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Originally Posted by Enoch Root
I think that earlier in the season makes him more valuable, not less.
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You get more in season value from him, sure. But teams are also a little leery of where they are in the standings and whether Hall moves the needle to get them into the POs.
Last year Vegas was different. They knew they were in, and they'd already gone deep the year before. So they thought Stone would win them a cup. So it makes sense that the Yotes were the team, because they are in first. They aren't worried so much about getting in - they want to go deep. The Flames need to see if this surge is a coaching change bump or a real turning point. So they were probably reluctant to beat that offer, especially for a rental. I don't think the Flames have a real shot at signing Hall, but if they traded for him the pressure to re-sign would be immense here. Hall would have a ton of leverage.