One outgrowth of ‘leaner’ Sabres could be new approach to salary cap

‘Counting long-term injured reserve, the Sabres’ cap expenditure was just more than $82.8 million this season. Capfriendly.com lists that as fifth in the NHL – higher than heavyweight names Pittsburgh, Boston, Tampa Bay, Washington, Philadelphia, Vegas, Edmonton and Colorado. Taken in that context, it’s pretty easy to see why Terry and Kim Pegula want to tighten their belts and see Adams (and coach Ralph Krueger) make better personnel choices.’