Rumor: Taylor Hall Short-Term Deal with Avalanche is Being Finalized

[rt]

How many first rounders will Colorado have to forfeit to Arizona for tampering? Is it the next three or the next four?

 

[BatVader]

How are the Avs negotiating with a Free Agent, 1 day before the Free Agency opens?

 

[Syckle78]

Fake ass sources should learn the rules before making shit up.

 

[Mobiandi]

Do people really think contracts get hammered out in 2 hours when free agency opens? Tampering happens all the time. In this case it doesn't really matter because no one's interfering with the Coyotes chances of re-signing him

 

[SuperJoe]

Yeah this is impossible.

Teams aren’t even allowed to talk to players yet so how is the deal “almost finalized”

He’s throwing **** at the wall and hoping it sticks

I know it's improbable, but before the last two years(negotiations period) , we have had multiple players signings happening in the first few minutes, how do you explain that?

 

[Michoulicious]

Yeah this is impossible.

Teams aren’t even allowed to talk to players yet so how is the deal “almost finalized”

He’s throwing **** at the wall and hoping it sticks

Exactly. His rights have not been traded.

 

[DomBarr]

Same way lundqvist to caps seems imminent, I don’t buy this still though.

Lundqvist is different...he can't sign but he can talk as he was bought out so has no theoretical contract right now and the Rangers do not own his rights anymore.
Hall does...Arizona owns his rights until midnight

 

[Skinnyjimmy08]

Teams talk to agents all the time leading up to free agency. There are alot of creative ways to discuss things. It's been going on for years. Nobody really questioned it before that 5 day window(or whatever it was) was open yet when u think back, it seemed bizzare players would sign massive contracts the minute it turned July 1st free agent time... so obviously there was some sneaky planning going on

It has always happened and it always will happen

 

[Allan92]

If the Avs do indeed get him, which I believe they will, I hope and pray they sign Lundqvist to a cheap deal. I want that man to get his cup

 

[SoundwaveIsCharisma]

If the Avs were to leak something, it would 100% be to a rando with no connections to the organization that no one would believe. Kinda like how the first guy to bring up a Varlamov extension was a grocery bagger at a local Denver sotre.

 

[Avaholic29]

Lundqvist was bought out, so he is officially a free agent and allowed to talk to anyone.

Hall is technically still a Coyote until free agency opens up.

True enough, just highly doubt sakic is tampering with anything, probably just a bogus source hoping to break some news haha

 

[BobClarkesfrontteeth]

If true, Colorado will be the next Cup champs.

Not with Kadri taking stupid penalties in key games. Also need their goalies to stay healthy for the playoffs.

 

[SoundwaveIsCharisma]

Not with Kadri taking stupid penalties in key games. Also need their goalies to stay healthy for the playoffs.

You have proposed two ideas that simply are not possible.

 

[McTonyBrar]

Guys this was tweeted 13 hours ago. Friedman and Lebrun would've said something about it right now. I say not legit

 

[McTonyBrar]

Also, didn't Friedman say Colorado wants to focus on their own players right now?

 

[Captain Mountain]

I know it's improbable, but before the last two years(negotiations period) , we have had multiple players signings happening in the first few minutes, how do you explain that?

There was a period where teams could talk to ufas before free agency that they just got rid of.

 

[returnofthemack29]

The agent could have simply said, “Hey Taylor and I think that he’s worth at least a one year, 8-9 million contract,” and Sakic saying, “yeah we think he’s worth that too, but let’s discuss it further once Free Agency opens up.” There’s plenty of ways to get around the whole ‘tampering’ thing that smart agents and GMs use all the time.

It could also be his agent leaking misinformation to try to get more lucrative offers once Free Agency opens up.

I’m not saying this is ‘for sure’ and that’s why it’s tagged as a Rumor.

 

[janesy12]

While I don't agree this is true, how do we know Arizona hasn't given Colorado permission to talk to Hall? Teams do that often when they have no chance or intention of signing a player.
Buffalo has allowed Simmonds to talk to teams since last week..

 

[returnofthemack29]

Also, didn't Friedman say Colorado wants to focus on their own players right now?

Friedman has absolutely no sources on the Avs. The only information that he gets on the Avs are from other teams and agents.

 

[Unspecified]

never heard of this source, any legitimacy?

Well Eklund is in business with a 3% success rate so this guy no worse than him in speculating this.

 

[SuperJoe]

There was a period where teams could talk to ufas before free agency that they just got rid of.

I'm talking prior to the last two years, when they were not allowed, every single years we had multiple signings within minutes of free agency

 

[Nucker101]

This guy is shooting his shot. If it hits then he achieves insider status and Twitter clout.

If it misses then he goes back to tweeting about whatever he did before.

 

[McTonyBrar]

Friedman has absolutely no sources on the Avs. The only information that he gets on the Avs are from other teams and agents.

So then how does this random nobody have a source? Lmao

 

[Korpse]

Same way lundqvist to caps seems imminent, I don’t buy this still though.

Players who get bought out are allowed to speak to teams about contracts prior to FA.

 

[Ciao]

Wow. If true, incoming fine/penalty for tampering.