Former Arizona Coyotes and New Jersey Devils forward Taylor Hall has signed a one-year contract with the Buffalo Sabres worth $8 million, the NHL confirmed on Sunday.
Hall, who will turn 29 on November 14, scored 52 points (16 goals, 36 assists) in the combined 65 games he played for the Arizona Coyotes and New Jersey Devils last season, including six points in the postseason games.
“We are very fortunate here in Buffalo to have one of the elite centers in the game and we feel like we’re adding one of the elite wingers in the game,” Buffalo general manager Kevyn Adams exclaimed.
“We’re excited about the potential of that. (Coach) Ralph [Krueger] will put together the roster, the lines, and all that, to put us in a position to have the best success, but clearly, we identified that as a possibility, and I do think Taylor obviously understands the player that Jack is.”
Hall won the Hart Trophy in 2018, after being voted the NHL MVP for that season. This was after he attained a career-high points tally of 93 (39 goals, 54 assists) to lift the New Jersey Devils their first Stanley Cup Playoff appearance since 2012.
