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Tampa won't be going after Hall at the TDL. If he's available he'll generate a bidding war that Tampa won't want to be a part of. If I'm Tampa, players like Kreider and maybe Toffoli are more reasonable targets if Tampa is looking for a pure rental, since neither will likely re-sign with Tampa. None of Gourde, Palat, Killorn or Johnson are leaving at the tdl, as mentioned above they have full ntc's this year, great shot at a Cup, tax advantages(which did have some factor), and the fact that the ntc was attached in order to get the players to likely take a little less aav. Gourde makes 700k more per year than Killorn, not an outrageous amount and both contracts are pretty fair for what the players bring. The same can be said for Johnson and Palat(assuming he continues his resurgence this season). Tampa hasn't usually traded for straight rentals but if they do, Kreider or Toffoli for picks and prospects seems the most reasonable plan.