Prized free-agent forward Taylor Hall has signed with the Buffalo Sabres on a one-year deal worth $8 million, the team announced Sunday.

Hall, 28, tallied 16 goals and 52 points in 65 games split between the New Jersey Devils and Arizona Coyotes last season. It was considered a down year by his standards after he racked up 130 points in 109 games over the previous two campaigns.

The 2018 Hart Trophy winner will now play alongside superstar center Jack Eichel, and potentially rebuild his value before hitting the free-agent market again next year.

Hall, who has played in just 14 career postseason games, stated before entering free agency that his priority was "probably all winning." However, the Sabres own the league's longest active playoff drought (nine seasons).

But Buffalo's projected top-six forward group now looks quite dangerous on paper:

There's some familiarity in western New York, too. Sabres bench boss Ralph Krueger coached Hall with the Edmonton Oilers in 2012-13. By points per game, 2012-13 was Hall's best season during his tenure in Edmonton.

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