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Arizona Coyotes All-Star Break Grades – Taylor Hall

By Jim Lynch

EDMONTON, AB - JANUARY 18: Arizona Coyotes Left Wing Taylor Hall (91) celebrates a goal in the second period during the Edmonton Oilers game versus the Arizona Coyotes on January 18, 2019 at Rogers Place in Edmonton, AB.(Photo by Curtis Comeau/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images)(Photo by Curtis Comeau/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images)
EDMONTON, AB - JANUARY 18: Arizona Coyotes Left Wing Taylor Hall (91) celebrates a goal in the second period during the Edmonton Oilers game versus the Arizona Coyotes on January 18, 2019 at Rogers Place in Edmonton, AB.(Photo by Curtis Comeau/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images)(Photo by Curtis Comeau/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images) /
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Taylor Hall and the Arizona Coyotes have only been together for a short time, and in that time Hall has become a big part of this team. The Coyotes have no star bigger than Taylor Hall, and if he had been there for more time he would be at the all-star game.

I know that Taylor Hall might very likely re-sign somewhere else this offseason as a free agent, all we can do is try and give Hall the best experience possible to make sure he comes back. Hall and the Coyotes have played 16 games together this season, and in that time he has managed to put up 15 points. Although I believe the team can play better with Taylor Hall I still think Hall has made the team better.

Arizona has reached a rough patch in their play within the last 10 to 15 games. They dropped out of first in the Pacific Division and are now further down in the division than I would like to see. Although they are down by only one point they gave up a considerable amount of ground in the standings.

Hall needs to help get this team back on track. It seems they have all tried to adapt to Taylor Hall, and that just has not worked. If Arizona is to make the playoffs this spring they are going to need to bring the best out of Hall and the rest of the team. That is only going to happen if everyone is playing to their strength.

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Taylor Hall is not meant to play along the boards scrapping for goals right in front of the net. He isn’t a player that wins games in his own end, all of this might explain why Taylor Hall is a -4 in the plus/minus and Phil Kessel is a -20.

This team needs to do their best to try and make their offensive players better. For Hall’s plays so far this season I give him an A grade. Hopefully, he can help elevate the team into the playoffs this spring! We gave up a lot of talented prospects to get Taylor Hall, but here is to the payoff coming this spring!

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