Taylor Hall wins Hart Trophy

[Satans Hockey]

As a Devils season ticket holder, Hall was a blast to watch this year and he stepped it up this season so much. He carried this team on his back in a way I've never seen as a fan of this team. The fan base completely rallied around him and fell in love. We haven't been in the playoffs since 2012 and he and Nico really brought new life into this franchise and fan base. It was a fantastic atmosphere this year and the MVP chants were the loudest the building has been in years....

 

[newjerseydamo]

Loved every minute at the a Rock at the end of season chanting MVP.
So glad he won.

 

[Maine Fan]

Congrats Taylor. He deserved it. Without him the Devils would have nothing last season. His back must be sore from carrying this team.

 

[billingtons ghost]

How excellent were this guy's comments after he won -

Ray, I'd show up at his hotel room tonight with a contract extension.

Taylor Hall is all about hockey, all about team, all about New Jersey. We've been lucky to have guys like Patty and Dano and Dowd and Marty who bought into New Jersey - and now Palms...

But man oh man, I don't remember any player (except maybe the home growns and Dano) speaking that highly about our home state.

What a great night for Taylor and this team.

 

[Emperoreddy]

We can’t extend him until next year.

 

[JK3]

Woohoo, congrats Taylor!

Just saw the replay, awesome jacket but an even better speech. That one got me especially after the Humboldt kids. Love hearing what he had to say about NJ, the fans and our organization in the interview with Weekes afterwards too, he's all in.

 

[billingtons ghost]

We can’t extend him until next year.

He'll just have to win the Hart again, and we should fly him to Vegas to celebrate. Good plan?

 

[Emperoreddy]

Woohoo, congrats Taylor!

Just saw the replay, awesome jacket but an even better speech. That one got me especially after the Humboldt kids. Love hearing what he had to say about NJ, the fans and our organization in the interview with Weekes afterwards too, he's all in.

He wants to stay here. We just need to pay him and make sure we don’t go really badly backwards.

 

[Ripshot 43]

Lol, McDavid's reaction to this.

 

[The 29th Pick]

Late to the Party, but worth the wait! Yeah Hallsy !!!!!!!!!!!!!

 

[NJDevs26]

 

[Classic Devil]

That is one weird trophy. But then, except for the Stanley Cup they're all weird.

 

[johnny pierogi]

The amount of butt hurt all over the place this morning is legendary

 

[JimEIV]

Some people are gonna argue Stevens in 93-94 or Marty in 96-97, as well as a few of his 00's seasons were the best seasons in Devils history, but I think this one might win out. Obviously, Hall isn't on their level as far as resume goes, but I've never once argued this wasn't the best season a Devils forward has ever had (at least not after the season came to an end) and I think this might be the best Devils season ever. Marty's 07-08 season deserves a nod. That was an underrated season.

Goaltending excluded, I haven't seen anything close to Stevens 1994 in New Jersey. Pure dominance.

Then Elias 2001 (Elias in 2006 was probably more dominant but it was a shortened season... Definitely the most inspirational performance I have ever seen in NJ)

I think Hall's season was on par with Zach Parise 2009 personally.


Some underrated/memorable seasons: Claude Lemieux 1992 and 1993 -
Pat Verbeek 1988- Bobby Holik 1998 - Scott Niedermayer 1998 - Scott Gomez 2000 .

 

[JimEIV]

Woohoo, congrats Taylor!

Just saw the replay, awesome jacket but an even better speech. That one got me especially after the Humboldt kids. Love hearing what he had to say about NJ, the fans and our organization in the interview with Weekes afterwards too, he's all in.

You see how tiny Hall looked next to Lindros.

I was afraid Eric was going to eat him.

 

[Wingman77]

You see how tiny Hall looked next to Lindros.

I was afraid Eric was going to eat him.

Eric is used to looking at things with his head down.

 

[Zezel22]

You have to feel great about Hall and what the Devils have going with him right now. Special thing. To see his acceptance speech, the guy kept going back to the Devils multiple times, how special it was to him, Shero, Hynes, his Devils family, teammates and the fans at the end. And then afterwards to single out Nico and again stress Hynes and Shero's belief in him. And to put so much on Hischier and how much that means to the organization is such a captain move.

This is the captain of the team, regardless of what anyones sweater says... the guy is going nowhere barring some incredible development... and have to credit Shero and Hynes for not just pulling off the heist in Shero's case but for developing the player and cultivating the relationship and clearly getting the most out of him. It's really great to see.

Now let's go get him some help, now, while hes primed, and win a bunch of games.

 

[Zajacs Bowl Cut]

The main board thread should be spread on the highways next time it snows.

whew yeah its a mess

basically a bunch of Oilers homers so you can guess how that is going

 

[haak84]

Man, he had a real big chip on his shoulder when he came here and now he's the MVP. I can't believe it. What a player and what a person. Just Incredible to watch him mature into a leader. Him and Nico are going to be such a dynamic duo for years to come. I can't wait for the season to start. That speech was as good as a recruitment pitch that the Devil's could have asked for. Hopefully this team is going to turn the corner into elite category this season.

 

[Lateralous]

Goaltending excluded, I haven't seen anything close to Stevens 1994 in New Jersey. Pure dominance.

Then Elias 2001 (Elias in 2006 was probably more dominant but it was a shortened season... Definitely the most inspirational performance I have ever seen in NJ)

I think Hall's season was on par with Zach Parise 2009 personally.


Some underrated/memorable seasons: Claude Lemieux 1992 and 1993 -
Pat Verbeek 1988- Bobby Holik 1998 - Scott Niedermayer 1998 - Scott Gomez 2000 .

I think you're underrating what Hall did this year a little bit. IMO, Hall belongs in the same bracket as the amazing seasons you referenced from Elias while Parise 2009 was closer to Kovy 2012.

 

[Satans Hockey]

I think Hall's season was on par with Zach Parise 2009 personally.

Hall didn't have as much help though as Parise did, for comparison...

This year
Hall - 93
Nico - 52
Palms - 44
Butcher - 44
Bratt - 35
Wood - 32

08-09
Parise - 94
Elias - 78
Langenbrunner - 69
Zajac - 62
Gionta - 60
Zubrus - 40
Paul Martin - 33

Hall had no 60+ point scorers on his team, Parise had 4. That's quite a big difference

 

[JimEIV]

Hall didn't have as much help though as Parise did, for comparison...

This year
Hall - 93
Nico - 52
Palms - 44
Butcher - 44
Bratt - 35
Wood - 32

08-09
Parise - 94
Elias - 78
Langenbrunner - 69
Zajac - 62
Gionta - 60
Zubrus - 40
Paul Martin - 33

Hall had no 60+ point scorers on his team, Parise had 4. That's quite a big difference

The 2009 team scored 244 goals

The 2018 team 248....the narrative that Hall did it by himself was always a false one.

 

[Satans Hockey]

The 2009 team scored 244 goals

The 2018 team 248....the narrative that Hall did it by himself was always a false one.

What site are you looking at? Hockey reference has the 09 team at 238 goals and this years team at 243.

Hall only had 2 20+ goal scorers with Palms at 24 and Nico at 20. Parise had 4 on his team with Elias at 37, Langs at 29 and Gionta and Zajac at 20.

The narrative isn't false to say that Hall carried this team on his back, because he did and the stats back it up. Parise had way more help than Hall did.

That 09 team was way better than this one, finished with 106 points and won the division and should have never lost in the first round until they shit the bed in game 7 in the worst moment in the history of the Prudential Center and one of the worst in the teams history.

 

[Nocashstyle]

Grats, Hallsy!

 

[Devils Dominion]

Give this man a RW and a top pairing defenseman this summer