Confirmed with Link: Brett Connolly suspension 4 games

[Mrfenn92]

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[madgoat33]

Kinda surprised it wasnt a bit more tbh. Real dumb hit

 

[No Fun Shogun]

Fair, if maybe a tad on the light side.

 

[Mrfenn92]

Was thinking 6 games

 

[Backyard Hockey]

Surprised he didn’t get more.

there goes the playoffs.

 

[hawksrule]

Should have been more.

 

[x Tame Impala]

4 games is “a lot” to the DOPS. It’ll take someone dying or getting paralyzed before major changes come through.

Connelly smoked Kero there. That was incredibly stupid, dangerous, and if it wasn’t intentional it was at the very least reckless.

 

[Blackhawks]

Connolly is so stupid, that hit made zero sense, the puck was no where near Kero, just mind bogglingly stupid, I remember when this trade was made and people were pumping Stan’s tires saying that this useless garbage player can still play, what a joke. Stupid player acquired by a stupid GM. With the stupidity of this hit he shoulda have been suspended for the season, that hit can end a career.

 

[Blackhawks]

4 games is “a lot” to the DOPS. It’ll take someone dying or getting paralyzed before major changes come through.

Connelly smoked Kero there. That was incredibly stupid, dangerous, and if it wasn’t intentional it was at the very least reckless.

If that wasn’t intentional then Connolly’s IQ is below 10, how can you explain that hit other than premeditation or extreme stupidity? I am betting on the latter.

 

[crazyhawk]

The puck was coming along the boards towards Kero. The game happens fast people .. sheesh.
There was clearly not an intention to hurt Kero from Connolly.

 

[Chuck Testa]

Should have been more but w/e.

I wouldn't be mad if Connolly never dresses for the team ever again. Useless play from a useless player.

 

[BK]

I thought it would be 6 games. It was a reckless hit but I don't think Connelly was intending the outcome like other cheap hits.

 

[Blackhawks]

I thought it would be 6 games. It was a reckless hit but I don't think Connelly was intending the outcome like other cheap hits.

Can you explain the hit? The puck was not with him neither was it being passed to him, I don’t care how fast the game is going how does that even make sense for him to hit kero? For anyone who has played any hockey before that hit made absolutely zero sense. You are right tho I dont think he was trying to injure him he is just a very dumb player.

 

[HLLYWD99]

Lucky it was only 4(I figured 6).

 

[Hawkey]

Should have been more.

 

[Dead Meat]

The puck was coming along the boards towards Kero. The game happens fast people .. sheesh.
There was clearly not an intention to hurt Kero from Connolly.

If the game is too fast for him then he doesn't belong in the league. He's a bum

 

[Illinihockey]

They need to start giving guys 20 games suspensions and stuff like this will stop

 

[BobbyJet]

Can you explain the hit? The puck was not with him neither was it being passed to him, I don’t care how fast the game is going how does that even make sense for him to hit kero? For anyone who has played any hockey before that hit made absolutely zero sense. You are right tho I dont think he was trying to injure him he is just a very dumb player.

Do you ever have anything positive to add to this forum?
The pass was going in Kero's direction, Connolly made a mistake and he will pay for it.
I look at as a guy who is trying very hard to stay in this league and thinking that adding some physicality to his game might help to accomplish that. His reaction made it obvious that he knew immediately that he had gone over the line... and his concern for Kero was genuine. Time to move on.

 

[Illinihockey]

Do you ever have anything positive to add to this forum?
The pass was going in Kero's direction, Connolly made a mistake and he will pay for it.
I look at as a guy who is trying very hard to stay in this league and thinking that adding some physicality to his game might help to accomplish that. His reaction made it obvious that he knew immediately that he had gone over the line... and his concern for Kero was genuine. Time to move on.

pass? Did you even see the play? The guy turned around and rung the puck off the wall and out of the zone. The puck never even came close to touching Kero, he never even made a play on the puck. Since the hawks are too dumb to get him out of the league, the nhl should. There’s no place in professional sports for plays like that

 

[BobbyJet]

pass? Did you even see the play? The guy turned around and rung the puck off the wall and out of the zone. The puck never even came close to touching Kero, he never even made a play on the puck. Since the hawks are too dumb to get him out of the league, the nhl should. There’s no place in professional sports for plays like that

FFS .... he's not a goon. You're overreacting big time.

 

[ClydeLee]

pass? Did you even see the play? The guy turned around and rung the puck off the wall and out of the zone. The puck never even came close to touching Kero, he never even made a play on the puck. Since the hawks are too dumb to get him out of the league, the nhl should. There’s no place in professional sports for plays like that

The league just qas okay with multiple hits like this from Trouba, exact same results but the puck going to the boards vs passed into a skaters feet makes somehow one hit perfectly fine and another bad is ridiculous

This should be punished but so should all hits right to the head like that. It's baffling how many are more bothered it was interference than a headshot.

 

[Illinihockey]

FFS .... he's not a goon. You're overreacting big time.

It’s not about him, it’s about the type of hit. It doesn’t belong in hockey but it’s going to keep happening because the NHL doesn’t care about their players

 

[Illinihockey]

The league just qas okay with multiple hits like this from Trouba, exact same results but the puck going to the boards vs passed into a skaters feet makes somehow one hit perfectly fine and another bad is ridiculous

This should be punished but so should all hits right to the head like that. It's baffling how many are more bothered it was interference than a headshot.

a pass into skates can be conceivably played. So I guess the rule is you can hit anyone in the head if the puck is anywhere within 20 feet of them. You’ll get a week off but that’s it

 

[BK]

Can you explain the hit? The puck was not with him neither was it being passed to him, I don’t care how fast the game is going how does that even make sense for him to hit kero? For anyone who has played any hockey before that hit made absolutely zero sense. You are right tho I dont think he was trying to injure him he is just a very dumb player.

Connelly looked like he thought Kero was receiving the pass from Radulov who was exiting the corner with the puck and tried to time that out. He OBVIOUSLY failed at the read as Radulov was going to ice it. Like I said, it was a reckless hit based on what I think was BC making a bad read.

 

[Pertti]

Suspension is too long compared to Trouba's and might be short because Kero didn't have puck.

3 games for Trouba and 3+(1-3) more for Connelly.