The 2020-2021 season was extremely difficult for the former sixth overall pick in the 2010 NHL draft. He had only four points in 21 games with the Panthers before being traded to Chicago, where he had two points in ten games.
Consistency has never been Connolly's strength, but this time around, all the stars seem to be pointing downhill career-wise. He will likely join the Rockford IceHogs, the Blackhawks' AHL feeder club.
It's a heartbreaking decision on the part of Hawks head coach Jeremy Colliton, however, some of the young players in the organization have shown great things.
