Minus 2018 Hart Trophy winner Taylor Hall, a late scratch for “precautionary” reasons, the struggling New Jersey Devils didn’t figure to have much of a chance against the red-hot Avalanche on Friday night at the Pepsi Center.
Hall, whom the Devils are shopping on the trade market, could be close to being moved — and Colorado is considered a strong suiter because of its salary structure and available prospects and draft picks.
But Hall was a Devil before and after the Avs defeated New Jersey 3-1 to extend their points streak to nine games (8-0-1).