How Hall + Arizona do vs Nashville compared to Gaudreau + Calgary against the Jets will be interesting.
In Hall's MVP year he put up 93 points in 76 games (1.22 PPG) and despite getting destroyed by Tampa in 5 games, he still put up 6 points (1.20 PPG).
Last year Johnny put up 99 points in 82 games (1.21 PPG) and then only managed 1 assist in 5 games against Colorado (0.2 PPG), after only registering 2 assists in the 4 game sweep vs Anaheim the previous playoff year.
If you were given the choice of signing either player to a 7 year, $8M AAV contract, preference may come down to which player can produce to a 1st line level in the playoffs.
Gaudreau is one of my favourite Flames of all time, but if he's just an elite regular season player then it may be time to move on regardless. Maximizing his value in a trade makes a LOT of sense, even if you can't sign Hall to replace him.
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