Hall traveled to Buffalo on Christmas Day so that he would be able to get in a few early skating sessions before training camp officially began. In light of his new arrival, the Buffalo Sabres should greatly benefit from starting their training camp earlier than the majority of their competitors. The Sabres were one of seven teams that did not qualify for the Stanley Cup Qualifiers last season—and those that did will begin their training on Monday.

While becoming acclimated to his new team is a priority for Hall, the absence of captain Jack Eichel from Friday’s practice due to an upper-body injury has proven to be quite the setback. As a result, Hall was left to skate at left-wing while Victor Olofsson took the right and Casey Mittelstadt and Riley Sheahan switched at the center spot.

Despite the apparent setbacks, Hall’s performance has already made a strong impression on his teammates. Sabres coach Ralph Krueger explained: “His skill, his ability, his pace, you can feel it already and it gives our whole group confidence when you see somebody like Taylor. You know, he’s matured in a really nice way. He’s going to be a very important leader for us on and off the ice.”

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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.

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Hall traveled to Buffalo on Christmas Day so that he would be able to get in a few early skating sessions before training camp officially began. In light of his new arrival, the Buffalo Sabres should greatly benefit from starting their training camp earlier than the majority of their competitors. The Sabres were one of seven teams that did not qualify for the Stanley Cup Qualifiers last season—and those that did will begin their training on Monday.

While becoming acclimated to his new team is a priority for Hall, the absence of captain Jack Eichel from Friday’s practice due to an upper-body injury has proven to be quite the setback. As a result, Hall was left to skate at left-wing while Victor Olofsson took the right and Casey Mittelstadt and Riley Sheahan switched at the center spot.

Despite the apparent setbacks, Hall’s performance has already made a strong impression on his teammates. Sabres coach Ralph Krueger explained: “His skill, his ability, his pace, you can feel it already and it gives our whole group confidence when you see somebody like Taylor. You know, he’s matured in a really nice way. He’s going to be a very important leader for us on and off the ice.”

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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.

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