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[McGoMcD]

Huh. I'm surprised I didn't see it spammed here more. "I'd hang out with McDavid if he didn't live with Hall" sure sounds like the smoking gun for the "Hall hates Yakupov" narrative.

except his english is really poor. I think he meant to say he would hang out with McDavid if he didn't already have some one looking after him.

 

[McPuritania]

Did Yakupov eat Hall's baby or something?

I think that rift is insane. It will be fun to watch them play against eachother.

like when yak was asked some question about hanging out with mcdavid the answer was "...well he lives with Taylor Hall..."

Watch Yak line up Hall with his head down, and crush him.

 

[Connor McFries]

maybe he made this statement because the team was gelling together off ice by wearing shocking pink shirts and playing golf.
but yeh ignore that fact and lets bash Hall some more..

from Hall's twitter
https://twitter.com/hallsy04?ref_src=twsrc^google|twcamp^serp|twgr^author
https://pbs.twimg.com/media/CoETRKFWIAE0KkS.jpg

Such a cancer!!

How is it that only Connor has hair on his legs??? Someone tell him to shave it. I heard at the tour DA france, the bikers shave to achieve aerodynamics.

 

[BleedingOil]

Roomies invited only! And Nurse as the bodyguard.

I'm sure there was a lot more invites not all were accepted. Pretty weak showing compared to most charity events

 

[SomeDudeOTI]

Just throwing this out there but...

Both yak and Kass are non drinkers who are trying to live a clean lifestyle.

 

[Ninety7]

I thought it was stated on this board in a thread where Yak has some drinks and partys every now and again. Last year it was posted.

I'm interested in seeing the source of this cause every other piece of literature/evidence I've seen and heard contradicts this.

 

[Cam98]

I thought it was stated on this board in a thread where Yak has some drinks and partys every now and again. Last year it was posted.

Yakupov certainly drinks saying he doesn't isn't a lie.

 

[SomeDudeOTI]

I thought it was stated on this board in a thread where Yak has some drinks and partys every now and again. Last year it was posted.

Could well be, I'm not sure on the rules for him. I was under the impression that a couple celebratory drinks was ok depending on the circumstances but the more usual go to the bar and/or party was not allowed.

 

[Zguy370]

No offence, but as if one picture disproves anything.

We will never know if Hall was or was not a Cancer, but you can't ignore there is some evidence that he was.

Yep., PC got the the root of the problem after one season of evaluating. For someone who was labelled the face of our franchise but was never given the C, it was pretty obvious that something was wrong. Evident he did not like YAK, maybe because he felt threatened that Yak may have stolen the show from him, didn't go out and party after a 5-0 blow out to Calgary, was Russian had a funny mustache. Yak for one will get a breath of fresh air now and Looch and Larsson will show the balls you need to get somewhere

 

[Vanqu1sh]

Yep., PC got the the root of the problem after one season of evaluating. For someone who was labelled the face of our franchise but was never given the C, it was pretty obvious that something was wrong. Evident he did not like YAK, maybe because he felt threatened that Yak may have stolen the show from him, didn't go out and party after a 5-0 blow out to Calgary, was Russian had a funny mustache. Yak for one will get a breath of fresh air now and Looch and Larsson will show the balls you need to get somewhere

He was our best player and one of the leaders, and during this time we were subject to the worst oilers hockey in history, with countless nights off/lack of effort and years of just playing for points and personal achievements. In all of Hall's years here every off season the same things were said and the results were the same. His and everyone elses performance the same. Who knows really what kind of person he is but the evidence suggests his leadership and ability to make those around him better was pretty much non-existent, on the ice and off.

Everyone seems to be working on their game and are more focused this off-season. There's a lot more hype in general, but I'm excited to see what happens on the ice cause I really do think it'll be quite different.

 

[oilinblood]

hmmmm, well honestly what else do you need? The Hall was a locker room cancer might have something to it.

I don't want to just blast hall for no reason, just start baseless rumours. But bottom line, when there is smoke there is fire.

i never even listened to the kassian interview. i had a journalist friend tell me to watch the eberle interview. when he says hes not shocked it isnt just that he felt a change was coming. i believe he knew taylor was going out the door. thats my opinion completely

 

[Bryanbryoil]

i never even listened to the kassian interview. i had a journalist friend tell me to watch the eberle interview. when he says hes not shocked it isnt just that he felt a change was coming. i believe he knew taylor was going out the door. thats my opinion completely

Listen to the Hendricks interview. He pretty much says that they knew change was coming, they weren't sure exactly who'd be moving out but they were not surprised that it was Hall. That said he also praised Hall FWIW so he either likes Hall or he just isn't the type to trash someone in the media. I'd lean towards the former but I have no idea one way or another.

 

[BoldNewLettuce]

More fuel to the fire;

I remember when hall and drai were struggling hall got and then lost the puck on the forecheck. Drai asked him something on the bench and hall looked angry. He had some sort of "it's not my job to teach you how to play hockey *******" look on his face. Pouting probably. Maybe someone took liberties on him against the boards, but I prefer the entitled pouting narrative.

 

[Aerrol]

except his english is really poor. I think he meant to say he would hang out with McDavid if he didn't already have some one looking after him.

I wasn't making a comment on how legitimate it was or not. I actually agree with you. I just am surprised it wasn't spammed given the obsessive compulsive nature of our board's Yakupov discussions, and especially the Hall is mean to Yak debate. It never seems to go away, lol (look at the last few posts, even). If there was an easy quote you'd think it'd be repeated over and over as evidence.

re: Drinking it's pretty curious to see people accusing him of drinking now after years and years where it's been stated that he doesn't drink. I could see him partaking once in a while on special occasions, but he certainly prefers not to from everything I've heard, including interviews in his first two years here.

 

[McOvechking]

If the Oilers turn a huge corner this year (i.e. comfortably make the playoffs) are we all left to sit here and assume Hall was a "cancer" or a problem in the org?

 

[Aerrol]

If the Oilers turn a huge corner this year (i.e. comfortably make the playoffs) are we all left to sit here and assume Hall was a "cancer" or a problem in the org?

Well obviously. It's HFBoards.

(no, I don't think that. If we actually turn a corner I suspect it'll be because the Larsson gamble turns out to be a good one and McJesus carries the team on his back)

 

[dustrock]

People aren't always going to get along in any work environment, and when you've not only missed the playoffs but been a laughing stock around the league for 10 years, any locker room issues are going to be exacerbated.

It is quite possible Yak and Hall didn't like each other. If the team is winning, that's not really a concern. Winning solves everything.

It is possible Hall wasn't a good leader and that's why he didn't get the C. He sure did have a A though. Maybe they thought he was too young to get the C in such a toxic environment.

If Hall was such a cancer, why did the organization give their Saviour Connor McDavid a direction to live with Hall during his rookie season?

 

[Replacement*]

This Hall had an attitude and was shipped out because of it stuff is kind of silly.

1) All basically he said she said supposition.

2)Even if true what of it? Every pro team has cliques, every pro team probably has guys that figure they are better players than other guys.

3)Edmonton is so small if this stuff had legs there would be a whole lot more being said. The internets been around long enough and I can tell you some past players that really got talked about a lot and Hall hasn't been nearly as much.

4)If Hall was engaging inappropriately, and not being an ideal team guy (or whatever the suggestion is) its incumbent on org and management to remedy that. You know, the root word manage...

5)Shipping out an asset due some vague concept of him having "attitude" would be the stupidest thing this org did yet, which is saying a lot.

 

[Up the Irons]

Maybe Hall wasn't th best teammate, but I still blame the organization.

1. The organization wrote off entire seasons; so he mailed it in sometimes, so did his bosses.

2. They gave him too much clout, too early. His attitude was a product of this.

Regardless of where fault lies, it was what it was. Maybe he had to go for reasons beyond acquiring a dman. If so, then good.

 

[McDoused]

It's crazy to me that the GM actually took the time to debunk this "hall attitude" question and people are still bringing it up.

We had to give to get and Hall is the only piece Shero wanted.

 

[Replacement*]

Maybe Hall wasn't th best teammate, but I still blame the organization.

1. The organization wrote off entire seasons; so he mailed it in sometimes, so did his bosses.

2. They gave him too much clout, too early. His attitude was a product of this.

Regardless of where fault lies, it was what it was. Maybe he had to go for reasons beyond acquiring a dman. If so, then good.

This is the irony I never get over. Hall takes 30 off gets his ass traded. Management here INTENTIONALLY sink the org for several years and get tenured employment.

 

[McOvechking]

It's crazy to me that the GM actually took the time to debunk this "hall attitude" question and people are still bringing it up.

We had to give to get and Hall is the only piece Shero wanted.

I'm not sure people are arguing that Hall was traded because he had attitude issues.

I think the question more is, will this team be better now that Hall is gone? With the underlying assumption/speculation that he might have created a divided lockerroom or been disrespectful and noninclusive to guys like Yakupov or Nuge who didn't want to party with him.

 

[Zguy370]

I'm not sure people are arguing that Hall was traded because he had attitude issues.

I think the question more is, will this team be better now that Hall is gone? With the underlying assumption/speculation that he might have created a divided lockerroom or been disrespectful and noninclusive to guys like Yakupov or Nuge who didn't want to party with him.

Exactly, very concerning that if he was the leader and guy to be looked up to, did he also have a hatred for Kassian because he wouldn't party with him. As we saw in Kassian's interview he hinted that the team will be a closer group, so take it as we may

 

[Zguy370]

There was a lot of noise of Subban not being the best teammate. Read this morning he was late for 18 practices....

Trust me, he wasn't a good teammate, he got grilled numerous times from the media here, for his on ice play as well as off ice antics. We should count our lucky stars we landed Larsson instead. Thank You PC

 

[Ol' Jase]

Taylor Hall has become so incredibly overrated and falsely revered around here I'm actually starting to dislike him.

Good lord, how can one player have his character crucified mercilessly, another be called openly a whiny cry baby, and yet Mr. Hall, who OPENLY GAVE UP ON HIS TEAM AND TEAMMATES for the last half of 2015-16, can be called a stalwart leader and have his blemishes blamed on anyone else but himself?

Jesus, I have so tried to refrain from any comments based on off-ice behaviour, but if you don't believe the Hall has a terrible reputation in this town for his extra curricular activities, you're either in complete denial or haven't heard any first hand reports.

There are literally dozens.