For those unaware or busy with holiday readiness, the St. Louis Blues were ultimately not the team to acquire Taylor Hall’s services from the New Jersey Devils. I am not overly upset about it since I unveiled three key reasons the Blues should not be in on that sweepstakes.
However, the question now arises as to whether the Blues were ever actually involved. The Arizona Coyotes did not get off easy in their trade, but it feels like less than what the Blues were rumored to be offering.
According to ESPN, the Coyotes dealt a conditional 2020 first-round pick, a conditional third-round pick, Nate Schnarr and Nick Merkley (both AHL centers) and defenseman Kevin Bahl of the OHL.