By all measures, the 2025-26 NHL season for the Buffalo Sabres was a resounding success. In mid-December, they were middling at the .500 mark in their record, but made a meaningful change in leadership by dismissing general manager Kevyn Adams, which suddenly propelled them into one of the best runs in recent club history.
The Boston Bruins shook up their front office Tuesday when they officially named former Buffalo Sabres general manager Kevyn Adams as senior advisor to the general manager.
The Boston Bruins have wrapped up their summer cleaning with a refresh of their hockey operations department. Former Buffalo Sabres general manager Kevyn Adams has been hired as a special advisor to GM Don Sweeney.
How many of the 22 players in NHL history with at least 600 career goals can you name in five minutes?
On Friday, the Bruins made a splash on the trade front, acquiring JJ Peterka from Utah for a pair of first-round picks. They also added the person who traded him to Utah in the first place. Sportsnet’s Elliotte Friedman reports (Twitter link) that the Bruins are adding Kevyn Adams to their front office.
People love a good mid-round draft pick that pans out, and in the NHL you used to see those fairly often, but that’s obviously partially luck. If the Red Wings thought Nicklas Lidstrom was going to become a top-five defenseman in history, they wouldn’t have waited until the 53rd pick to take him.
Kevyn Adams was fired as general manager of the Buffalo Sabres last December, but he’s still thrilled to see the franchise having success without him. The Sabres enjoyed their best campaign in almost two decades in 2025-26, winning the Atlantic Division before suffering a heartbreaking Game 7 overtime loss to the Montreal Canadiens in Round 2.
Several general managers have lost their jobs in the NHL over the past year. Of the group, two recently agreed to give an interview to discuss, for the very first time, their dismissal.
The Vancouver Canucks are down to eight GM candidates, and unless they surprise everyone and go with Kevyn Adams, the next GM is probably going to be a first-timer.
In today’s NHL rumour rundown, we start off with the Edmonton Oilers, where franchise cornerstones Conor McDavid and Leon Draisaitl expressed their frustration with the direction the team is headed.
The Vancouver Canucks have received permission to interview former Buffalo Sabres general manager Kevyn Adams for their vacant GM position. According to a story from The Athletic, a league source says the Canucks wanted to reach out and will interview him for the GM opening.
People will talk about the “Mount Rushmore” for a franchise, which is to say the four people, usually four players, that most define the franchise. Not always the four-best players, but the four that evoke the essence of the franchise.
Nothing in sports is predictable — and the NHL is proving it. Even the smartest models, stat nerds and armchair analysts couldn’t have forecasted everything unfolding this season. From teen phenoms rewriting the record books to teams nobody expected to challenge for the playoffs, surprises are coming fast and furious.
The Buffalo Sabres are back, and they proved it again on Sunday in an 8-7 win over the Tampa Bay Lightning that put them into sole possession of first-place in the NHL's Atlantic Division.
Buffalo Sabres fans might finally have a hockey team they can be proud of again.
It wasn’t so long ago that the Buffalo Sabres were the laughing stock, or even worse, the sympathy case, of the NHL. In mid-December, Buffalo fired long-time general manager Kevyn Adams while in the midst of another seemingly lost season.
One week ago, the Buffalo Sabres fired general manager Kevyn Adams and promoted Jarmo Kekäläinen to the same position. It was a move that was widely celebrated by Sabres fans, as the team had been toiling to start the season and for quite a long time before it.
The Buffalo Sabres fired general manager Kevyn Adams on Monday, December 15, ending a five-plus year tenure that saw the team miss the playoffs every single season.
The Buffalo Sabres are starting a new chapter, as owner Terry Pegula made the call to fire Kevyn Adams and promote Jarmo Kekalainen to the role of general manager.
At long last, the Kevyn Adams era in Western New York is over. On Monday, the Buffalo Sabres announced that they have fired their general manager after more than five seasons at the helm.
Matthew Fairburn and Tim Graham of The Athletic: Three sources have said that there have been internal conversations about the Buffalo Sabres firing GM Kevyn Adams.
The Sabres have opened the door on talks to remove Kevyn Adams from the general manager’s post, Matthew Fairburn and Tim Graham of The Athletic report.
Bad teams that are always bad tend to stay bad for a reason. You just have to pinpoint what that reason is. It usually starts at the top of the organization. That is the case for the once-proud Buffalo Sabres franchise.
Dylan Cozens was traded by the Buffalo Sabres at the deadline, and now it appears the truth behind the deal has emerged, with the team potentially happy about it.
When speaking to the media on Friday, Buffalo Sabres general manager Kevyn Adams addressed his team’s struggles and some of the issues regarding attracting big-time players.
The Buffalo Sabres have faced years of disappointment and frustration, and with each passing season, the heat intensifies on general manager (GM) Kevyn Adams.
Buffalo Sabres general manager Kevyn Adams and newly appointed assistant general manager Jerry Forton spoke with the media Thursday in a pre-draft debriefing.
The Buffalo Sabres are ready to move the No. 11 overall pick in the NHL Draft under the right circumstances.
He’s continually progressed throughout his time in Rochester and could very well make some noise for a spot on the Sabres’ opening-night roster in 2024-25.
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