- Le CH OUT de la COURSE pour Taylor Hall...
- Selon THE ATHLETIC...
- Cela va se jouer entre les Oilers et les Predators...
Who doesn’t want to see Taylor Hall repatriated to the team that drafted him No. 1 in 2010, the Edmonton Oilers? OK, Arizona fans hands down. Hall might be one of the most complicated of free agents on the market this fall. He’s an elite talent who hasn’t always shown it and is coming off a desultory season in Arizona where he had 10 goals and 27 points in 35 games and then added six points in nine postseason games. In total, the 28-year-old has played in just 14 postseason games in his career. Scouts we’ve spoken to see him as a complementary player, which would make him a great fit in Edmonton playing with either Connor McDavid or Leon Draisaitl. Can the Oilers make it fit? Tough call, especially if Hall is looking for a big dollar/long term deal. Another scout wondered about a fit with former coach John Hynes, whom Hall played during his Hart Trophy season in New Jersey in 2017-18. Hynes is, of course, in Nashville where GM David Poile has never been shy to swing for the fences and knows his Stanley Cup window is closing. It would also take some shuffling of big pieces, including a buyout of Kyle Turris, but one to keep your eye on.