Arizona Coyotes have finalized a trade that certified them as a Western Conference contender. The Coyotes officially confirmed on Monday that they have acquired All-Star winger Taylor Hall in a trade with New Jersey Devils.
As part of the trade, Coyotes sent Devils a conditional first-round pick in 2020 and conditional third-rounder in 2021 alongside AHL’s Nate Schnarr and Nick Merkley, and junior defenseman Kevin Bahl. Besides Hall, the Devils also got center Blake Speers.
Hall played 30 games for the Devils in 2019/20 NHL season so far, contributing with six goals and 19 assists.
“Taylor Hall is one of the elite talents in the game today; a Hart Trophy winner, a high-end playmaker and one of the NHL’s most talented forwards,” said Coyotes’ general manager John Chayka. “We are beyond thrilled to add Taylor to our team as we continue in our mission of bringing a Stanley Cup home to Arizona.”
Arizona Coyotes have a 19-12-4 record this season, which helped them remain on the top of the Pacific Division. Still, they have struggled on offense and are just scoring 2.63 goals per game. With an offensive talent like Taylor Hall, who has 208 career goals and 328 assists in NHL, the Coyotes are hoping to get their offense going moving forward. They are also excited about the prospect of teaming up Hall and another star winger in Phil Kessel.
Hall, who previously also played with Edmonton Oilers, has played close to 600 games over the course of his 10-years long NHL career. He has five All-Star selections while winning Hart Memorial Trophy in 2018.
