He wanted to understand why Taylor was not living up to the standard set for him. General Manager Ray Shero was the man behind the Hall-Larsson deal. You can tell he’s embracing his new role as a leader.” “Seeing his old team succeed and make the playoffs last year lit a fire underneath him,” insisted Leo Scaglione, who appears on MSG Networks with updates from the Devils’ AHL club in Binghamton. On one hand, he wants to compensate for what was merely an average season in 2016-17, while also becoming one of the team’s leaders. Those who know Hall best insist that he’s doubly-motivated. As the Devils prepare to host Nashville on Thursday night, Taylor, though recently injured, remains the club’s leading goal-scorer (17), assist-maker (31), as well as points-producer with 48. Working with a pair of rookies certainly hasn’t hurt Hall. Now, he’s playing with two young guys in Nico Hischier and Jesper Bratt.”
“He was expecting to play with Connor McDavid. “He wasn’t expecting to leave Edmonton,” added Salvador. That’s because the 2018 Hall edition is significantly different from the one who emigrated from Edmonton to Newark in the trade that sent defenseman Adam Larsson to the Oilers. “Hall has learned when to make the right play,” explained MSG Networks Devils analyst Bryce Salvador. Then, he beat Braden Holtby in the Caps’ goal. No sooner had overtime begun Hall moved into high gear and, with only 34 seconds gone, he completed a partial breakaway. If there’s a Kid Lightning on Hynes’ roster it has to be Hall, who provided a superior example earlier this month in a Metropolitan Division match with the Washington Capitals tied at three after regulation time. The new New Jersey Devils culture includes the necessary three G’s - guts, goals and glamour, each accompanied by speed and more speed. “Taylor is a leader,” said coach John Hynes, who compliments only when a compliment is due, “and a culture driver.” Having swiftly surfaced as the battery that lights up the Devils, the Calgary native has quickly embraced his role as the new face of the franchise. Take that Table Hockey ad and apply it to Taylor Hall and it fits as neatly as a pair of shinguards under the shooter’s stockings. Slogan accompanying a Table Hockey Advertisement.
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