Veteran forward Taylor Hall has joined his seventh team last week, as he was included in the blockbuster three-team trade between the Chicago Blackhawks, Colorado Avalanche and Carolina Hurricanes; he was traded from Chicago to Carolina, and it's a move that he approves of.
He was traded to the Carolina Hurricanes as part of a three-team deal that also involved the Colorado Avalanche. The Chicago Blackhawks received their third-round pick back from the Hurricanes, didn't retain any of Hall's $6 million cap hit, but did retain $4.625 million of Mikko Rantanen's contract.
As Chicago's rebuild moves forward, the three-team blockbuster trade is about the major details, not the minor ones.
Taylor Hall recently shared his thoughts on being traded to the Carolina Hurricanes in a three-team deal. In an interview with The Athletic published on Friday, Hall said he was unhappy with his limited playing time in Chicago as he was only averaging 15 minutes on the ice.
The Hawks will receive a third-round draft pick, but the Hurricanes' acquisition of Mikko Rantanen from the Avalanche is the far bigger part of the trade Friday, per reports.
Taylor Hall seems to be fitting in nicely with his new team, the Carolina Hurricanes. He has now played two games after being traded by the Chicago Blackhawks and just recorded his first point in his second game that came against the New York Rangers.
Getting a 3rd round pick from the Hurricanes gives the Blackhawks nine total selections in the upcoming draft.
When the Chicago Blackhawks last played the Carolina Hurricanes, Taylor Hall suited up for them. He will be on the other bench tonight after being traded to Carolina last Friday.
Get inside, get warm, and read up on some Blackhawks news. The Blackhawks played four games this past week with a record of 1-2-1. The Hawks closed Jan. 24 out with a 4-3 OT loss to the Tampa Bay Lightning at home.
The Chicago Blackhawks ended up trading Taylor Hall away. However, there is a source that believes that they tried to keep him.
RALEIGH, N.C. — Mikko Rantanen scored his first goal with Carolina, helping the Hurricanes beat the Chicago Blackhawks 3-2 on Thursday night. Seth Jarvis and Jaccob Slavin also scored for the Hurricanes, who won for the sixth time in seven games. Pyotr Kochetkov made 18 saves.