suntimes.com - 7/6/2009
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The Blackhawks claim they made no mistakes in tendering qualifying offers to their restricted free agents, but they found themselves in an awkward situation regarding their business practices -- and it isn't over yet. On Sunday, the NHL concluded a brief investigation of the Hawks without taking ...
sports.yahoo.com - 7/6/2009
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sports.yahoo.com —
here's a good chance Dale Tallon is having
a case of the Monday's right now. As TSN's...
Darren Dreger reported late Friday night, Tallon's qualifying offers made to Blackhawks restricted free agents Kris Versteeg , Cam Barker , Ben Eager , Colin Fraser , Aaron Johnson , and Troy Brouwer ...
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‘PC Load Letter’? Tallon’s snafu could ...
fromtherink.com - 7/4/2009
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fromtherink.com —
Pretty interesting story from late last night involving
the Blackhawks and several qualifying offers : 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 ...
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The Blackhawks' qualifying offer 'debacle'
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NHLPA's desire to make a CBA issue of Blackhawks' qualifying offers will decide fate of 'dead issue'
Snapshots —
... free agents. The NHLPA would want to ensure their membership has the best opportunity to make the most money possible. So even if the NHL rules in favor of the Blackhawks, the NHLPA will want to have its say as well. The Hawks have little cap space flexibility, so if the NHL rules against them, they will most likely lose players they would have wanted to keep. The Chicago Sun-Times' Len Ziehm reports that the future of this issue does indeed fall to the NHLPA's discretion: July 6, Sun-Times : The lingering problem centers on whether the Hawks adhered to proper filing ...
Mountain? Nah - Just A Molehill - Blackhawks Sign Eager, Brouwer and Fraser
Second City Hockey —
First is the news that we all expected - The NHL decided not to punish the Blackhawks for their mistakes with the postal service. It was said in the comments a lot but I agree - The NHL knows it has a great story with the Hawks and doesn't want to do anything to mess that up.
Then on his blog, Chris Kuc says the Hawks have re-signed 3 of the RFA's. Obviously the big news in this story is what isn't there. Still no word on Cam Barker or Kris Versteeg...
It's also worth noting another RFA that isn't there - ...
Puck Headlines: Hawks aggressive with RFAs; Coyotes trouble?
Puck Daddy —
... A glorious collection of news and views collected from the greatest blogosphere in sports and the few, the proud, the mainstream hockey media. • Huzzah! The Detroit Red Wings have signed RFA Ville Leino to a two-year deal at $1.6 million per season, according to Pierre LeBrun. His dollars-to-points ratio could be absolutely sick depending on where he fits in the Wings' lineup next season. [ESPN] • The NHL didn't take any action on the Chicago Blackhawks and their restricted free agent ...
NHLPA Files Grievance; Blackhawks Avoid Free Agency, Sign Barker
FanHouse —
... It was Friday that we learned of a potential snag in the Chicago Blackhawks' efforts to retain some key restricted free agents. The NHL would eventually clear the club of any wrongdoing, saying the team did nothing wrong in the tendering of qualifying offers. ...
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Hawk Talk: Were There Qualifying Offer Errors?
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Hawks taking it from the top :: CHICAGO SUN-TIMES :: Blackhawks
suntimes.com 7/4/2009 — Ziehm: Hawks taking it from the top SIGNS OF THE TIMES | By obtaining former Wings Hossa, Kopecky, Tallon deals blow to best in West It might seem like the Blackhawks did a lot in these early days of the free-agent signing period. Getting winger ...
Beyond the Wilderness: Holiday Weekend Edition
hockeywilderness.com 7/6/2009 —
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Martin Havlat talks to the media after signing a six-year contract with the Minnesota Wild on Friday, July 3, 2009 in St. Paul, Minn. Havlat ...
NHL free agency: Western Conference preview
cbc.ca 6/30/2009 — Daniel Sedin, right, and twin brother Henrik are among the most coveted free agents in the class of 2009. Daniel Sedin, right, and twin brother Henrik are among the most coveted free agents in the class of 2009. (Darryl Dyck/Canadian Press) It's a ...
Tallon’s Blunder
canuckscorner.com 7/4/2009 — Per TSN:
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, ...
The Northwest So Far - Minnesota Wild
gospelofhockey.blogspot.com 7/7/2009 — Unrestricted free agency has been open for about a week now. I thought that it would be good to take a look at how each team in the Northwest division is doing, both for this coming season and for 2010-11. When I did this exercise before the trade deadline I assumed that most teams would ...
