Sabres pushing Taylor Hall out the door

Who gets him now?

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Sabres pushing Taylor Hall out the door
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The Buffalo Sabres have been forced to change their plan for the team’s future. While the Sabres were hoping that Taylor Hall would be the ultimate boost to their club and captain Jack Eichel, the experiment has fallen short and everything has fallen apart in Buffalo. On Wednesday morning, general manager Kevyn Adams fired head coach Ralph Krueger and assistant Steve Smith, and met with reporters later for a conference and explained how he is considering moving Hall ahead of the April 12 deadline. Adams mentioned how he’s been in touch with Hall’s agent Darren Ferris and all options are being considered. 

“We’re open to anything. My job is to do everything and anything to make this franchise move in the right direction.”

“Open lines of communication” with Hall’s agent. Doesn’t sound like those negotiations are in-depth at this stage.”

On top of that, NHL insider Pierre LeBrun dropped this bomb on Thursday during a segment of That’s Hockey!: 

“To me the idea that they had earlier in the year where Taylor Hall would sign an extension to stay in Buffalo, to me that’s out the door now in my opinion, even though the Sabres won’t confirm that.”

The plan to keep Hall is out and the Sabres are expected to move him ahead of the deadline by asking him to waive his no-movement clause. 

LeBrun’s colleague on TSN, Darren Dreger, revealed that Hall was still considering all option. 

“Taylor Hall has acknowledged that he is still open to his options; one of them, of course, is staying in Buffalo and signing an extension with the Sabres. The other is negotiating a trade. What we know is that Darren Ferris, who represents Hall, and Sabres GM Kevyn Adams are expected to have discussions almost on these options in the near future. Either way, Hall just wants some stability moving forward. So that either comes with the extension with the Sabres or by navigating a trade to a team that is interested in extending Hall in the future.”

Hall signed a one-year, $8 million contract in free agency, but has struggled through the first half of the season, only scoring two goals and 16 points through 29 games. He even slotted on the fourth line last night in another loss…

Will he jump on the chance to play for a contender this postseason and get moved again? 

Source: TSN