A popular rumour account on Twitter quoted a podcast conversation between Jason Gregor, Frank Seravalli, and Chris Johnston on the topic of Zach Hyman and his upcoming contract. Gregor heard the Leafs might have offered Hyman a contract at around $5 million that was turned down.
The rumour started spread, wrongly attributed to Seravalli instead of Gregor, until Seravalli came out and corrected the misquote and denied the rumour as inaccurate in the first place, as he did on the podcast. Hyman’s agent has since also debunked the rumour. Case closed.
Hyman is a good player, but as he approaches unrestricted free agency for the first time, is going to get paid a lot more than the Leafs can afford and should be willing to accept.