Blackhawks waive veteran forward Brett Connolly

Training camp continues to move along, and every day brings more cuts. Many of those sent to the minor leagues need to clear waivers, and Chris Johnston of the Toronto Star tweets out Tuesday’s full list of 14.

• Buddy Robinson (ANA)
  
• Bokondji Imama (ARI)
  
• Cameron Hughes (BOS)
  
• Joona Koppanen (BOS)
  
• Tyler Lewington (BOS)
  
• Ryan MacInnis (BUF)
  
• Sean Malone (BUF)
  
• Ethan Prow (BUF)
  
• Brett Connolly (CHI)
  
• Joseph Gambardella (NJD)
  
• Michael Hutchinson (TOR)
  
• Brian Pinho (WSH)
  
• Michael Sgarbossa (WSH)
  
• Mike Vecchione (WSH)

The big name Tuesday is Connolly, who carries a $3.5M cap hit this year and next. The 29-year-old scored just three goals and six points in 31 games split between the Florida Panthers and Chicago Blackhawks last season, a far cry from the consistent 15-20 goals he had recorded each of the previous four years. A team with extra cap space could certainly take the chance of him rebounding to those numbers, or if he clears, the Blackhawks could send him to the minor leagues. If they did, $1.125M of his cap hit would be buried.