then they’d trade him somewhere else for a substantially higher return

I mean first off, both him and Weegar stated earlier they would love to resign, and are fully ready to win in Calgary.
Secondly.. That's a pathetic return for Hubby. Hoffman is practically a negative value on that contract. And sure a Montreal second is pretty much a first rounder, but that's really way too low.

Absolutely horrible for Calgary, quit overrating Hoffman Canadian’s fan.

In case of re-signing I would trust it when i will see it. To many player have already say they want to do something to media and do otherwise after that.