Oilers, Hall agree to 7-year extension - Yahoo! Sports
Seems like a steal of a deal.
Seems like a steal of a deal.
EDMONTON, Alberta (AP) -- Taylor Hall is in for the long haul in Edmonton.
The Oilers signed the forward to a $42-million, seven-year contract extension Wednesday, and the Calgary native said he had no hesitation about the length of the deal.
''When they said seven years I didn't blink,'' the 20-year-old Hall said. ''I'm comfortable being here for that long. I think by that time ... I hope we're a perennial threat. That's my main goal and my mindset when I signed the deal.''
Hall was the Oilers' first overall pick in 2010 and has since become a key fixture on the team's youthful top line alongside fellow first overall pick Ryan Nugent-Hopkins and Jordan Eberle.
The Oilers signed the forward to a $42-million, seven-year contract extension Wednesday, and the Calgary native said he had no hesitation about the length of the deal.
''When they said seven years I didn't blink,'' the 20-year-old Hall said. ''I'm comfortable being here for that long. I think by that time ... I hope we're a perennial threat. That's my main goal and my mindset when I signed the deal.''
Hall was the Oilers' first overall pick in 2010 and has since become a key fixture on the team's youthful top line alongside fellow first overall pick Ryan Nugent-Hopkins and Jordan Eberle.