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At this point I think its 50/50 on if Hall resigns or not; getting Hughes helps, but at the same time just how awful the Devils were without him last year doesn't help at all. Unless Shero brings in 1-2 big name players before training camp I don't think Hall would resign before the season.
As a Devils fan I am leaning towards trading him before the season, because he will be 28 by the end of next season and with an 7-8 year deal would take him to 35-36 years old and he is coming off knee surgery this year. I think it is too much risk for the Devils to be include him in their rebuild when the other players they build around (Hischier, Hughes, Smith, Bratt, Severson, Wood, Zacha, and Blackwood) are all under 24 years old.
I could be totally wrong and he could comeback just as good making the Devils and me look like idiots but I rather lower the risk and get more younger players to surround those mentioned above.