$125 Waivers
The Blackhawks have placed Brett Connolly on unconditional waivers for purpose of buying out final year of his contract.
Brett Connolly News
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Connolly will be a healthy scratch on Friday.
Connolly picked up his first point of the season last night but will come out of the lineup on Friday. Lukas Reichel was recalled from the AHL and will replace him in the lineup.
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Connolly will draw into the Blackhawks lineup on Monday.
Connolly has been a healthy scratch for the last two games but will replace Philipp Kurashev in the lineup on Monday. Connolly has failed to register a point in seven games this season.
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Connolly will be a healthy scratch on Wednesday.
Connolly played in three straight games but will be replaced by Josiah Slavin, who was called up from the AHL after the All-Star break. Connolly has not registered a point in seven games this season.
The Blackhawks have activated Brett Connolly from the COVID-19 protocol list.
Connolly missed three games while in COVID-19 protocol but will be available for Friday's game vs. the Wild. It's unclear whether or not he will be in the lineup or not.
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Connolly will be a healthy scratch on Friday.
The Blackhawks recalled Brett Connolly from Rockford (AHL).
Connolly is a 10-year NHL veteran with 527 career games played and 194 points (101G / 93A) with the Lightning. Capitals, Bruins, Panthers, and Blackhawks. He skated on the Blackhawks' fourth line in Monday's practice and will likely make his season debut on Wednesday.
Connolly is in concussion protocol and is expected to miss the final two games of the season.
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Connolly will be back in the Blackhawks lineup on Thursday.
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Connolly will make his Blackhawks debut on Monday.
The Blackhawks have acquired Brett Connolly, Riley Stillman, Henrik Borgstrom and a seventh-round pick from the Panthers for Lucas Wallmark and Lucas Carlsson.
Connolly has been loaned to the taxi squad.
After drawing into the lineup on Tuesday, Connolly goes to the taxi squad with Eetu Luostarinen coming back the other way.
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Connolly is not on the ice for warmups; will not play on Friday.
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Connolly will be a healthy scratch on Saturday.
Connolly (undisclosed) is expected to play in the Panthers season opener.
Connolly returned to Panthers practice on Monday and head coach Joel Quenneville said that “it looks like he’s going to be more than ready for opening night.” Connolly is set to play a top-6 role with his new team, skating on the second line with Vincent Trocheck and Mike Hoffman. That should set him up for a career-high in ice-time and should allow him to be at least a 20-20 player again in 2020.
The Panthers have signed Brett Connolly to a four-year deal worth $14.0M ($3.5M AAV).
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Connolly will be a healthy scratch on Thursday.
Alex Chiasson will replace Connolly in the Capitals lineup tonight vs. the Hurricanes but it is not a knock on Connolly’s game according to head coach Barry Trotz. “[He] has been playing fine” but Trotz is just trying to keep everyone involved—Chiasson sat on Tuesday.
Connolly (upper-body) will return to the Capitals lineup on Sunday.
The Capitals have re-signed Brett Connolly to a two-year extension worth $3.0M ($1.5M AAV).
Connolly set a new career-high in goals in his first season with the Capitals, scoring 15 goals with eight assists (23 points) in 66 games. Connolly always has strong underlying numbers, but rarely sees enough ice-time to be a big factor offensively.