Kevyn Adams on Kyle Okposo
Yeah um sorry take a sec here yeah I KAC poo um just a he’s just a he’s just as you guys know an unbelievable uh person uh what I what I I I have a lot of respect for um people that are selfless in this game and what he’s given to this organization
Um his heart and soul and you know I think back in some struggles uh that he’s had in his his own you know time and the struggles that we’ve been through together since I’ve been general manager and the the care that that he had um that’s a unique relationship so
You know I want to I want to thank him um and you know Danielle and his kids this is a these are amazing people um so maybe I can talk better when I just focus on hockey and not the personal side but um I think when you have a
Player that with all the stuff I just said and is the captain of your team um I believe you will people to respect to have an honest conversation and understand exactly how they feel and they need to understand exactly the job that I have and and where I’m at and
I’ll keep the ation private but he made it very clear to me um what he was hoping to do um and where he was hoping to go with the deadline and fortunately we were able to make it happen um I wish him the best and um I know he’ll be
Missed but um you know I think he’s got an amazing opportunity in front of him and I’m disappointed that I’m talking about this right now because this isn’t where any of us wanted to be um in terms of the standings at this time of year and certainly he resigned this summer um
Not what we were talking about you know but that’s where we are and um it’s it’s part of how this game goes sometimes
An emotional GM Kevyn Adams discusses the trade of captain Kyle Okposo.
3 Comments
How much more dramatic can you be. I'm sure he is a good human being but on his first deal he got 42 million from the Sabres and never once lived up to that contract and Kevin Adam's gives him another 2.5 million for another underachieving debacle of a season. What would the Sabres record be without Okposo? Lets be real here. He's part of the losing legacy in Buffalo. Sabres need a new GM if he's shedding tears over him. He pulled a brinks job on the Sabres.
I am happy for the Sabres.
It was long overdue. Give the younger players a chance to develop.
You would think Adams was sending his first-born son off to war…C'mon!