Boston Bruins fans have been patiently waiting for the return for forward Taylor Hall, who has been absent since February 25 thanks to a lower body injury. The updates on Hall have been sorta contradictory lately, which led to the Bruins denying the report from TSN’s Darren Dreger that the only reason why Hall was not back in the lineup was because of cap constraints. When Hall was placed on LTRI, the Bruins were able to absorb the salary of Tyler Bertuzzi, whom they acquired in a swap with the Detroit Red Wings at the NHL trade deadline. Boston saved as much as $6 million by placing Hall on LTIR. But now, per Cap Friendly, the Bruins only have $39,054 in available cap space.
However, there was a new update on Wednesday morning that got fans wondering what will come next for Hall. The Athletic’s Fluto Shinzawa reported that Hall was practicing in a regular jersey for the first time and took parts of rushed on the third line with Charlie Coyle and Tyler Bertuzzi.
Now that he’s shed the no-contact jersey, Hall could be nearing a return ahead of the postseason with the Bruins’ five games remaining on their regular season schedule. The Bruins would have to move players from the roster in order to be cap-compliant for the remainder of the schedule. The cap magically evaporates during the playoffs…
Hall has played in 58 games in his third season with the Bruins, putting up16 goals and 20 assists while turning in a plus-12 rating.
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