Brett Connolly

32-Year-Old Right WingRW
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$Signed a one-year contract with HC Lugano of Switzerland's National League in September of 2022.
Lands with Swiss team
RWFree Agent
September 5, 2022
Connolly signed a one-year contract with HC Lugano of Switzerland's National League on Monday.
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Connolly appeared in nine games with Chicago during the 2021-22 season. He spent the majority of the year at the AHL level, supplying 17 goals and 35 points in 37 matches for Rockford. The 30-year-old forward has picked up seven points in 40 NHL appearances over the past two seasons.
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Connolly recorded 19 goals and 33 points in 69 contests for the Panthers in 2019-20, his first year with the team. While he couldn't match the 46-point effort he had in 2018-19, it was an expected decline in production. The 28-year-old remains one of the league's better bottom-six scorers -- he's had at least 23 points in each of the last five seasons, and he hasn't shot lower than 9.5 percent over that span. Connolly will compete with Vinnie Hinostroza for third-line minutes in 2020-21, but Connolly's the better of the two players. He should challenge for 10-to-15 goals and 20-to-25 points in the abbreviated 56-game season.
Connolly was one of the more effective players for the Capitals during the 2018-19 season. Despite a third-line role and logging just 13:20 of average ice time, the sixth overall pick from the 2010 draft managed a career high of 22 goals and 46 points in 81 games. The 27-year-old winger has moved onto the Panthers after signing a four-year, $14 million contract in July, and he should challenge for a top-six role with his new team. With more ice time and solid supporting cast in Sunrise, Connolly owns legitimate sleeper appeal in standard formats.
The sixth overall pick from the 2010 NHL Entry Draft continues to revive his career in the nation's capital. Connolly posted his second consecutive 15-goal campaign with the Caps and posted a career-high 27 points in 70 games while showing great chemistry with Lars Eller on the third line. The talented winger is blocked by the likes of TJ Oshie and Tom Wilson on the depth chart, but has a home in the bottom six and should enjoy another 20-30 point season if he can stay healthy — with room to grow if he can claw his way onto one of the top scoring lines. However, his 22.4-percent shooting rate could come down a notch, so he'll need to shoot the puck more if he is to improve his fantasy stock for consideration in standard formats.
A perennial disappointment since being taken sixth overall by the Lightning in 2010, Connolly fit in pretty well as a bottom-six role player for the Capitals last season, notching career highs in goals (15) and rating (plus-20). Unfortunately, he also recorded only eight assists and saw extremely limited ice time -- just 10:41 per game. However, the 25-year-old has room for growth in 2017-18, as the Caps will presumably give him a chance to win and hold a second-line slot on the wing alongside Evgeny Kuznetsov. he'll have to beat out a few other players, including the high-upside Jakub Vrana, but there’s a clear path to solid playing time for Connolly if he performs. That could lead to a breakout season, but he still probably shouldn't be drafted in fantasy outside of deeper formats.
With the B’s having parted ways with forwards Carl Soderberg, Milan Lucic, and Reilly Smith this offseason, Connolly -- in his first full campaign with the B’s -- will be relied upon along with newcomers Matt Beleskey and Jimmy Hayes to fill spots on the team’s top three lines. While it's too early to get a great read on how the B's trios might shake out, Connolly has a solid shot to land a top-six role, and in such a scenario, he could quickly emerge on the fantasy radar. The 6-foot-2, 181-pounder is coming off a 2014-15 campaign in which he recorded a modest total of 12 goals and 17 points in 55 NHL games, including five in a Boston uniform following his trade from Tampa Bay. Still, the No. 6 overall pick in the 2010 NHL Entry Draft has some untapped potential and with his size, skill, and dangerous shot, and could ultimately emerge as a suitable linemate for stellar two-way pivot Patrice Bergeron and pesky left winger Brad Marchand.
Is this finally Connolly's year? It has taken him several seasons to shake off the effects of being rushed to the NHL too soon. It's really a shame -- he has the speed and skill to be a sniper off the rush, and has the size (6-foot-2) to play in possession. His game took a step back in the AHL least season, at least as far as sniping and two-way play go, and risks being passed by the next big thing. This year will be make-or-break for the 22-year-old winger -- he's not old by any means, but today's NHL is all about young guys immediately stepping in and excelling. He hasn't done that yet. Don't give up hope -- he'll enter this year as a sleeper that many owners will avoid or ignore. Make him a late draft pick if he earns a gig with the Bolts in camp.
Connolly has great hands and speed, and his shot is like a lethal weapon. But he was rushed to the NHL when he was far too young and that set him back … until now. Last year, he finished tied for third in goals (31) in his first full season in the AHL and most of those (22) came the hard way -- at even strength. He's in the hunt for a third-line job with the Bolts behind Marty St. Louis and Teddy Purcell, and could see occasional time on the power play if he can finally crack the lineup. Worst case scenario? He dominates the AHL for one more year. We still like his keeper value -- this guy has first-line upside sooner or later.
Connolly has extraordinary talent. But we can't help but wonder if he would have been better served in the Western -- and not National -- Hockey League last year. At some point, he'll be a first-line winger, but this year, he's destined for the third or fourth line. Or even some development time in the AHL. It could be another rough year for the sniper.
There was a time -- before his hip injury at the 2009 Ivan Hlinka Memorial tourney -- that Connolly was seen as the best player in the 2010 draft class. He slipped to sixth based on injury fears and it looks like the Bolts struck gold. Connolly is an elite talent who can take over games with his speed, smarts and skill. His hockey IQ is better than most guys already in the NHL. And his sniping is phenomenal (he scored 46 goals in just 57 junior games last season). But there's always the injury risk -- he had a suspected concussion at the 2010 World Juniors, where he represented Canada and he suffered the first injury at the 2011 development camp for the same squad. He's a solid pick for keeper leaguers, particularly if the Bolts decide to start his pro career in 2012-13 beside, say, Vinny Lecavalier.
Connolly wears an elite tool belt. And if it weren’t for a hip flexor injury that limited him to just 16 games this past season, he might have challenged Taylor Hall and Tyler Seguin for top billing for in the 2009 draft. He’s one of the best pure goal scorers in the draft and he’s an absolutely effortless skater. But serious hip flexor injuries at such a young age do concern us, just the same way they’ve concerned a lot of scouts. He needs to put some muscle on his 6-foot-2, 180-pound frame to withstand the pounding he’ll take along the walls in the NHL. And he's already taken the advice of his new general manager Steve Yzerman and worked on his core strength and speed. He'll spend this season back in the Western Hockey League where he'll look to rekindle the magic he showed as the 2008-09 Canadian Hockey League Rookie of the Year.
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Waived Monday
RWFree Agent
July 11, 2022
Connolly was waived Monday by the Blackhawks, who plan to buy out his contract, Elliotte Friedman of Sportsnet reports.
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Sent to AHL Rockford
RWChicago Blackhawks  Foreign
February 19, 2022
Connolly was reassigned to AHL Rockford on Saturday, per Charlie Roumeliotis of NBC Sports Chicago.
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Gets on scoresheet with assist
RWChicago Blackhawks  Foreign
February 17, 2022
Connolly notched an assist and two hits in Thursday's 7-4 loss to the Blue Jackets.
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Recalled to play Friday
RWChicago Blackhawks  Foreign
January 28, 2022
Connolly joined Chicago's active roster and will be in the lineup Friday versus Colorado, Scott Powers of The Athletic reports.
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Waived Wednesday
RWChicago Blackhawks  Foreign
January 26, 2022
The Blackhawks placed Connolly on waivers Wednesday, Charlie Roumeliotis of NBC Sports Chicago reports.
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Latest Fantasy Rumors
Could be trade target
RWFlorida Panthers  Foreign
February 3, 2021
Sportsnet's Elliotte Friedman believes Connolly could be a trade target for a contender at the deadline.
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The Panthers have had a strong start to the season and Connolly has been the odd man out recently, having sat as a healthy scratch for the team's past two games, so it seems likely Florida would be willing to part with him for the right price at the deadline. The 28-year-old winger has gone scoreless through four games this campaign, but he played pretty well in 2019-20, picking up 19 goals and 14 helpers in 69 contests.
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