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Originally Posted by sureLoss
Hall could have played hardball and had a nuclear option.
All Hall had to do to undermine Buffalo's trade talks was to let it leak he would waive for Boston only and no other team.
Then the Sabres would have no leverage in any trade negotiations.
Hall didn't have to keep quiet and pretend he would consider other teams and allow the Sabres to drive up trade value by playing other teams against each other.
Of course that could lead to the Sabres not trading him, but that is a lose lose scenario for both parties.
This is the middle ground where Hall gets what he wants and the Sabres get something.
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It's almost like a prisoner's dilemma scenario. Work with Hall to get what's best for both teams (Hall going to his team of choice, Buffalo getting something back, both win). If not, then the scenarios would be Buffalo getting a better return but Hall going to team that's not his first choice (Buffalo wins, Hall loses), Hall's agent leaking to the media that he's only interested in going to Boston, and bringing his trade value down (Hall wins, Buffalo loses), or Hall doesn't get traded (both lose).