We know now that the Arizona Coyotes and Taylor Hall will be parting ways this fall.

Given Arizona’s financial situation and, well, the fact that they’re basically a complete disaster, it would have been shocking to see Hall sign a long-term deal to stick around. So, now the 2017 Hart Trophy winner is set to hit the open market for the first time in his career.

Hall’s post-MVP season in 2018-19 was mostly derailed due to injury, but he posted 37 points in just 33 games. In 2019-20, the Devils got off to an awful start and shipped him to Arizona where he would produce 27 points in 35 games. That production obviously isn’t eye-popping, but it’s important to remember that the Coyotes were a very defensively oriented team.

Hall is an interesting case as a free agent. He’s clearly the best forward available on the open market and, even with the tough COVID-19 financial landscape, would be able to net a big, long-term deal somewhere. But, through his 10 years in the league, Hall has yet to play on a good team.

Elliotte Friedman has reported that Hall is willing to take a short-term deal, perhaps even for just one year, for the chance to play on a legitimate contender.

Contract Projection: Seven years, 8,500,000 AAV.

Should the Oilers be interested? Yes. Adding Hall would give the Oilers three Hart Trophy winners in their lineup and would give them a play-driving offensive force that would massively improve their top-six. The problem is obviously money, but if Hall is willing to take a discount or a shorter-term deal, it could work. A long-term deal would likely result in Edmonton having to move on from Ryan Nugent-Hopkins. The Oilers should absolutely be interested in a one-year Taylor Hall cameo, but it’s hard to say if the Oilers will be his first choice for a quick Stanley Cup run.

The Predators bought out Kyle Turris two years into the six-year deal he signed immediately after being shipped to Nashville as part of the three-way deal that sent Matt Duchene to Ottawa.

The Preds seem to be going through a big retool right now, which isn’t surprising given how hard they flopped last season. They bought out Turris, they traded Nick Bonino, and they’re reportedly letting Craig Smith and Mikael Granlund walk in free agency.

Turris didn’t have that bad of a year in 2019-20. In 62 games, he scored nine goals and put up 31 points. Again, not bad, but also not great for a $6,000,000 cap hit. After shelling out huge dollars to bring in Duchene in free agency, Nashville couldn’t afford to have Turris used in a depth role.

Contract Projection: One year, $3,500,000 AAV.

Should the Oilers be interested? Maybe. On a one-year deal, Turris would be a worthwhile risk to take. He could possibly drive Edmonton’s third line and help give the team some badly-needed offence behind their top-six. I wouldn’t want to give him any term beyond one year, though, or else you could end up in the same position as Nashville did with an underachieving Turris playing in a depth role.