‘“I think in 2020, a coach like him has the greatest chance of connecting with athletes and really making people better,” said Hall, the 28-year-old who stunned many across the NHL by signing a one-year, $8 million contract with the Sabres. “We talk about hockey and how it’s all statistics and stuff like that, but really it’s a bunch of people, and I feel like he can get the most out of people.”‘