The Edmonton Oilers stunned the hockey world in late June, when they traded star winger and 2010 first-overall pick Taylor Hall to the New Jersey Devils in exchange for Adam Larsson. Now, for the first time, Hall has opened up about his time in Edmonton, as well as the trade, in a variety of interviews with Sportsnet.
“The trade put a wrench in things, for sure,” Hall said. “In a breakup, you try to forge about it as quick as you can, right? That’s what I’m trying to do. It’s not easy. Once the regular season starts and you start seeing Edmonton piling up the wins, or whatever they might do, it’s going to be a bit weird.