Former Sabres GM Kevyn Adams Interviewing for Canadian Team's GM Job

In what may take a lot of hockey fans by surprise, deposed Buffalo Sabres general manager Kevyn Adams, whose team turned it on like a house on fire immediately after he was fired, will be interviewing for the vacant GM job with the Vancouver Canucks.

The Vancouver Canucks have requested and been granted permission to interview Kevyn Adams for their GM opening, per @MatthewFairburn pic.twitter.com/lEMIXIhgBo
— SleeperNHL (@SleeperNHL) April 21, 2026

Matthew Fairburn and Thomas Drance in The Athletic report that the Canucks have asked for, and been granted permission to interview Adams. The former Sabres' GM still had some time left on his contract, making for the need to ask permission to talk with him, despite having been relieved of his duties back in December.

On the surface, Canucks fans are likely shaking their heads at this development. After all, the Sabres' playoff drought stretched to a league record 14 years under Adams' watch in his 5 1/2 seasons as GM. But keep in mind, he is still the man that built the majority of the team that has taken off the last few months, ever since he departed.

The Sabres were tied for last place in the Eastern Conference on the day they fired Adams, but then went on a 36-9-5 tear to soar to a first-place finish this regular season.

Adams did plenty of things right at the helm of the Sabres, including drafting Owen Power, Zach Benson and Jack Quinn, while trading for Ryan McLeod, Bowen Byram and Josh Doan more recently.

Kevyn Adams interviewing for Patrik's Allvin's old job in Vancouver

The Canucks fired GM Patrik Allvin last week after their dreadful season came to a merciful end, sporting the worst record in the entire NHL, and the franchise's worst mark this century.

Vancouver's president of hockey operations, Jim Rutherford, had stated during his end-of-season media briefing that he liked Canucks assistant GM Ryan Johnson and thought he'd be a good fit for the top job.

But, in his inimitable, honest-to-a-fault way, he added:

"We also felt it was important that we don't limit (the search) to one person, and that we go out into the market and open it up... And maybe we're gonna see something different and make a different choice."

We'll see if Adams can sell him enough to outbid Johnson and others for the job.

Just one bit of advice for Adams, if we may: Don't mention anything about palm trees in your interview.