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Former Blackhawks’ Taylor Hall Quiet, But Not Invisible in Hurricanes Debut

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Taylor Hall has now played for seven different NHL teams. That’s rare for a former first overall pick who has had a solid career and even won the Hart Trophy. While he moved less in the first half of his career, recent years have seen him rebound.

Hall’s last move came from the Chicago Blackhawks to the Carolina Hurricanes in the final year of his contract. The next day, after being traded for the fifth time in his career, he debuted with the Hurricanes.

Carolina did not win and Hall did not appear on the scoresheet, but he was not invisible either. He lined up on the fourth line with Jack Roslovic and Juha Jaaska and recorded three shots and one hit in 11:36 of ice time.

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Hall’s line was better than average in the game against the New York Islanders, but unfortunately it resulted in a loss. That doesn’t change the fact that the veteran will make the playoffs barring a complete collapse by the Hurricanes and have a chance to win a Stanley Cup. Hall only appeared in the playoffs five times and exited the first round once (on another occasion his team won the play-in round). He has 39 playoff games of his 879 regular season games.

Carolina has once again charged up and looks poised for a deep run if they can get over the hump.

While Hall debuted on the fourth line and second power play unit for Carolina, it is a much better situation to play on the back line for a 30-16-4 team than on the back line for a 15-28 team. 5.

There is no doubt that as the team adjusts to not only the addition of Hall to the forward group, but also Mikko Rantanen and the departures of Martin Necas and Jack Drury, there will be some line changes for the remaining 32 games of the regular season. season.

Can Hall finally make it to the top after an eventful career and so many changes? That, we will have to wait and see. The East looks weaker than the West this season, so the road to the Stanley Cup may be a little easier, but the playoffs are a completely different ball game and no team can be counted out.

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