As the Vancouver Canucks search for a new general manager, a new name surfaced on Tuesday.
Adams, who was fired by the Sabres in mid-December, required permission to interview because he still had time left on his contract with Buffalo.
He served as the Sabres’ GM for five-and-a-half seasons before being replaced by Jarmo Kekäläinen.
On the day Adams was dismissed, the Sabres were 14-14-4 and tied for last place in the Eastern Conference. After his departure, they went 36-9-5, winning the Atlantic Division and ending a 14-season playoff drought.
Adams, 51, is a former NHL forward who played for six different teams over a decade. A first-round draft pick in 1993, he won a Stanley Cup with the Carolina Hurricanes in 2006 before retiring in 2009.