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Originally Posted by Robbob
Sure they offered him a contract. The questions really is if it was maxed out with schedule A and B rookie bonuses. I highly doubt it. IMO Chicago saw where he was after 4 years of developing and when compared to the compensation probably thought Option B (the compensatory pick) was more beneficial to the team in the long run.
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The Blackhawks flew Kevin Hayes to watch one of their playoff games from the owner's box in an effort to restart contract negotiations.
Pretty sure they tried everything to sign him.