To the surprise of no one, Kevin Hayes is going to have his choice of at least a dozen offers from NHL teams eager to snap up the 2010 first-round pick without giving up any compensation to the Chicago Blackhawks. The Hawks would receive an additional second-round pick in 2015 as compensation from the NHL but it will NOT come from whatever team signs the player. It will simply be another pick added into the 2nd round by the league.
Already I am hearing that Arizona, Boston, Calgary, Colorado, Detroit, Florida (despite insistence to the contrary), New Jersey, both New York teams, Ottawa, Philadelphia and Montreal are among the teams putting in bids on the former Boston College star.
More to come...