Blackhawks add Taylor Hall in trade with Bruins to upgrade forwards around expected No 1 pick Connor Bedard

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The Boston Bruins and Chicago Blackhawks agreed to a trade Monday headlined by former MVP Taylor Hall.

Hall and fellow forward Nick Foligno are heading to Chicago in exchange for young defensemen Ian Mitchell and Alec Regula, the teams announced. 

For the Blackhawks, this is their first big move done ahead of the likely selection of Connor Bedard with the No. 1 overall pick in the 2023 NHL Draft, which kicks off Wednesday night. Bedard is easily the best prospect in the draft, and the Blackhawks won the lottery this year to get him as a cornerstone piece to the puzzle. 

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Taylor Hall of the Boston Bruins stretches prior to the game against the Florida Panthers in Game 3 of the first-round playoff series at FLA Live Arena on April 21, 2023, in Sunrise, Florida. (Joel Auerbach/Getty Images)

Hall is the main piece of this puzzle, though, as only Foligno’s negotiating rights were moved in this deal. He’s set for free agency on July 1 and will be turning 36 on Halloween this year.

Hall hasn’t played at the MVP pace he saw with the New Jersey Devils in 2017-2018, but he’s still been a solid producer. Last season, injuries didn’t help his cause, though, as he had just 36 points over 61 games. He was also moved down to the third line under Jim Montgomery last year due to the overwhelming talent on the roster.

Still, at 31 years old, Hall has a lot to offer a team in a more significant capacity.

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