‘”I believe you have to earn respect. You earn everything in life,” Adams said during a conference call with The Buffalo News on Wednesday, a day after his stunning appointment to replace Jason Botterill. “For me, starting with the players and the coaching staff and the hockey operations and business staff, it’s about doing things consistently the right way day after day after day and being honest. And having a conversation of substance pointing the right direction, which is focused on winning a Stanley Cup.”‘