The Colorado Avalanche will not be signing forward Kevin Hayes in free agency unless he spurns the Philadelphia Flyers. Philly sent a fifth-round draft pick to Winnipeg to secure negotiating rights ahead of the July 1 Free Agency Frenzy.
Just like the song goes, I didn’t know what we had (or what we possible had) until it’s gone. I didn’t realize how much I wanted Kevin Hayes until he was gone from potential free agency.
It’s not that Hayes was such a fantastic player or was going to come so cheap. In fact, he’s a borderline second-liner.