Well that didn’t last long. The Arizona Coyotes have officially won the 2019 Taylor Hall sweepstakes!
The Coyotes are currently first in the Pacific, and acquiring Hall certainly implies that they think that this year could be Their Year™, especially as Hall is apparently not looking to sign a contract right now (his agent, Darren Ferris, is not known for his fondness of signing contracts mid-season, as Leafs fans are all painfully aware). They’re currently getting by more on goaltending than scoring, but teams have certainly ridden that all the way into the playoffs before.