Phil Posted August 15, 2019 Share Posted August 15, 2019 When TSN?s Senior Hockey Reporter and former Philadelphia Daily News writer Frank Seravalli joined Anthony San Filippo and I on Tuesday night?s Snow The Goalie, we expected he?d provide some of the hard-hitting insight that made him a favorite in the local market and a target of Canada?s top sports network. We didn?t expect the bombshell he dropped on us regarding the Flyers? top offseason signing, center Kevin Hayes. Per Seravalli, Hayes had no intention of signing with the Flyers, who had traded for his rights, unless they opted to overpay him: ?I don?t understand why (the Flyers) felt the need to spend a pick in order to go out and (trade for Kevin Hayes? rights). I don?t think there was a team that would?ve come close to the Flyers? number, because if there were, Kevin Hayes would?ve just waited until July 1, and I have that on good authority. I was with a current NHL player the night before Game 7 in Boston who ? five minutes before seeing me ? ran into Kevin Hayes outside of somewhere in downtown Boston, which is obviously his hometown. He goes, ?Oh yeah. I just ran into Kevin Hayes.? He said Kevin Hayes told him the only way he?s going to the Flyers is if the Flyers overpaid to get him. And how much did they overpay by? It?s hard to answer that specifically, but I would say at least $600k-700k a year times seven years.? https://www.crossingbroad.com/2019/08/seravalli-kevin-hayes-told-another-player-hed-only-go-to-the-flyers-if-they-overpaid.html Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
josh Posted August 15, 2019 Share Posted August 15, 2019 He wanted to come back to NY in the worst way. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LindG1000 Posted August 15, 2019 Share Posted August 15, 2019 Well at least he was true to his word. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BlairBettsBlocksEverything Posted August 15, 2019 Share Posted August 15, 2019 not sure who I believe but Ryan Whitney tweeted that this was BS and that Hayes was stoked to play in Philly Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Abe Froman Posted August 15, 2019 Share Posted August 15, 2019 Hearsay. It's inadmissible. :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pete Posted August 15, 2019 Share Posted August 15, 2019 not sure who I believe but Ryan Whitney tweeted that this was BS and that Hayes was stoked to play in Philly I don't believe he said it, Seravelli is an asshole...but I also wouldn't trust Whitney LOL. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BlairBettsBlocksEverything Posted August 15, 2019 Share Posted August 15, 2019 lol fair enough. I don't see why a player wouldn't be excited to play for the coach that first gave him a shot and gave him the minutes that eventually led to him getting this big of a contract Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gravesy Posted August 15, 2019 Share Posted August 15, 2019 I’m not a huge Kevin Hayes fan, but what a total cunt Seravalli is. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ThirtyONE Posted August 15, 2019 Share Posted August 15, 2019 I don't believe he said it, Seravelli is an asshole...but I also wouldn't trust Whitney LOL. Yeah. Whitney and Hayes are friends. He's not going to throw him under the bus. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gravesy Posted August 15, 2019 Share Posted August 15, 2019 IF this is true, Seravalli has absolutely buried that unnamed player though. :lol: Unless Hayesy met several players and told all of them he shafted the Flyers, which seems unlikely. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sod16 Posted August 16, 2019 Share Posted August 16, 2019 I see nothing controversial here. Hayes was only prepared to sign with Philly before the UFA period if he was overpaid. That doesn't mean he was adverse to going to Philly. If Philly did not offer to overpay him before July 1, he would have waited until after that date to sign with the highest bidder, which might still have been Philly. Perhaps he would have given the Rangers a small discount, but given the priority of Trouba and Panarin, that simply could not have happened. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Future Posted August 16, 2019 Share Posted August 16, 2019 I see nothing controversial here. Hayes was only prepared to sign with Philly before the UFA period if he was overpaid. That doesn't mean he was adverse to going to Philly. If Philly did not offer to overpay him before July 1, he would have waited until after that date to sign with the highest bidder, which might still have been Philly. Perhaps he would have given the Rangers a small discount, but given the priority of Trouba and Panarin, that simply could not have happened. Same. And the article said it was a difference of like $600k. Teams overpay by that much to get players all the time. If not for the context the convo would be "Philly overpaid a bit, but they got their guy" and nobody would bat an eye. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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