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This in from Joshua Marshall and Ryan Petrovic’s 2 Mutts podcast, a fun and informative interview with top NHL insider Elliotte Friedman of Sportsnet where Friedman mused about the Edmonton Oilers bringing back Taylor Hall.

And I want to stress the word “mused” here.

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Asked what three things he would do if he were GM of the Oilers, Friedman said he would first talk to everyone, including former GM Peter Chiarelli and former coach Todd McLellan, to find out how decisions had been made in the past and where things went wrong.

Friedman also said that unless something fell into his lap, he would not be making a huge free agent signing or a big trade in the offseason.

Then he added, “You guys will laugh at this one, I am finding out what Taylor Hall’s future is… If I get the sense that he is going to free agency I am telling the organization that my plan is to bring Taylor Hall back…. I am saving my bullets for a year to find out if Taylor Hall would consider returning to Edmonton and playing with Connor McDavid. That’s what I would do. That could be a total pipedream guys. But that’s what I do.”