carpandean Posted July 4, 2009 Report Share Posted July 4, 2009 http://tsn.ca/nhl/story/?id=283634 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 determine 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. Wow, that would create a whole new FA frenzy. Probably won't happen, but that would be crazy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BetweenThePipes00 Posted July 4, 2009 Report Share Posted July 4, 2009 Only in the NHL ... the league that brought you the Zigomanis fax machine fiasco. Would be interesting, though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thesportsbuff Posted July 4, 2009 Report Share Posted July 4, 2009 i could use a versteeg Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
deluca67 Posted July 4, 2009 Report Share Posted July 4, 2009 i could use a versteeg It's usually $20 bucks if you go to the West Side :thumbsup: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
silvermike Posted July 4, 2009 Report Share Posted July 4, 2009 Honestly, the best thing for the league, if there was some paperwork snafu, is to act like there wasn't. The league is not made better by a team losing all its RFAs over this. The sort of basic functioning of the league has to work right all the time, the guys who effed it up deserve punishment separate from that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BetweenThePipes00 Posted July 4, 2009 Report Share Posted July 4, 2009 Honestly, the best thing for the league, if there was some paperwork snafu, is to act like there wasn't. The league is not made better by a team losing all its RFAs over this. The sort of basic functioning of the league has to work right all the time, the guys who effed it up deserve punishment separate from that. I agree, but the union is also involved and they would never go for that ... it would be considered collusion. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
R_Dudley Posted July 4, 2009 Report Share Posted July 4, 2009 http://tsn.ca/nhl/story/?id=283634Wow, that would create a whole new FA frenzy. Probably won't happen, but that would be crazy. Honestly, the best thing for the league, if there was some paperwork snafu, is to act like there wasn't. The league is not made better by a team losing all its RFAs over this. The sort of basic functioning of the league has to work right all the time, the guys who effed it up deserve punishment separate from that. I agree, but the union is also involved and they would never go for that ... it would be considered collusion. Wow, when I read the header I thought this was going to be about keeping Huet vs. the Bulin wall which in my mind was a mistake but this would be wild... I agree with Silver it would be better to brush under the rug but Pipes nailed it with the union question.. This will be interesting to see it play out.... almost as good as the heatly soap.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
carpandean Posted July 7, 2009 Author Report Share Posted July 7, 2009 NHLPA filed a grievance: http://www.tsn.ca/nhl/story/?id=283900 Sources tell TSN the National Hockey League Players Association has filed a grievance over the Chicago Blackhawks mishandling of a number of its qualifying offers and intends to argue the players affected by the mishap, who remain unsigned, should be ruled unrestricted free agents. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
X. Benedict Posted July 7, 2009 Report Share Posted July 7, 2009 NHLPA filed a grievance: http://www.tsn.ca/nhl/story/?id=283900 If Cam Barker becomes a UFA....he's gonna score big. :lol: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shrader Posted July 7, 2009 Report Share Posted July 7, 2009 NHLPA filed a grievance: http://www.tsn.ca/nhl/story/?id=283900 I'm surprised it took this long. They had the paperwork all written up and ready to go the second they heard about this. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
darksabre Posted July 7, 2009 Report Share Posted July 7, 2009 man the NHLPA could completely ruin the hawks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eleven Posted July 7, 2009 Report Share Posted July 7, 2009 man the NHLPA could completely ruin the hawks. The rules are the rules...if the "little" clubs like the Sabs have to play by them, then so should the Blackhawks. Their Johnny-come-lately "Hey! Are the Cubs out of season already?" fans won't know the difference. (I LOVE Chicago. Not a hockey city unless that team is winning.) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
deluca67 Posted July 7, 2009 Report Share Posted July 7, 2009 Honestly, the best thing for the league, if there was some paperwork snafu, is to act like there wasn't. The league is not made better by a team losing all its RFAs over this. The sort of basic functioning of the league has to work right all the time, the guys who effed it up deserve punishment separate from that. What's the point of having rules and deadlines if there are no consequences for those that do not adhere to them? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jwcolour Posted July 7, 2009 Report Share Posted July 7, 2009 TSN says barker signed a 3 year 9.25 extension probably could've gotten more. I hope Versteeg goes UFA though we probably wouldn't be able to land him Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mbossy Posted July 7, 2009 Report Share Posted July 7, 2009 Barker, Fraser, Johnson, Eager, Brouwer all signed within minutes of each other. Only Mr V left. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
X. Benedict Posted July 7, 2009 Report Share Posted July 7, 2009 TSN says barker signed a 3 year 9.25 extension probably could've gotten more. I hope Versteeg goes UFA though we probably wouldn't be able to land him Wow. That's a bit more than the standard 10% bump. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bmwolf21 Posted July 8, 2009 Report Share Posted July 8, 2009 TSN says barker signed a 3 year 9.25 extension probably could've gotten more. I hope Versteeg goes UFA though we probably wouldn't be able to land him Versteeg is gone too, just signed what looks like the same 3-year deal for $9.25M that Barker got. LINK Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wonderbread Posted July 8, 2009 Report Share Posted July 8, 2009 Versteeg is gone too, just signed what looks like the same 3-year deal for $9.25M that Barker got. LINK Man these guys are gonna be stacked this year. I cannot wait until it all pans out next year. Whose is left standing when the music stops? They will be a good trading partner I bet. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
X. Benedict Posted July 8, 2009 Report Share Posted July 8, 2009 Man these guys are gonna be stacked this year. I cannot wait until it all pans out next year. Whose is left standing when the music stops? They will be a good trading partner I bet. They are going to have to be ....Chicago is over the cap. Toronto is carrying 9 defensemen? Plenty of Free Agents left.....the market has turned. Derek Morris's agent publicly announces he isn't nervous......clear sign he is probably pooping bricks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nfreeman Posted July 8, 2009 Report Share Posted July 8, 2009 They are going to have to be ....Chicago is over the cap. Toronto is carrying 9 defensemen? Plenty of Free Agents left.....the market has turned. Derek Morris's agent publicly announces he isn't nervous......clear sign he is probably pooping bricks. Darcy's got 'em right where he wants 'em! Only problem is that he has to find someone to take one of his albatross contracts in order to make a move. Solving this problem is what he's getting paid to do. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PASabreFan Posted July 8, 2009 Report Share Posted July 8, 2009 They are going to have to be ....Chicago is over the cap. Toronto is carrying 9 defensemen? Plenty of Free Agents left.....the market has turned. Derek Morris's agent publicly announces he isn't nervous......clear sign he is probably pooping bricks. Wow, you have really been on a Tootsie Roll of Turds of late! This brings up one of the great expressions my mum uses. "If a dog had a square ass, he'd #%^$#! bricks." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
X. Benedict Posted July 8, 2009 Report Share Posted July 8, 2009 Wow, you have really been on a Tootsie Roll of Turds of late! This brings up one of the great expressions my mum uses. "If a dog had a square ass, he'd #%^$#! bricks." Nice. I eat plenty of fiber. I'm like clockwork. I also watch Murder She Wrote and Madlock. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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