The NHL Has Made A Decision On Ex-Bruin Tyler Bertuzzi's Tampering Case
Ex-Boston Bruin forward Tyler Bertuzziand the Chicago Blackhawks were thought to be facing tampering charges for their deal during the summer, here's the judgment.
The free agent frenzy begins on July 1st and enthralls us all as we see our favorite players come and go. They sign new deals and are traded and we're on the edge of our seats.
But a casual conversation that happened between Tyler Bertuzzi, and ex-Bruin forward, Nick Foligno led to speculation that tampering occurred after the contract signing.
TSN's Pierre LeBrun brought the news to our attention earlier this year when Bill Daly was concerned about the amount of deals that happened right when free agency kicked off.
"As Bill Daly told me afterwards, more of a refresher, that the league has not talked about or emphasized the rules around tampering for a few years now and he felt now that it was time and I asked him why it was time and he said that he was, quote, a little uncomfortable with some of the commentary in the media reported heading into July 1st last year and gave them the impression that there's been negotiations before July 1st and he just wanted to remind GMs that you can't do that before July 1st and there are repercussions in terms of fines and/or potential loss of draft picks. So we'll see what impact that conversation from Bill Daly had ahead of next July 1st."
Elliotte Friedman of the 32 Thoughts Podcast would also add the possible consequences NHL GMs faced if they were found guilty of tampering. Quite a doozy.
"The NHL sent out a memo," Friedman said. "Now you'll remember, at the GM meetings, they warned teams about tampering. They didn't like how July 1 went last year, with a bunch of signings announced as (early as as July 1) afternoon. They have warned not only players, but also team employees like coaches and managers, other front office staff.
However, after a long investigation, Bill Daly has come up dry and no NHL team will suffer charges of tampering. Including the Chicago Blackhawks, and Tyler Bertuzzi.
Bertuzzi admitted to reporters that he didn't have the Chicago Blackhawks on his radar until after Nick Foligno reached out to him in an attempt to turn his gaze to the original-six franchise.
Bertuzzi would sign a 4-year, $22 Million deal with GM Kyle Davidson and the Hawks.
Tyler Bertuzzi's contract wasn't the only one under the microscope as Daly and company were looking into Brandon Montour, Tyler Toffoli, and Brett Pesce's deals before concluding there was no wrongdoing.
Instead, the NHL has simply reminded teams of the consequences should break tampering rules.
Perhaps this season the flurry of deals won't be so prevalent again.
| POLL |
DECEMBRE 12 | 163 ANSWERS The NHL Has Made A Decision On Ex-Bruin Tyler Bertuzzi's Tampering Case Do you think forward Tyler Bertuzzi and the Chicago Blackhawks are guilty of tampering? |
| Yes | 127 | 77.9 % |
| No | 36 | 22.1 % |
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