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Originally Posted by Strange Brew
The reason the deal didn't happen is that the Devils preferred the Coyotes offer. I thought that was fairly well established, no?
And at no point did I state what I believed was a certainty so please don't put words in my mouth.
Hamilton, Hanifin and Lindholm were all RFA's that signed after their trades. With regards to Hamilton, I recall Treliving stating explicitly that Boston had made him aware of Hamilton's salary demands and he therefore felt confident they would get something done easily. What history are you referring to where Treliving made a deal with an extension in place?
The Coyotes traded for Hall with no extension in place. The Flames were presumably competing with that offer and I guess trying to score Vatanan as well. Why do you see it as such an insult to Treliving that he felt confident he could sign Hall?
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You yourself have just shown why this would be different. Hall would be a UFA, not an RFA, and just like the attempt to trade for Stone, things fell apart because the Flames were unable to negotiate an extension. Just because the Coyotes were willing to trade for less than a full season of Hall doesn't mean that the Flames were, and in fact, to do so would be inconsistent with how Treliving has previously operated (with respect to the Stone attempted trade/negotiations).
