Deal or No Deal
gospelofhockey.blogspot.com 7/8/2009 — Deal! Kris Versteeg has decided that his making money is more important than my curiosity. According to capgeek.com Kris Versteeg has signed a contract identical to that signed by Cam Barker a couple of days ago (three years, 9.25M total). With that, the NHLPA's grievance against the Chicago ...

Why the Blackhawks can exceed the cap
fromtherink.com 7/10/2009 — More photos » by Mark Humphrey - AP Browse more photos » Got a great email from a Blackhawks fan yesterday that's worth talking about: Hi there James, I have a cap-related question I thought I might ...

God Bless Kris Versteeg
gospelofhockey.blogspot.com 7/7/2009 — I've been following the Chicago Blackhawks RFA contract saga over the last couple of days and today was a day of many happenings on that front. The afternoon started off rather well with TSN reporting that the NHLPA did in fact request that the players should be considered unrestricted free ...

Report: Blackhawks dump Tallon, will name Stan Bowman GM
sports.yahoo.com 7/14/2009 — After one of the most impactful binges in the free-agent frenzy, Chicago Blackhawks GM Dale Tallon oversaw one of the most titanic blunders in recent NHL history as the Hawks were late in sending qualifying offers to eight restricted free agents.  ...

Blackhawks Fire Dale Tallon: Because Bowman Said So
viewfrommyseats.com 7/15/2009 — Ok, I’ve looked at this move by the Blackhawks for a few hours—I’m honestly trying to find a legitimate reason for making this move right now. Every team has a right to fire any of their employees at any time. I’m sure there will be plenty of people talking about the firing, should it have ...

NHLPA Files Grievance against Blackhawks
blueshirtbanter.com 7/6/2009 — More photos » by Jonathan Hayward - AP 2 months ago: Chicago Blackhawks Patrick Sharp celebrates his goal against the Vancouver Canucks with teammates Adam Burish and Cameron Barker during the ...

Conspiracy Runs Deep as Blackhawks Fire GM
thesportsbank.net 7/14/2009 — By: David Kay Dale Tallon blamed the United States mail system. Since the Blackhawks can’t fire the post office, they instead have reportedly given Tallon the boot as general manager. In a recent interview with the Chicago Tribune, Tallon was quoted as saying he “can take the heat” ...

Martin Havlat Speaks His Mind
foulballs.net 7/15/2009 — Ever since news broke late Monday night that the Blackhawks were replacing Dale Tallon as general manager with Stan Bowman, former Blackhawk Martin Havlat has been a Tweeting machine on his Twitter page. He's been letting his thoughts be heard in 140 ...

Losing one (or more) of Kane, Toews, Keith: a crushing inevitability for the Blackhawks
cyclelikesedins.blogspot.com 7/7/2009 — Editor's note: This post runs really long and might have some inexact math. The major point, though, is that the Blackhawks have painted themselves into an astonishing corner. It is legitimately difficult to imagine them holding onto two of Kane, Toews and Keith. If they do keep all three, it ...

Bowman Press Conference Video
blackhawks.nhl.com 7/14/2009 — The Blackhawks have promoted Stan Bowman to General Manager and reassigned Dale Tallon to the position of Senior Advisor, Hockey Ops. Press Conf. Video Clip 1 | Clip 2 | Clip 3 | Clip 4 | Check back soon for more

Blackhawks lock up Calder finalist Versteeg — NHL.com News in English 7/8/2009
CHICAGO (AP) -The Chicago Blackhawks have agreed to terms with left wing Kris Versteeg on a three-year contract. The 23-year-old led all rookies last season with 31 assists while ranking second with 53 points. He was fourth among first-year play...

Blackhawks Lock Up Calder Finalist Versteeg — NYT > Hockey 7/8/2009
CHICAGO (AP) -- The Chicago Blackhawks have agreed to terms with left wing Kris Versteeg on a three-year contract.

Blackhawks lock up Calder finalist Versteeg — USATODAY.com NHL - Top Stories 7/8/2009
The Chicago Blackhawks have agreed to terms with left wing Kris Versteeg on a three-year contract.

Blackhawks lock up Calder finalist Versteeg — The Seattle Times: Sports 7/8/2009
The Chicago Blackhawks have agreed to terms with left wing Kris Versteeg on a three-year contract.

Blackhawks lock up Calder finalist Versteeg — Boston.com -- Hockey news 7/8/2009
The Chicago Blackhawks have agreed to terms with left wing Kris Versteeg on a three-year contract.