The Carolina Hurricanes were the first club to move to the second round of the Stanley Cup Playoffs earlier this week, with three former Sabres in William Carrier, Eric Robinson and Taylor Hall contributing to them getting past the New Jersey Devils in five games. On Wednesday, the Hurricanes announced that they have signed the 33-year-old Hall to a three-year, $9.5 million contract extension.
The Edmonton Oilers 2010 first overall pick was part of the three-way deal with Colorado and Chicago in January that also saw winger Mikko Rantanen go to the Canes. Hall was a rental in the final year of a four-year deal he signed with Boston and finished the season with 18 points (9 goals, 9 assists) in 31 games.
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The Calgary native joined the Sabres in 2020 on a one-year, $8 million deal with Buffalo in 2020 after winning the Hart Trophy in 2018 and being dealt to Arizona, to play under former Oilers head coach Ralph Krueger. His tenure with the Sabres was disastrous, as Hall scored two goals in 37 games and was dealt to Boston in April 2021 with Curtis Lazar for Anders Bjork and a 2021 second-round pick that turned into Russian forward Aleksandr Kisakov.
Here is how some former Sabres did in the playoffs on Wednesday:
Joel Armia(MTL) 1A, +1, 9:53 TOI, 2 Hits
Montreal was eliminated by Washington in five games.
Sam Reinhart(FLA) 1G, 1A +1, 20:09 TOI, 7 SOG
Evan Rodrigues(FLA) 13:58 TOI
Dmitri Kulikov(FLA) -1, 21:57 TOI, 7 Hits
Zemgus Girgensons(TB) -1, 8:27 TOI, 5 Hits
Florida eliminated Tampa Bay in five games, and will play the winner of Ottawa-Toronto.
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