The Chicago Blackhawks announced today that forward Taylor Hall will miss the rest of the season following knee surgery scheduled for Monday, Nov. 27. Hall, who turned 32 on Nov. 14, was injured in a game against the Tampa Bay Lightning during a collision with Michael Eyssimont. He sat out the following two games against the Florida Panthers and Lightning and returned to the lineup for losses to the Nashville Predators and Buffalo Sabres. He was not in the lineup last night in a lopsided loss against the Columbus Blue Jackets and returned to Chicago for evaluation.
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Hall was acquired with Nick Foligno from the Boston Bruins for Ian Mitchell and Alec Regula on July 26 to play with Blackhawks first overall pick Connor Bedard. This is the second injury he has had this season, the first being a shoulder injury suffered on Oct. 11 against his former team, the Boston Bruins.
This morning, the Blackhawks announced that Hall would not return this season, and that forward Andreas Athanisiou was placed on injured reserve retroactive to Nov. 9. As a result, the Blackhawks recalled forwards Joey Anderson and Cole Guttman from the Rockford IceHogs of the American Hockey League.
The Blackhawks will face the Toronto Maple Leafs in a matinee game tomorrow at the United Center. The puck drop is scheduled for 1 p.m. CST.