Despite the 2019-2020 NHL season not even being a month old, speculation has already run amok on what the New Jersey Devils will do with superstar left wing Taylor Hall. Yes, New Jersey is off to an abysmal start, having won just two of their first eight contests, which was more than enough to prompt hockey’s litany of media outlets, bloggers, so-called “insiders” and social media know-it-alls to ponder what teams would be the best fit for Hall, or already declare his days in New Jersey to be numbered.
But does a slow start after eight games really warrant this analytical hype surrounding the future of one of New Jersey’s cornerstone players?