Martin Havlat News

Blackhawks Prospects Camp wrapped up Friday and coach Joel Quenneville joined the team's hierarchy to watch the scrimmages.

Clearly, the Chicago Blackhawks liked what they saw from Kris Versteeg last season.

Martin Havlat and Nikolai Khabibulin had voiced their desire to remain with the Blackhawks.

On a day in which the Globe and Mail's James Mirtle reports that NHL teams doled out $406 million to 46 players, Marian Hossa earned the lion's share thereof, garnering a 12-year, $62.8 million deal, the $53 million paid out over the first nine years of the contract.

Forget the sluggish economy and the stationary salary cap: On the first three days of NHL free agency, the 30 general managers handed out guaranteed contracts worth almost $550 million.

The Blackhawks claim they made no mistakes in tendering qualifying offers to their restricted free agents, but they found themselves in an awkward situation regarding their business practices -- and it isn't over yet.

The Chicago Blackhawks have one more day to sign either forward Martin Havlat or Nikolai Khabibulin.

Blackhawks goalie Cristobal Huet makes a save on Detroit's Marian Hossa . If I had given you three scenarios a week ago and asked you to choose the most unlikely, which would you have picked? Ben Gordon agreeing to leave the Bulls and join the Pistons? The Blackhawks signing Marian Hossa ? Or Cubs manager Lou Piniella getting thrown out of a game? ...

Intrigued by the Minnesota Wild's hockey-savvy fans, young core players and new up-tempo style, Martin Havlat was willing to take a little less money than offered elsewhere.

For a team that had such a disappointing postseason, the San Jose Sharks have not been very active thus far in free agency.

Maybe it was a car, maybe a big screen TV, but, at some point, you've probably made a big purchase that you came to regret later.

It may be early into the off season, but by the looks of the Chicago Blackhawks, they are sure contenders for the 2009-2010 Cup Finals.

Martin Havlat talks to the media after signing a six-year contract with the Minnesota Wild on July 3. When Chicago would no longer give him a long-term contract, Martin Havlat shifted his focus to Minnesota.

Almost 24 hours after the Chicago Blackhawks signed former Red Wing Marian Hossa to a 12-year deal, the shine has yet to wear off the "biggest story" of the free agent period, starting with a pat on Dale Tallon's back from the Edmonton Journal's Jim Matheson: July 2, Edmonton Journal : The pointed question for Chicago Blackhawks general manager ...

The Blackhawks and Martin Havlat couldn't reach a contract agreement and both sides have moved on -- albeit maybe not so amicably.

Wednesday marked the beginning of the NHL's free agency period, and two of the biggest players on the open market opted to stay put.

Media outlets are reporting that the Minnesota Wild have agreed to a six-year, $30 million contract with former Chicago Blackhawks wing Martin Havlat.

The Chicago Blackhawks signed John Madden on Thursday, adding a veteran center who has spent his entire 10-year career with the New Jersey Devils.

The previous time Marian Hossa travelled the free-agency highway as a fast track to a Stanley Cup ring, it was a wreck.

Martin Havlat was the Chicago Blackhawks' leading scorer last season. The Minnesota Wild didn't waste any time in finding a high-scoring replacement for Marian Gaborik.