Dreger: BUF possibly keeping Taylor Hall off roster for precautionary reasons.

[FinnishDevil]

Hall for Palmieri

The deal is one for one.

 

[TheGroceryStick]

9th rounder + Marincin

 

[LeafGrief]

Wouldn't be surprised if Dubass traded for him.

Robertson + 2nd for Hall?

I think it's really funny when people post pejorative nicknames for a GM and then propose a completely asinine deal in the next sentence.

Hmmm, maybe not really funny, but funny in a slapstick kind of way.

 

[rhef3]

I think the blues will make a play for him

 

[HugeInTheShire]

As a Hughes and Blackwood owner on my fantasy team, tonight's game is one I am considering watching.

should be an interesting game... no pressure on either team

 

[GoldiFox]

I will guess that Hall does get a 1st but there is a bad contract that goes the other way. Similar to the Kase/Backes deal last deadline. For example, CAR 1st + Gardiner for Hall or PHI 1st + Ghost for Hall.

 

[VijayPatel11]

Florida Panthers apparently heavily interested in Hall

Where'd you hear that?

 

[Cousin Eddie]

How about a one stop shop for Sakic.

Hall
Ullmark
Miller

for

Compher
Timmins
2021 1st
Kaut/Bowers

 

[belair]

So that's the stat column he's leaving Buffalo with...

Ouch.

 

[hotcabbagesoup]

I’d bet pretty hard on him getting a first or atleast that much value

Wanta bet? You bet he gets a first, I bet he doesn't get a first.

You lose, you sport a Dean Evason Sharks avatar for a week. I lose, I sport a Bill Guerin Sharks avatar for a week.

 

[WeWentBlues]

I think the blues will make a play for him

Would require another move to bring in an 8M player, even if Buffalo retained 50%.

And Blues are heading the wrong direction. Think they're more likely to be sellers than buyers.

 

[Chardo]

Well it's a given that he will be traded this week, so the scratch is really not news.

 

[2 others]

to the Avs for a 1st rounder

 

[north49er]

Yeah, wouldn't want Hall to go scoreless or something and hurt his value

Or score a goal and make the Sabres greedy.....

 

[Chardo]

Is there a maximum salary that a team is allowed to retain? Could Buffalo, hypothetically, retain his entire salary and trade him to a team with no cap space?

 

[BFLO]

Speculation: - Hall Scratched tonight

Same thread, already with 2 pages...

 

[Chardo]

Possibly?

 

[Jacob]

On a 4 goal pace. Yikes!

 

[threeVo]

Is there a maximum salary that a team is allowed to retain? Could Buffalo, hypothetically, retain his entire salary and trade him to a team with no cap space?

50% max and 2 players

 

[Zonk]

On a 4 goal pace. Yikes!

Please stop exaggerating. With 2 goals in 37 games, he is on pace for a 3 goal season in 56 games.

 

[jetsv2]

I think the blues will make a play for him

The Blues are 5 points back and 2-7-1 in their last 10 while the team they are chasing is 7-2-1 in their last 10. They would be crazy to make any trades to try and chase the playoffs this year.

 

[Blackjack]

50% max and 2 players

Thought it was 3 players?

Also, theoretical question since I don't think this will ever happen, but can Buffalo trade him at 50% retained to an intermediary like Chicago or San Jose, and then that intermediary trades him to another contender and retains another 50% (for 75% retention of his cap)?

 

[LokiDog]

I could see maybe a Boston move. He wouldn’t have to carry the mail and could be a good compliment to their top six at 50%

 

[LokiDog]

Thought it was 3 players?

Also, theoretical question since I don't think this will ever happen, but can Buffalo trade him at 50% retained to an intermediary like Chicago or San Jose, and then that intermediary trades him to another contender and retains another 50% (for 75% retention of his cap)?

I think this has happened before, I could be wrong. It was pre-arranged, and I believe both the originating team and the acquiring team paid some assets to the intermediary for facilitating the deal.

 

[TheGroceryStick]

Would

Buf:
Debrusk
Cond. Pick (high as 2nd)
(50% of Hall)

Team B
3rd
(25% of Hall)

Boston
Hall (@2M)

Make any sense at all ?