Renaud Lavoie touched on the hot NHL issues in the first intermission of the Colorado Avalanche game with the Maple Leafs in Toronto on Wednesday night.

Among them, updates about Taylor Hall, Shayne Gostisbehere and the meeting of the governors of the NHL, scheduled for next week, at Pebble Beach

Taylor Hall exchanged in return for a young defender?

Devils general manager Ray Shero has attempted a final negotiation with the unrestricted free agent in July, winner of the Hart Trophy in 2018, but it has stumbled because the 28-year-old Albertan is aiming for a six-year contract. eight years.

 "A team is one step ahead and it's the Colorado Avalanche. Why? Because she has space under the salary cap and we could offer her a long-term agreement.

    "It's also because she has a very important player (in her bank of hopes)."

This is his first-round draft pick choice, left-handed defender Bowen Byram, whom the "Avs" selected with the fourth overall pick at June auction.

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The 18-year-old has scored three goals and 17 points in 24 games with the Vancouver Giants this season.

"That's exactly what the Devils want. I feel like we could just give that player. Maybe with a first round pick, but you know what? I do not think there would be an array of other players.

"The Avalanche does not want to trade it, but to get Taylor Hall and take your team to another level, there's a price to pay."