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Tallon Admits Mistake & Says Players Were Signed At Fair Market Value
by Paul on 07/08/09 at 03:58 PM ET
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from Tim Sassone of Between The Circles at the Chicago Daily-Herald, Blackhawks GM Dale
Tallon admitted Wednesday the team made a mistake getting qualifying contract offers to his restricted free agents on time but claimed the goof did not force them to overpay for Kris Versteeg and Cam Barker.
Versteeg and Barker signed three-year, $9.25 million contract extensions after earning $984,000 and $490,000 last season, respectively.
“I think that we got them at fair market value,” Tallon said. “When you compare the comparables, looking at the point production of Barker and Versteeg and all the other players, those numbers are right in line with what they possibly would have gotten in arbitration. We’re happy to get them long term.”
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Should also read “Tallon promises to take a tutorial in how to use a fax machine.” 
Posted by Baroque from Michigan on 07/08/09 at 04:05 PM ET
”Fair market value”? I think he OVERPAID them.... at the very least he overpaid Barker for the way Chicago uses him, and maaayyybbee Versteeg/
I’ll tell you who he DID overpay though: Campbell, Sopel, Bolland, and Byfuglien.
Posted by Primis on 07/08/09 at 06:52 PM ET
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He might not have overpaid for Versteeg or Barker, but his overpayment for July 1 acquistions the past two years (Hossa, Campbell, Madden, Huet) are going to gut this team within a year. Maybe sooner.
Posted by cs6687 on 07/08/09 at 03:43 PM ET