A newly acquired fear Nick Connolly has developed is a sincere fear of anything potato. After seeing the Hot Potato run rampant in the league during the past few seasons, anything that even remotely reminds him of a potato sends shivers down his spine. He doesn’t hit often and his checking skill is quite lacking, so if he ever finds himself holding the potato he knows he might be in for the long haul. Especially seeing this past transformation with Ronlain of Halifax where the Potato drove him basically to the point of insanity. This terrifies Connolly. Each team dinner everyone on Anaheim has to make sure that the dishes they get contain no potato products or even resemble anything of a potato in nature. This does cause somewhat of a big rift between the team as certain players on Anaheim really love their french fries. Maybe this fear will go away one day, but that’s uncertain.