The Boston Bruins might be a step closer to keeping emerging fan favorite Taylor Hall in town for the long haul.
Multiple NHL writers are reporting that the Bruins are working toward a contract extension for the 29-year-old winger, whom Boston acquired from the Buffalo Sabres at the trade deadline this past season.
Hall had been playing on a one-year, $8 million deal with the Sabres, who retained half of the winger’s salary during the trade, and would hit unrestricted free agency without a new contract with the Bruins.
But Sportsnet NHL writer Elliotte Friedman wrote in his Wednesday report that “momentum is gaining” between the two sides for a new deal.