Adams through His Playing Career developed relationships with People who are now in NHL Front Offices and Coaching Staffs, who gave Him an outside honest assessment of the State of the Sabres.
Before The Covid Pause Hit, He spent a lot of time around and travelled with the team and got a first hand look at the dynamics of the locker room and Krueger’s Coaching Abilities.
Shortly after He was named GM, Jack tells the organization He wants out and Adams approaches Pegula about moving Him in Summer of 2020. Pegula tells Him let’s try one more season.
Adams looks at the lack of depth on the Team, the dynamics between players, the barren prospect pipeline and the fact that the Head Coach well just plain sucked and realized yeah this wasn’t going to cut it.
So He could have signed UFAs to long term deals, traded Draft Picks and Prospects in an attempt a quick fix. A path that wasn’t going to ultimately work and would also screwed the team even worse for the future.
Or he could trade for Staal and sign Hall to a one year deal and hope for the best, realizing that the team would not be hamstrung moving forward.
What players say to media, isn’t always the same that’s being told to the teams management.
Botterill Decision to bridge Reinhart instead of signing Him to a long term was the catalyst for Sam’s Departure.
Adams has made mistakes, He should have moved Ullmark when a deal wasn’t done at the TDL rather than trusting His supposed interest in an extension. And the fact that despite His Best Efforts, the current Sabres Goalie Situation is on Him.
It’s not His Fault that Holtby would rather take a short term lower AAV backup role in Dallas, over even listening to the Sabres Offer.
Adams mentioned that the organization has to be better. They have to scout better, develop players better, coach better, Kevyn even mentioned He has to be better as a GM.
You and Dudacek are correct that this is a results based business and the results have been sub optimal thus far.
His draft and development plans are TBD.
EDIT: If @LGR4GMis intrigued by His Two Drafts, Adams is definitely onto something
That being said the idea Firing Him now or it the end of the year isn’t the best decision for the team.
I believe in the Pegulas Eyes he has a minimum of two years more to show progress by being a playoff contender, I personally want genuine improvement next season.
