Taylor Hall is on his way to Oklahoma City to play for the Barons in the American Hockey League, according to The Edmonton Journal.
The 20-year-old forward has been given the green light to play — he could suit up for Friday's game against the Houston Aeros — after doctors in Edmonton said his surgically repaired left shoulder can take some punishment in a game. He just needs to officially agree to an AHL contract.
Hall was an injured player on Sept. 15 when the collective bargaining agreement ended between the NHL and the NHL Players' Association expired, so he couldn't be assigned to the Oilers' AHL affiliate with teammates Jordan Eberle and Ryan Nugent-Hopkins. They're operating off their two-way (minor-league, big-league) NHL contracts — Nugent-Hopkins at $70,000, $5,000 more than Eberle.
Hall will need to get a separate AHL deal. As of Tuesday, his agents from the Orr group were working on it. Once the contract's signed, Hall will play either Friday or Saturday, or in both games at home against the Aeros, the Minnesota Wild's AHL affiliate.
Will Hall be on a line with his Oilers teammates Nugent-Hopkins and Eberle? Probably not.
Barons head coach Todd Nelson has been playing Teemu Hartikainen, who has seven points, with Nugent-Hopkins and Eberle. He likes the big Finn playing on the line.
"Harty's got pretty good hands around the net," Nelson said of Hartikainen. "Lots of his goals come in tight, off secondary chances. He's also doing a heck of a job on the power play, in front of the net, mirroring the goalie."
Hall, who will wear No. 22 for the Barons, could play alongside centre Mark Arcobello instead, with Magnus Paajarvi on the other wing.
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