Keep the good times rolling in Raleigh after ousting the New Jersey Devils last evening. The Canes knocked off the Devils in double overtime to advance to the second-round of the 2025 NHL Stanley Cup Playoffs. Furthermore, the Carolina Hurricanes have been busy adjusting their roster this calendar year. Today, they announce the re-signing of a recent add. After initially acquiring Taylor Hall prior to the 2025 NHL trade deadline, they announce he signs to stick around. The deal is for three years and carries a $3.167M average annual value.
Taylor Hall signs a three-year extension with the #hurricanes carrying a $3.167M AAV.
— Chris Johnston (@reporterchris) April 30, 2025
Taylor Hall Signs in his New Home of Carolina
Taylor Hall was dealt to the Carolina Hurricanes from the Chicago Blackhawks back in the winter. It was quite the blockbuster that saw Mikko Rantanen and Martin Necas, among others, switch allegiances too.
Fast forward to trade deadline day, one of those names were back in the news. Rantanen is off to the Dallas Stars organization. Today, we find out Hall is sticking around in Raleigh, North Carolina. Furthermore, coming back from Dallas, Carolina was able to add young forward Logan Stankoven.
As Taylor Hall signs his extension, the 2018 Hart Memorial Trophy winner as league MVP, doesn’t quite score like he once did. In that memorable 2017-18 he put up 39 goals and 54 assists for 93 points in 76 games. In contrast, this year, combined with Chicago and Carolina, he had 18 goals and 24 assists in 77 games. With Carolina specifically, after a slow start, he’s had just three points through 13 games. However, he ended up with nine goals and nine assists in 31 games with the Canes.
What Are the Hurricanes Plans
In his time in Carolina, he’s shown to still be an effective supporting cast-type forward. He was shooting with Carolina with 62 shots-on-goal and getting a regular shift at 15:27 of average ice time. We all know, as evidenced by his MVP-calibre years, he can be responsible all-over the ice. With the Rantanen trade, it is clear that Carolina is identifying parts for their roster alignment. But general manager Eric Tulsky did want to show his confidence in Hall, hence, today’s contract. Carolina still possesses a very competitive lineup and are now focused on their second-round playoff matchup.
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