I was thinking why Buffalo besides the obvious role Hall will have playing with Eichel, and something else came to my mind - showcasing and taxes. Buffalo, Edmonton and Detroit may be among the armpits of North America, but there's no better place to showcase yourself in a showcase year, than in the surrounding New York area. So this says to me that he wanted a showcase role with a team to cash in next year (obvious), but Buffalo because if he's exposing himself for next year, and deep down he thinks he wants to move to a team in that region, get every team to watch him night after night, then when it's time to cash in he can do it.
As for who he could be wanting to target (as it's shown now to be about the money), a quick google search shows Nashville has a relatively good tax rate, so that would be my bet come next year.
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