‘Under Adams this season, the Sabres did not have full-time scouts based in Ontario, the Western Hockey League, Finland or Russia. They have since added two scouts – one in the United States and a part-timer in Western Canada – and reconfigured the scouting staff, with Jerry Forton ascending to director of amateur scouting. Karmanos, who owns three Stanley Cup rings from his front office work with Carolina and Pittsburgh, joined the Sabres in April. The club recently hired Sam Ventura to run its analytics department.’