It’s not every day that you see a 1st overall pick is traded. It’s not every day that a future Hart Trophy winner is traded. Both could be the case come the end of this season. The hockey world was shocked when Peter Chiarelli traded Taylor Hall to New Jersey for defenseman Adam Larsson on June 29, 2016. Over a year and a half later and people are still shocked, especially with Taylor Hall making a serious case of the NHL’s most valuable player this season.

After finishing with one of the worst records in the NHL last season, one may be surprised when they see the Devils sitting atop the Wild Card in position to make the playoffs this season. But if you have watched the team and in particular Taylor Hall play, you wouldn’t be surprised at all. With 68 points in 58 games this season (27g, 41a) Hall is averaging well over a point per game, which is something he’s only done twice in his career. The most impressive part? The last time Taylor Hall played in a game in which he did not score a point was in December. DECEMBER! That’s almost two months of getting a point every game he touches the ice. That’s insane. He has scored in 15 straight games and if you forget the 3-game injury in between, it would be 22 straight. 15 straight games ties the franchise record of 15 straight set by Patrick Elias in 1999-2000.