Hall is as "from Calgary" as William Nylander is. He grew up in Kingston and he trains in Ontario too.
Why not just say I don't like what Hall brings and don't want Tre to go after him in free agency.
Nobody knows what Hall is thinking... Maybe not even him...Why??? He is trying to earn his payday and signing options he is due at the end of the season. Taylor Hall will be looking to sign with a winner because after 10 years of crappy clubs he will want to contend. Maybe it is Calgary maybe it is not.
I don't buy into this crap that he isn't a winner. Edmonton is an organization that has struggled to develop any players and even with the best player in the world and Draisaitl still struggles for relevance. In New Jersey Hall was the team in the first season and then came a string of draft picks the better part of a decade behind Hall.
I think not looking into signing Hall would be stupid but it all comes down to what AAV would be acceptable to fill the role you want in the organization. Chucky has shown he is the franchise LW through this season so where does that leave Hall? What is Johnny's role? Who do we lose in the expansion draft?
Too many unknowns at this point and time to be making any suppositions.