Hall broke down the timeline of the blockbuster trade from his perspective Thursday. He claimed he's "definitely a better player than the amount I was playing" during his final weeks in Chicago.

According to Elliotte Friedman, there were a couple of reasons for how the trade went down and the involvement of the Blackhawks. Hall's value was less than a third-round pick and

The Chicago Blackhawks ended up trading Taylor Hall away. However, there is a source that believes that they tried to keep him.