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Originally Posted by CorsiHockeyLeague
There's just no way you could objectively justify the last three (Marchand is the closest, but he's still a full tier below - also I'm not certain I'd take him over Pacioretty). The only way you can do it is on the basis of your own intuition, eye test, suggesting that you see things that don't show up in actual on-ice results for the team, and so on. People get so married to bias against the other tribe here that they'll just put a 20% discount on a player's skill just because he's an Oiler.
I don't know if Hall's going to produce more, less or the same with the Devils - the Devils are a pretty bad team right now. But he instantly becomes the top LW in the division not named Ovechkin, and I suspect this "Oiler stink" bias will fade over time and people will figure out that he's actually an elite forward in this league.
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Doesn't matter where Hall plays, he's still one of the dumbest players in the game today. He may score you 60-70 points, but he's going to be on the ice for 80-90 goals against. He may be a good scorer, but he simply just isn't a good hockey player.
On the trade itself, this appears to be a trade where both teams ultimately lose. Edmonton went big game hunting and came home with with small potatoes. Larsson is a 3-4 guy, not a top pair talent like they desperately need. New Jersey gets a guy that is a one way player who has been a distraction in small town Edmonton. I can't imagine him in the city that never sleeps. Could get ugly. Neither team got what they wanted, nor what they needed.