Here Carolina Hurricanes came out victorious after defeating the New Jersey Devils in the first round of the best-of-seven series of the 2025 Stanley Cup Playoffs and there Carolina Hurricanes extended the contract of their ice hockey forward Taylor Hall by three years worth $9.5 million on April 30. One win and one contract extension. All in Carolina Hurricanes’ favor!
It was Mikko Rantanen who was traded from the Carolina Hurricanes for Taylor Hall in January 2025. And look where the trade brought them. The Hurricanes won the first round of the 2025 Stanley Cup Playoffs against their contending team, the New Jersey Devils. Mikko Rantanen was traded to the Dallas Stars (3-2 in the series against the Colorado Avalanche). But that’s not our primary concern. Our concern is how Taylor Hall feels after grabbing this 3-year-long, bank-breaking contract extension from the Carolina Hurricanes.


“Now that I have a family, it’s important to be somewhere I’m comfortable. This team right from the moment I got here, made me feel comfortable. The coaching staff pushed me, and the guys in the room have been just incredible at making me feel welcome and making me feel like this is a place that I want to be.” 33-year-old Taylor Hall shared with The Hockey News.



“We have been talking since the day of the trade. I think we have had a sense of where it was going to be. Most of the conversations between myself and Taylor’s agent, Darren (Ferris), we have been sort of hammering out some of the details of how some specifics of the deal would work. Darren was talking to Taylor, making sure he was comfortable with it. I don’t think either of us ever doubted that it would get done. It was just a matter of finding the deal that got everybody what they wanted.” shared Carolina Hurricanes general manager Eric Tulsky with The Hockey News on Wednesday.
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