Taylor Hall is back on the shelf for the Carolina Hurricanes, and this latest setback comes with a day-to-day designation after a new injury in Tuesday’s practice.
According to ESPN’s Emily Kaplan, the fresh issue is unrelated to the upper-body injury Hall suffered on October 13th. He had not played since that original injury, but Carolina activated him off injured reserve on Monday. One day later, he was out for Tuesday’s game against the Boston Bruins, which made it six straight absences.
That leaves the Hurricanes without one of their more dynamic pieces, and it also keeps them from putting Hall back alongside Logan Stankoven and Jackson Blake. That trio has been a real weapon, outscoring opponents 38-to-26 dating back to last season. This year, they were ahead three goals to one through the first eight games.
Hall’s production before the injury showed why the Hurricanes want him back. In eight appearances, he collected five points, with half of that total coming during back-to-back two-point outings on October 6th and 8th. Carolina scored 13 goals over those two games.
Even without Hall, the Hurricanes have kept rolling. They sit atop the NHL at 10-2-2 and rank third in scoring at 3.79 goals per game. Stankoven and Blake have since been paired with Nikolaj Ehlers, and that line has posted four goals for and none against.
Hall’s absence has also created more room for Nicolas Deslauriers, who is expected to remain on the fourth line until the former Hart Trophy winner is fully healthy. Skyler Brind’Amour also saw action during Hall’s first stint on injured reserve. He was sent down in the corresponding move when Hall was activated and could come back as an extra option.
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