Based on the exchange happening on the counterpart thread on the NJD subforum, precedent set by TDL deals for Duchene, Stone, etc., I think it's extremely wishful thinking that we get Hall for anything remotely close to Bahl and a 1st attached to such far-fetched conditions that it's realistically a 2nd, and Hossa's dead money. That would amount to a fleecing of Hanzal-esque proportions, and Shero just isnt that dumb.
I am still of the idea that a deal would consist of:
Raanta
one of Fischer, Crouse, Richardson, or Hinostroza
one of Bahl
, Dineen, or Capobianco
conditional 2020 pick
If Bahl is a part of the deal, maybe we can talk NJ down to a 2020 2nd round pick instead of the conditional 1st. I just think that this makes the most sense, and Hinostroza or Richardson would be the preferred player to give up in order to make salaries work. If we have Raanta, Hinostroza, and a 2020 2nd round pick, with the inclusion of Bahl being the only hang up, wow that is tough to know that a deal may be that close. I'd even consider giving up Bahl, and that is not a player I really want to give up.
Are we missing anyone else? Could the idea be to deal Demers, Goligoski, or Oesterle and see if we can bring Soderstrom back over from Sweden? I think we have a lot of ways to make salary work in this deal.