Getting older + knee injuries is a bad combo. He was a really solid player for the bruins for a couple years, totally bought in to being a third liner for us in 2023 and was one of the few players that didn't looks like they were playing with a full diaper after we went up 3-1 against the panthers. Sucks the way things have gone for him since then.
The downfall of Taylor Hall
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He didn’t choose Arizona, he was traded there in his last RFA season.
He then hit the UFA market at the worst time with the frozen COVID cap.
He turned cheaper deals with Colorado and Boston, which was where he made a mistake.
He went to Buffalo because he was stupid and unlucky, which is basically the story of his career.
1) Buffalo offered him 8m. Boston was rumored to have offered him 6m and they eventually did give him 6m/4 years.
2) He thought playing with Eichel would be enough to pump his numbers but Eichel had his Season in Hell. Eichel started the year injured, got more banged up, and then it ended after 21 GP with the infamous neck injury.
3) He was excited to be coached by Ralph Krueger again, “who got the most out of him Edmonton”. Krueger didn’t get the most out of anyone, including Hall, in one of the worst coaching debacles I’ve ever seen.
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Hall was shocked that he got scratched because he never got sat down and shown video when he has as many points as Tyler Bertuzzi this year. He's dumber than a sack of rocks.
HockeyMomx2
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If I recall, and I admit it's been awhile since their draft years, but I believe I recall reading many of the "pundits" say that Taylor Hall was the more NHL ready "right now" player but that with his speed being his biggest attribute, his career would be shorter than Tyler's and in the end, Tyler Sequin would be the better overall pick between the two. Seems to have played out exactly that way.
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This is always a bad take. Hall may be an outlier as a Hart winner, but saying he didn't deserve it is false.
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Is that a confirmed statistic?
Just those 2? assuming the most recent ones still playing are locks
Perry is iffy to be honest
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Taylor Hall is like a pure athlete, so it actually makes sense he would drop off as his athleticism decreased
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Marlowe Syn
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That is what the Hart is.
As per Wiki:
The Hart Memorial Trophy, originally known as the Hart Trophy, is an annual award for the most valuable player to his team in the National Hockey League, voted by the members of the Professional Hockey Writers' Association
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Woll stan.
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Blackhawks' Hall blindsided by healthy scratch
Blackhawks forward Taylor Hall says he was surprised by being a healthy scratch.
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I remember Michal Handzus retroactively apologizing to Kings fans about his post-ACL tear season. He said something to the effect that he could physically play 12 months after the surgery but he didn't really feel 100% until 18 months.
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Tom Wilson similar timeline. First year post-ACL was underwhelming, looks much better this year
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I don't think he has a long enough stretch of great play, after juniors, to talk about a downfall.
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For a team that is in dire need of offensive production, he has been mostly ineffective.
I know the Hawks are not good but he’s essentially contributing as a third liner on that team which is not good enough for what is expected of the caliber of player he is.
I know the Hawks are not good but he’s essentially contributing as a third liner on that team which is not good enough for what is expected of the caliber of player he is.
