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Originally Posted by Enoch Root
Trading for a signed Hall makes no sense - why go that route and give up assets to ARI?
Hall isn't going to sign there, only for them to trade him. And for the Flames it makes no sense either.
Either trade for his rights, or wait until he is an FA.
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Arizona is the only team that can sign Hall to an 8 year deal any other team can do 7. If getting the 8th year brings the cap hit down significantly that could be a big benefit to the Flames and worth more than the typical 3rd-5th round pick
The Flames are rumored to be talking about Kuemper so I can see a scenario where they want to get Hall signed and sealed so they can move forward with their offseason plan.
If they are not convinced they can sign Hall if he hits the open market that could pump the brakes on their potential plans to trade Johnny.