Sabres GM Kevyn Adams Lays Out Puzzling Reason For Sabres Struggles

Just when we thought the Buffalo Sabres had turned things around with a 7-2-0 stretch, they've gone out and lost five straight, including blowing a four-goal lead at home on Tuesday, and the chaos surrounding the team has reached new heights. So much so that GM Kevyn Adams was forced to call an unprecedented media conference Friday to address what's going on. 

But he said some things that left observers shaking their heads, as Adams tried to go through what's wrong with his team:

Insinuating that it's difficult to lure notable free agents to Buffalo, Adams said "We are not a destination city right now."

Then he added: “We don’t have palm trees, we have taxes in New York.”  

Notable Sabres analysts were beside themselves wondering what Adams was trying to do with his comments on Friday.

ESPN's Greg Wyshynski asked if Adams "knows trades are allowed, right? For players on long-term deals?", while Patrick Moran called the press conference "disgraceful."

Just so you can have a look yourself, find Adams' full conference here, which includes him saying he does know what it takes to win a Stanley Cup, and "We're not going to make a knee-jerk decision or reactionary trade that sets us back."