Quoting: Meeqs
Rackell hasn't been good in 3 years and all of his value was in his contract which no longer has term.
We see a small handful of people get a 1st each TDL and Rackell isn't close to that.
Hell even Hall didn't get a 1st last year
Hasn't been good in 3 years? What are we considering as "Good"? I mean, he put up 42 points in 62 games two years ago (56 pts/82 games, which is pretty much right in line with his career norm...).
Top six winger playing on a prolificly bad offensive team, that somehow still manages to put up excellent possession numbers, while posting nearly unsustainably low shooting percentage last season? I mean, imagine thinking a player who was playing with Rico and Silfverberg last year would somehow light it up offensively?
This year? Suddenly he's back playing an offensive role on a line with Zegras, and all of the sudden he's got 4 goals in the 1st 7 games, where his shooting percentage is right in the middle of where it was during his 2 30+ goal years, and he continues to put up excellent possession numbers.
As for Hall, that's a hilarious example given that he had a full NMC with Buffalo, and apparently only gave the Sabres 2-3 options. You don't get a good return when your hands are tied...
At this point, if you can't get a 1st back or solid prospect back in a deal for him, there's really no point moving him.