NHL Rumors: Taylor Hall, Mitch Marner, and the Calgary Flames

© Sergei Belski-USA TODAY SportsHall could look for Panarin money … Expect Marner to be the first RFA to sign

Dan Rosen of NHL.com: (mailbag) Think that Taylor Hall will sign a long-term contract extension with the New Jersey Devils but it may not happen until at least halfway through the year. Hall can show the Devils that he’s healthy, and Hall will have a better feel for the additions the Devils made this offseason. Hall could get a contract similar to Artemi Panarin’s seven years and $81.5 million.

With Mitch Marner expected to be the highest paid restricted free agent, the other top RFAs seem to be just waiting for him to set the bar. Expect that Marner will be the first to sign, then…