{"id":42694,"date":"2019-02-28T14:53:03","date_gmt":"2019-02-28T19:53:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/hockey\/?p=42694"},"modified":"2020-12-26T16:34:14","modified_gmt":"2020-12-26T21:34:14","slug":"new-jersey-devils-taylor-hall-has-knee-surgery","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/hockey\/2019\/02\/28\/new-jersey-devils-taylor-hall-has-knee-surgery\/","title":{"rendered":"New Jersey Devils Taylor Hall Has Knee Surgery; Mirco Mueller Out of Hospital"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonhockey.com\/category\/devils\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">New Jersey Devils<\/a> have announced that forward <strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.hockey-reference.com\/search\/search.fcgi?pid=hallta02,hallta01&amp;search=Taylor+Hall&amp;utm_campaign=Linker&amp;utm_source=direct&amp;utm_medium=linker-\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Taylor Hall<\/a><\/strong> had successful knee surgery earlier in the week. New Jersey also announced the defenceman <strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.hockey-reference.com\/players\/m\/muellmi01.html?utm_campaign=Linker&amp;utm_source=direct&amp;utm_medium=linker-\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Mirco Mueller<\/a><\/strong> was released from the hospital after crashing into the end boards on Wednesday night.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Earlier this week, Devils\u2019 Taylor Hall underwent successful arthroscopic surgery on his left knee. Still too early to know if or when he will be back this season.<\/p>\n<p>&mdash; John Shannon (@JShannonhl) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/JShannonhl\/status\/1101179935597780994?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">February 28, 2019<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<h1>Taylor Hall Undergoes Knee Surgery<\/h1>\n<p>Last season&#8217;s Hart Trophy winner <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sportsnet.ca\/hockey\/nhl\/devils-star-taylor-hall-successful-knee-surgery-earlier-week\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">has been out of the lineup since Dec. 23<\/a> with a lower-body injury. Hall originally <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonhockey.com\/2019\/01\/01\/new-jersey-devils-place-2018-mvp-taylor-hall-on-ir\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">suffered the injury in practice<\/a> on Dec. 14th and missed four games before returning to action. In his first game back, Hall was reinjured and has not played since Dec. 23rd. He also missed three games earlier in the season with a hand injury.<\/p>\n<p>The Calgary native has 11 goals and 26 assists and 37 points on the season in 33 games played. He has also recorded 16 penalty minutes. His possession numbers were 53.8 percent Corsi and a relative Corsi of 6.5 percent.<\/p>\n<p>Hall has played for the <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonhockey.com\/nhl-teams\/oilers\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Edmonton Oilers<\/a> and the Devils during his nine-year NHL career. He has 202 goals and 309 assists for 511 career points in 562 career games. Edmonton originally drafted him first overall in the 2010\u00a0NHL Draft.<\/p>\n<p>There is no timetable for Hall to return to the lineup.<\/p>\n<h1>Mirco Mueller Out of Hospital<\/h1>\n<p>Mueller left Wednesday night&#8217;s game against the <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonhockey.com\/nhl-teams\/flames\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Calgary Flames<\/a> after crashing into the boards with <strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.hockey-reference.com\/players\/f\/frolimi01.html?utm_campaign=Linker&amp;utm_source=direct&amp;utm_medium=linker-\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Michael Frolik<\/a><\/strong>. Mueller looked to be unconscious, but did give a thumbs up when taken off the ice.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\"><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/NJDevils?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">#NJDevils<\/a> defenseman Mirco Mueller has been released from University Hospital, Newark. Should learn more tomorrow &#8230;<\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Mike Morreale (@mikemorrealeNHL) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/mikemorrealeNHL\/status\/1101196315705442304?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">February 28, 2019<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>The 23-year-old was was giving chase to a puck early in the third period when he crashed into the boards with Frolik. He <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nj.com\/devils\/2019\/02\/devils-mirco-mueller-stretchered-off-ice-after-going-head-first-into-boards.html\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">was sitting up and responsive<\/a> according to Devils&#8217; coach John Hynes.<\/p>\n<p>Mueller has scored a goal and nine assists for 10 points in 46 games this season. The Swiss forward also has 17 penalty minutes. His possession numbers are 48.8 percent Corsi\u00a0and a relative Corsi of 2.0.<\/p>\n<p>The Winterthur, Switzerland native has played for the <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonhockey.com\/nhl-teams\/sharks\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">San Jose Sharks<\/a> and the New Jersey Devils in his five-year NHL career. He has three goals and 17 assists for 20 career points in 128 career games. San Jose originally drafted Mueller in the first round with the 18th overall pick of the 2013 NHL Draft.<\/p>\n<h2>What This Means for the Future<\/h2>\n<p>It&#8217;s good news to see bot players back on the mend. Hall should take his time to get back into the lineup because the Devils look to be out of playoff contention.<\/p>\n<p>Mueller&#8217;s injury looked serious, but it looks like he&#8217;ll be back sooner rather than later. The team will be careful before having him back in the lineup.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/hockey\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2019\/02\/hall.jpg\" alt=\"\">NEWARK, NEW JERSEY &#8211; DECEMBER 21: Taylor Hall #9 of the New Jersey Devils skates against the Ottawa Senators at the Prudential Center on December 21, 2018 in Newark, New Jersey. 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