“Based on what I see, what I hear, what I read, and what I’m told, it’s very unlikely Marc will play again,” Chiarelli said. “Now, knowing the uncertainty of this injury, there’s always a chance [he could play]. But based on what I’m told, it’s very unlikely he’ll play. As an employer, I support him and hope he gets back to living a healthy life.”

Marc Savard(notes) of the Boston Bruins last played an NHL game on Jan. 22 when he suffered his second concussion in less than a year after taking a hit from Colorado Avalanche -- and former teammate -- Matt Hunwick(notes).

The post-concussion symptoms have not gone away and with training camps set to open in a little over two weeks, the Bruins are going forward not expecting to have Savard back ... at all.

Bruins GM Peter Chiarelli told Fluto Shinzawa of the Boston Globe that Savard won't play this season and most likely never again

connolly has been concussion free for 5 years. i wont see hes "ok" but hes been healthy for a while now. i think hes out of the woods for now.

and i sure hope not. i have nothing against connolly.

I remember when Savard came back after that one concussion this season when they were playing Buffalo and was actually trying to mix it up. I was like, do you want to be a vegetable?