The long awaited addition to the Sabres front office has been made as Jarmo Kekalainen has been hired as a senior advisor. We discuss Kekalainen's hiring (20:32), where he succeeded in Columbus and what made him a qualified candidate. We also touch on the potential speed bumps that Kekalainen, Adams and the Sabres may encounter as Kekalainen gets up to speed in Buffalo. We also talk about the reaction to the Sabres decision to use the Buffalo Bills war room (10:08) for this month's draft. Lastly, we wrap up with a discussion of Matt Fairburn's article in The Athletic that details how Kevyn Adams rose to the position of general manager (44:30).

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