Report: Hawks may have goofed on qualifying offers Reinsdorf and NHL?

The NHL and NHLPA are investigating whether the Blackhawks correctly filed qualifying offers to several key players, including Kris Versteeg, Cam Barker, Ben Eager and Troy Brouwer, TSN reported Friday. If the offers are ruled invalid, the players could be deemed unrestricted free agents. One source told TSN the players involved didn't receive the necessary notification of the offers. The NHL is trying to determine whether the situation was remedied in time. Hawks GM Dale Tallon said the qualifying offers were mailed to the players in time -- on June 29 -- but said because of the July 1 Canadian holiday, some of the players didn't receive them in time. Additional sources said qualifying offers are not supposed to be mailed. Tallon said fax copies of the offers were sent to the league, so he doesn't anticipate any significant... [read full story]                    

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