Whether that is enough to entice Hall, who can become an unrestricted free agent next year, to sign a long-term contract extension remains to be seen, but it definitely boosted the forward's outlook for next season.
"I've always liked it in New Jersey," Hall said Thursday. "That's never changed. It] adds to the talent level and skill level of our team, and as a player in the offseason, that's what you want to see.
"It's exciting. We're going to have more than a couple of new faces going into next year. It's important we get off to a good start, but just injecting some new blood into the team is important."
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The 27-year-old left wing can sign an extension of up to eight years with the Devils beginning July 1 but said no talks have been held. Devils general manager Ray Shero said last week it was Hall's desire to get through the 2019 NHL Draft, which was last weekend, and the start of free agency July 1, and that formal talks on a contract would begin later in the offseason.
Acquired in a trade with the Edmonton Oilers for defenseman Adam Larsson on June 29, 2016, Hall has one season remaining on a seven-year contract worth $6 million per season he signed with the Oilers on Aug. 22, 2012.
The Devils selected Hughes, a center, with the No. 1 pick in the 2019 draft, and one day later acquired Subban, a defenseman, in a trade with the Nashville Predators.
"I'm excited at what's gone on," Hall said. "You want to play on the best team possible. I've played nine seasons and only won one playoff game (in 2018 with New Jersey). You want to be on a team that's not just a playoff team but a Stanley Cup contender every year."
Hall won the Hart Trophy, voted NHL most valuable player, after last season, when the Devils were 44-29-9 and reached the Stanley Cup Playoffs, when they were eliminated in five games in the Eastern Conference First Round by the Tampa Bay Lightning. Hall missed the last 47 games this season, when the Devils were 31-41-10 and finished 15th in the conference, and had arthroscopic surgery to remove fragments in his left knee in February.
He scored 37 points (11 goals, 26 assists) in 33 games one season after scoring an NHL career-high 93 points (39 goals, 54 assists) in 76 games. Hall has played a full season once in nine NHL seasons (2015-16 for Edmonton).
"As I said before, I only have so many years left in this League and so many chances to win a Stanley Cup, it hasn't even come close yet," Hall said. "So I want to make up for lost time but kind of want to be smart with everything that is going on."
