Taylor Hall’s Signing Is Yet Another Example of How ‘Big Name Free Agents’ Can’t Win in the Public Eye
Reading Time: 2 minutesTaylor Hall’s decision on October 11th to join the Buffalo Sabres on a one-year, $8 million deal sent shockwaves throughout the league, and unsurprisingly, also brought about a mountain of criticism in the media. This is not some new movement that has popularized the scorning of newly signed players, but rather is just yet another example of the vocality of a certain noxious sector of NHL fans. Players are criticized whether they sign in a winning environment, or they ink a deal with the intention to create one. This is not at all helped by most...
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