Buffalo Sabers general manager Kevyn Adams discussed the offseason so far during a conversation with the media Wednesday before development camp practice at LECOM Harborcenter.
Adams outlined the right side of the defense corps and it becoming more difficult to play against as areas of need heading into the summer. The Sabers opened the offseason with two trades to shore up the old zone, adding right-handed defensemen Michael Kesselring from Utah and Connor Timmins from Pittsburgh.
In terms of getting tougher to play against, Buffalo added two hard-working and competitive forwards, Josh Doan (via the Utah trade) and Justin Danforth, who signed a two-year contract Wednesday morning.
Buffalo also added veteran goalie Alex Lyon on a two-year deal and bolstered organizational depth with a series of two-way contracts – including returning Amerks players like Zach Metsa, Jack Rathbone and Riley Fiddler-Schultz; an experienced fighter in Mason Geertsen; and a defenseman with NHL experience in former New York Ranger Zac Jones.
“We like where our group is at in terms of roster composition today, but we’ll always look to improve if there’s something that makes sense,” Adams said.
“I think we’ve done a good job in terms of reshaping the look of our defenseman. I think that’s something that’s been important. We’ve brought in some veterans who are going to help us defensively and are going to be tough to play against. We’ve brought in guys with character. So, I think as it stands right now, we like where our alignment is. But if there are areas somewhere – forward, defenseman – to make a move that we think is good, we’ll do it.”
Here are the takeaways from Adams’ session with the media.
