Taylor Hall for Adam Larsson. Straight up.
It seemed like an easy victory for the Devils on June 30, 2016, when Devils GM Ray Shero sent Larsson, a fine defenseman but by no means a franchise-changing player, to Edmonton for Hall, a former No. 1 overall pick who was just entering his prime as an elite goal scorer.
And now? Pardon the pun, but Hall for Larsson is absolute larceny.
Hall is a legitimate MVP candidate for the Devils, who already has a career-high 28 goals with 16 games to play and is seventh in the NHL in points per game (1.