Pierre LeBrun reported shortly after the trade went down that the Flames had enticed the Devils with a "hockey offer" rather than for futures which made the Devils stop and think, but the Flames wanted the opportunity to negotiate with Hall's agent prior to any such trade before going through with it, which the Devil's didn't allow.
People thinking the Flames offered Hanifin and Bennett straight up with the possibility of losing both players to free agency are simply just people trying to find a way to point fingers at Treliving.
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