Sabres GM Adams steps in as coach due to COVID-19 protocols

PITTSBURGH (AP) — Buffalo Sabres general manager Kevyn Adams is getting an up-close look at the rebuilding job on his hands. Adams served as the team’s head coach against Pittsburgh after interim head coach Don Granato and Matt Ellis were placed in the NHL’s COVID-19 protocol. The Sabres are riding a 15-game winless streak, the longest in the NHL since 2004.