BUFFALO, N.Y. (AP) Sabres general manager Kevyn Adams intends to move ahead with players who want to be part of the solution in Buffalo, and that - for now - includes disgruntled captain Jack Eichel.

To emphasize his point Wednesday, Adams borrowed the same word - disconnect - Eichel used two days earlier when the star player questioned his future in Buffalo by citing differences with the team over how to treat his herniated disk.

"We want players and people in this organization that are passionate and want to win, that want to be here," Adams said following a season in which the Sabres finished last in the overall standings for the fourth time in seven years. "The disconnect in my mind right now is from our team to our fanbase and our city in making the people of this community proud."