I think he is a good player that any team would like to have, and for that reason I think that he MAY be unloaded this off-season if Treliving is going to really try to sign Hall, especially if Gaudreau is kept on and Brodie is re-signed (or even if he is not, someone has to play tough minutes with Giordano, and it won't come much cheaper than Brodie's salary this season).
I hope it works out and Ryan is retained, but he might be a cap casualty this off-season. I really like him and find him surprisingly effective all over the ice though. Hope he stays. From a re-signing him perspective, if he is still here next season, you Erik Estrada is right - you really have to take a wait-and-see attitude with him. No rush to sign him. He likes it here, and the Flames like him. I am sure they will work out a contract that works if he is still around and is still a fit on this team.
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