‘The Sabres spent more than $10 million in unrestricted free agency on forwards Jason Zucker, Nicolas Aube-Kubel and Sam Lafferty, defenseman Dennis Gilbert and goaltender James Reimer. Their revamped bottom six was formed using the extra salary cap space Adams created with one of his boldest moves to date, buying out Jeff Skinner when the six-time 30-goal scorer had three years remaining on a contract that cost $9 million per season.’