Despite there being a significant amount of noise and speculation over the past several months regarding the potential match between the offensively starved New Jersey Devils and the defensively deprived Edmonton Oilers as trade partners, many fans planted themselves firmly into the, “I’ll believe it when I see it,” category.
Well, here it is for all the world to see.
The Devils and Oilers sent a major jolt through the hockey world Wednesday afternoon, when it was announced that Edmonton was sending 2010 first overall pick Taylor Hall to the Garden State, and in return, 2011 fourth overall pick Adam Larsson was packing his bags for Festival City.