Arizona Coyotes move on from Taylor Hall

Photo by Andy Devlin/NHLI via Getty ImagesIt was nice while it lasted, but the Arizona Coyotes have made the unsurprising decision to move on from Taylor Hall, in what has been described as a ‘mutual parting’.

The Arizona Coyotes had originally hoped to have Hall extended beyond the 2019/20 season, but general manager Bill Armstrong has decided to let the form Hart Trophy winner walk in free agency.

Hall was originally acquired by the Coyotes back in December, in a deal that saw then-general manager John Chayka send prospects Nick Merkley, Nathan Schnarr, and Kevin Bahl to the New Jersey Devils along with a conditional first-round pick (18th overall in 2020) and a conditional third-round pick…