechter/Getty Images) *** Local Caption *** Ty Conklin;Teppo Numminen;Drew Stafford
Ottawa Senators' Martin Lapointe, center, jumps out the way of Dany Heatley's (not pictured), of Germany, scoring shot on Pittsburgh Penguins' Ty Conklin, left, and Hal Gill, right, during second period NHL hockey action in Ottawa on Saturday, March 1, 2008. This is Martin Lapointe's first home game after being traded to the Ottawa Senators from the Chicago Blackhawks.