Chicago tendered qualifying offers to several key players this week, including Chris Versteeg, Cam Barker, Ben Eager, Colin Fraser, Aaron Johnson and Troy Brouwer, however the investigation underway is to determiner whether the qualifying offers were filed correctly.
If not, there is the remote possibility the qualifying offers could be ruled invalid and the players listed above, conceivably, could be deemed unrestricted free agents because of the blunder.
LeBrun (9:50 p.m. ET): Here is the breakdown of the Hossa contract:
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2009-10 -- $7.9 million
2010-11 -- $7.9 million
2011-12 -- $7.9 million
2012-13 -- $7.9 million
2013-14 -- $7.9 million
2014-15 -- $7.9 million
2015-16 -- $7.9 million
2016-17 -- $4 million
2017-18 -- $1 million
2018-19 -- $1 million
2019-20 -- $750,000
2020-21 -- $750,000
The PA will push very hard to get them all to UFA status. Might have a case depending on how exactly the CBA is worded. Fax to the league isn't quite the same as the players receiving the offer
I seriously hope to god that Versteeg and Barker hit UFA
I don't. As much as I'd love them on the Island (they wouldn't come anyway), it'd really suck to see a team like that on the rise lose their good young players. Especially for the fans.
Sources tell TSN the NHL and the NHLPA are investigating what might have been an enormous mistake by the Chicago Blackhawks.
Chicago tendered qualifying offers to several key players this week, including Kris Versteeg, Cam Barker, Ben Eager, Colin Fraser, Aaron Johnson and Troy Brouwer, however the investigation underway is to determiner whether the qualifying offers were filed correctly.
If not, there is the remote possibility the qualifying offers could be ruled invalid and the players listed above, conceivably, could be deemed unrestricted free agents because of the blunder.
There are few details, but one source says the players involved didn't receive the necessary notification of the offers.
I don't. As much as I'd love them on the Island (they wouldn't come anyway), it'd really suck to see a team like that on the rise lose their good young players. Especially for the fans.
If this is true and they hit UFA, i will flip. ****
Meh, no way the NHL would let them all become UFA's and royally screw the Hawks unless they could prove the Hawks intentionally messed up on the offers, which im sure they didnt.
The problem will get fixed(if there was one), and everything will be normal.
