Brett Connolly Injury: Updates on Bruins Winger's Finger and Return

The Boston Bruins announced Wednesday that recently acquired winger Brett Connolly will be sidelined for an extended period of time after suffering a finger injury in practice.

Continue for updates.  

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Connolly Working Out

Wednesday, March 18

The Bruins shared an image of Connolly working out with John Whitesides as he continues to recover from a finger injury:

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Connolly Comments on Status

Sunday, March 8

Connolly spoke with the media to discuss his injury and status, via the team's official Twitter account:

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Julien Speaks on Connolly's Injury

Thursday, March 5

Bruins coach Claude Julien spoke about Connolly, after learning the winger would miss six weeks with a finger injury, via the team's official Twitter account:

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Initial Timetable Set at Six Weeks

Wednesday, March 4

Joe Haggerty of CSN New England reports the displaced fracture is expected to cost Connolly six weeks:

Connolly tweeted about his injury:

The former member of the Tampa Bay Lightning has yet to make his debut for the Bruins. He had 12 goals and three assists in 50 games before the deadline deal that sent him North. The 2010 sixth overall pick was expected to provide some secondary scoring for Boston.

Instead, the team will move forward in its playoff chase without him. The Bruins currently hold the second wild-card spot in the Eastern Conference, with multiple teams in pursuit. Now, they will need to finish the job without Connolly's help.