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Originally Posted by You Need a Thneed
No, he’s still in the last year of his contract until the 28th.
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Which is why only Toronto could sign him to an 8 year deal before then, because they're his previous rights holder. By acquiring Jones with a year left, the Hawks become his rights holder, and thus the team entitled to re-sign him for 8 years.
I believe Toronto could also have just traded Hyman's rights to Edmonton and then Edmonton could re-sign him for 8 years, but I'm less sure on that, and obviously it makes no practical difference.