Taylor Hall has now played for seven different teams in the NHL. It is rare for an old first choice in the general classification which has had a solid career and even won the Hart trophy. Even if he was less moved during the first half of his career, the last years have seen him bounce back.
The last transfer of hall came from the Chicago Blackhawks to the Hurricanes de la Caroline in the last year of her contract. The next day, after being distributed for the fifth time in his career, he made his debut with the Hurricanes.
Carolina did not win the victory and Hall was not scored on the match sheet, but he was not invisible either. He aligned himself with the fourth trio with Jack Roslovic and Juha Jaaska and recorded three shots and a safe blow in 11: 36 ice time.
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Hall’s line was better than the average during the match against the New York Islanders, but it unfortunately ended in a defeat. This does not change the fact that the veteran will participate in the playoffs unless a total collapse of the Hurricanes and that he will have a chance to win the Stanley Cup. Hall only participated in the playoffs five times and only managed to get out of the first round (another time, his team won the play -off). He has 39 playoffs on his 879 regular season games.
The Caroline has entered again and seems ready for a deep race if it manages to overcome the bump.
While Hall made its debut on the fourth trio and on the second unit of digital advantage of Caroline, it is a much better situation to play on the bottom line for a 30-16-4 team than on the line from the bottom of a 15-28-5 team.
There is no doubt that the team adapts not only to the addition of hall to the group of attackers, but also to Mikko Rantanen and to the departures of Martin Necas and Jack Drury, there will be a reshuffle Trios for the remaining 32 games of the regular. season.
Will Hall finally reach the summit after a hectic and eventful career? We will have to wait and see. The East seems to be lower than the West this season, so the path to the Stanley Cup is perhaps a little easier, but the playoffs are a whole new animal and no team can be excluded.
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