‘”It’s really hard to put a timeline on [when the Sabres will contend again],” Sabres GM Kevyn Adams said Thursday. “So much still has to crystallize and come together but the expectation is we’re going to build and build and we’re going to keep challenging each other and holding each other accountable and I truly believe when you get the culture right and add to the talent in the locker room special things can happen. The expectation is extremely high in this organization, but we are not going to make a short-term compromise to chase something we think could set us back in the long term. We have to be patient.”‘