The hockey world waits with baited breath for the long-rumoured end to the Taylor Hall trade sweepstakes this season. It’s... been a weird ride.
First, the Devils were a bit of a dark horse pick to make the playoffs. They weren’t that far out from making the playoffs two years ago, when Hall won the MVP award. They won the draft lottery and picked Jack Hughes. They traded for PK Subban and Nikita Gusev. They seemed to have good pieces. In hindsight, writing that out is all hilarious because the whole team has been just awful.