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5 worst free agent signings in Buffalo Sabres history – Cap Era

By Sion Fawkes

UNIONDALE, NEW YORK - MARCH 06: Taylor Hall #4 of the Buffalo Sabres skates against the New York Islanders at the Nassau Coliseum on March 06, 2021 in Uniondale, New York. (Photo by Bruce Bennett/Getty Images)
UNIONDALE, NEW YORK - MARCH 06: Taylor Hall #4 of the Buffalo Sabres skates against the New York Islanders at the Nassau Coliseum on March 06, 2021 in Uniondale, New York. (Photo by Bruce Bennett/Getty Images) /
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NEW YORK, NEW YORK – MARCH 22: Taylor Hall #4 of the Buffalo Sabres skates against the New York Rangers at Madison Square Garden on March 22, 2021 in New York City. (Photo by Bruce Bennett/Getty Images) /

Taylor Hall

The Hockey Writers called Taylor Hall the 2020 offseason’s top free agent. And the lowly Buffalo Sabres snagged him for a one-year, $8 million deal. Following the shocking signing, Hall became an internet sensation, and Kevyn Adams became a hero.

Sabres fans envisioned a Hall-Jack Eichel dynamic duo that would perhaps carry the team to its first playoff appearance since 2010-11. Instead, Hall gave the Sabres and their fans just 19 points and two goals in 37 contests. He shot an abysmal 2.3 shooting percentage, and didn’t even stick around to see the end of the season.

The Sabres traded Hall in April to the Bruins in a deal that included Curtis Lazar for Anders Bjork (yikes!) and a second round pick that turned out to be Aleksandr Kisakov. Perhaps Kisakov will save the situation and Hall’s time in Buffalo wouldn’t have been for nothing.

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