My first comments after watching this postseason’s video of Adams and Ruff.
Went back and watched Adam’s postseason video last year for comparison.
Imo, Adams was more upbeat and confident last year even after firing Granato and before announcing a new coach (though he may have known Ruff was already signed)
This year, found his remarks flat in word, tone, and body language.
Left me with the impression he expects to be replaced as GM.
Will be shocked if Pegula stands pat. Will not be shocked if Pegula keeps Adams in some role.
Think the BN article posted in this thread presented a fair evaluation of Adams tenure.
Also, the BN article about season ticket holder reaction to another failure to make the playoffs is the kiss of death for Adams.
Bottomline for me, Adams was ill-suited for the GM role, inherited a mess, made a couple questionable decisions with Eichel and Reinhardt, built a roster too heavy on youth and lacking veterans, too small and soft, lacking toughness and physicality, and was too slow to react and make a major move in this “must win” season. Did a decent job drafting and developing players in Rochester.
A fail overall.