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Originally Posted by Matt Reeeeead
I wouldn't do that... Johnny's age difference + cap hit + offensive production makes him more valuable.
Something I would consider would be Johnny + Neal for Taylor Hall (with a pre-arranged contract extension).
From the Devils' perspective, they get a player that is from the general area, on a long term contract that they don't have to sell the player on.
From the Flames' perspective, they get the more well rounded player, and can make the dollars work if they can keep Hall under the $10M mark.
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This is perhaps the type of deal that the Devils would consider to also take on a Neal type contract. If they can't sign Hall (which is complete speculation), getting Johnny as a consolation prize would be quite enticing and way better than getting some good draft picks at the trade deadline for him.
Of course, Hall may well be wanting to test UFA and see what's out there. He may well sign an extension with New Jersey. But I could see the deal making sense to Calgary, although I'd rather move Monny rather than Johnny (but that centre thing).