Even so, the season that was is still looked back upon fondly by current Sabres players like Tage Thompson, who recently opened up about the difficulties the club faced before going on their run. Buffalo Sabres Forward Tage Thompson Opens Up About “Dark Hole” Club Was InMaking an appearance on “Daily Faceoff Live”, Thompson admitted that the club felt as though they were in a “dark hole” upon the termination of Adams. However, Thompson made it clear that he doesn’t believe that the departure of Adams had anything to do with their almost immediate turnaround. “It’s unfortunate that Kevyn Adams had to leave, but I don’t think it had anything to do with the run,” Thompson said. “You look around the room after a loss like that and you feel pain,” Thompson said.