I'm sure the actual numbers could be acquired easily enough (I'm far too lazy and hate NHL.com far too much to do so myself), my memory is Hall and McDavid were tried together at the start of the season and eventually moved to different lines.
There's some debate among hardcore Oil fans about whether or not that was a good idea. Generally speaking if you have two players that are proven "difference makes" that can carry their own line, it's good asset management to split them up.
You have to remember that both need to be able to carry the puck to be their best,
You are wasting Mc David on a line where the left wing doesn't want to make plays in the neutral zone, Hall is all about get the puck and go on a solo dash, to a certain extent this is a big part of Mc David's game too, really I can't think of two players who compliment each other less.
Although there are a few head-scratching realities here that maybe an Oilers fan could clear up for me
1.How is it that a center is receiving break away passes in the neutral zone? Shouldn't Mc David be working in the slot instead of cherry picking up ice? I can see a winger doing that, but I can't remember seeing many centers up ice looking for the "Bure pass" while his team is still working to clear the zone? What's going on here? Is THIS one of the reasons the Oilers have been so bad? Having Centers play properly is the key to the 200ft game, what's Mc David doing up there anyway?
2. From what I remember, Hall played very much like a center on break-outs, he wasn't up ice looking for passes, he would usually fight for the puck, get it then go charging up ice himself, and he would usually not even look to make a play until he was in the oposing zone, once there, he was "Pass first" this is verry traditional play for a center, not a winger (Asside from puck hogging in the neutral zone)
Am I remembering Hall accurately? Did he in fact, kind of play like a center? hound the puck all over the ice, regain possession, hold onto it till his team was back in position
and then try and make a play?
How about Mc David? I know having a very talented player at center, who ignores the less sexy aspects of being a center can screw up a whole team, even if that player is scoring, as an actual center, is he good? Most of the highlight reels show him to be Bure 2.0 and Bure was the furthest thing from a center you could be while still playing hockey