‘There are 15 games on the Sabres’ schedule before the March 8 trade deadline, beginning Feb. 6 at home against the Dallas Stars. Adams has five weeks to decide which players, if any, to trade to contenders. Zemgus Girgensons, Erik Johnson and Kyle Okposo are among the pending unrestricted free agents whom other teams may covet. Casey Mittelstadt, the Sabres’ most consistent forward over the past 13 months, is a pending restricted free agent without a long-term contract offer.’