from Michel Traikos of the National Post,

Hungry. Driven. And with a healthy dose of humility.

That’s the mindset that first-year general manager Kevyn Adams wants the Buffalo Sabres to adopt going forward. For a team that has not qualified for the playoffs in nine straight seasons, it shouldn’t be too much to ask.

After all, when it comes to being hungry for playoff success, Jack Eichel’s stomach has been grumbling loudly ever since he came into the league as the No. 2 overall pick in 2015. So when the Sabres missed out again this year, even after the NHL opened up the post-season to 24 teams, it wasn’t surprising to hear him openly grumble that he was “fed up with the losing” and “frustrated.”

To outsiders, it might have sounded like Eichel wanted out. To Adams, who was hired in June, it sounded like the opposite.

Eichel didn’t want out, he just wanted to be surrounded by players who were all-in when it came to winning.

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