New Jersey Devils: 5 burning questions heading into the 2019-20 season
4. Will Hall stay (Healthy) or will he go?
With Taylor Hall: Hart Trophy Winner and playoff-bound.
Without Taylor Hall: Lack of scoring depth revealed, no playoffs, the team is in disarray.
Not saying that one player makes all the difference but, it may be the case with Hall and the New Jersey Devils. While only playing in 33 games for the Devils last season, the Calgary Alberta native, still put up 37 points and looked to be on pace to contend to defend his Hart Trophy until a knee injury kept him out the rest of the season leading him to have surgery on that knee in March.
Heading into the last year of his contract and looking forward to where he wants to spend the rest of his prime, this will be a big year for the star left wing. Hall could end up getting traded prior to the deadline but New Jersey has swung for the fences this year signing top-six forward and known power forward Wayne Simmonds.
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They also traded for the always impactful defenseman P.K. Subban. Heading into the 2019-20 season, Hall will not only be looking to answer the question if he is staying with the Devils but also if his knee problems will go away.
If he is healthy, the Devils have a Hart Trophy Caliber player on their roster while most teams don’t. But the thing is they could be without him completely if he walks away after the season.