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Originally Posted by tkflames
Any updates on confirmed teams in or out on Hall? It was rumored last week that he planned on making his decision Sunday morning-ish. It seems to have been eerily quiet on this front. Likely a commitment by his agent and pitching teams as most good teams pitching would have to make space of existing players that they would otherwise keep.
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Aaron Portzline says the Blue Jackets are not in on Hall.
Adrian Dater says the Avalanche are not in on Hall.
Bruins are reportedly out on Hall.
It’s really quiet. If I were to guess, based on who Friedman believed would be in on Hall as of Friday morning, I’d say it’ll be one of the Predators, Canadiens, or Flames - but there has not been any real noise since free agency began, just rumblings that this team or that team is out of the bidding for Hall.
If I’m speculating on this/reading into the silence, I think Calgary is going to get him. If it was Nashville, it would be done by now. They have the cap-space, they have the need. Calgary though? They likely want to pull off a trade and announce the signing in one shot/pretty quick succession to maximize leverage. Hence the silence around the Flames and the teams interested in Hall.
I’m hopeful Calgary pulls this off. It would be huge for us.