The Buffalo Sabres have had one of the better scouting departments in the league, which has led to Sabres general manager (GM) Kevyn Adams drafting well since being hired in 2020.

Putting his team in this pickle is mostly Kevyn Adams' fault, and that's why his office keycard should have been deactivated months ago, Mike Harrington writes.

Adams also addressed media speculation that the Sabres might buy out the contract of defenseman Mattias Samuelsson. The 25-year-old alternate captain is owed $4.29 million a year through the 2029-30 season.

Buffalo Sabres GM Kevyn Adams has finally revealed his decision on the future of star defender Bowen Byram, as announced on Wednesday.

Buffalo Sabres general manager Kevyn Adams expressed confidence in adding several veteran players to the roster. The Sabres made several moves this offseason to improve the team.

Along with the NHL additions of Kesselring and Timmins, the Sabres have defense depth in two-way defensemen such as Rathbone, Jones, and Metsa along with upcoming prospects in Rochester including Johnson, Nikita Novikov and Vsevolod Komarov, among others.

General manager Kevyn Adams still has work to do. Defenseman Bowen Byram will be going to arbitration if he isn’t traded before then. Alex Tuch is eligible to sign a contract extension. And the team still has more than $13 million in salary-cap space with only Byram and defenseman Conor Timmins unsigned.

The Buffalo Sabres should be in the market for an impact top-six forward after dealing winger JJ Peterka to the Utah Mammoth for defenseman Michael Kesselring and winger Josh Doan, but the opening weeks of free agency did not provide GM Kevyn Adams with an opportunity to replace Peterka’s production,