I wasn't going to debate this topic, but there has been a ground swell of people giving their takes on the Taylor Hall fight that caused a high ankle sprain that ended his season. To give a recap of what happened, in a Thursday game against the Columbus Blue Jackets, Hall got into a fight with the Blue Jackets' Derek Dorsett. In the fight, he fell awkwardly, causing the injury. Looking at the fight itself, one has to wonder why Hall would take on someone who has 133 PIM. Granted, it's not Jared Boll, the Jackets' primary enforcer, but anytime someone has a high PIM like Dorsett does, it should be a warning sign that you should leave that fight to someone whose primary job is to stick up for teammates. Hall, by no means, should be considered a soft player, but he should pick his battles instead of going head first into them. In time, he will learn this, but for now, he will have the rest of the season to think about it. He's not going to be Gordie Howe or Jarome Iginla, players who are big enough to handle their own problems, but he shouldn't be too gun shy, either.
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