The Sabres, who have lost straight games (0-10-2) and are last in the NHL with a 6-18-4 record, fired Ralph Krueger as coach Wednesday and replaced him with assistant Don Granato. Buffalo has not qualified for the Stanley Cup Playoffs since 2011.
"Obviously where we are in the standings lends to the fact I'll be getting phone calls or have been getting phone calls on players," Adams said. "Conversations every day. A lot of conversations. Absolutely, this is my job to make sure not only that I'm proactive but listen as well and [am] doing everything I can to move this thing forward."
Any potential trade will require Hall's approval because of a no-move clause in his contract. He said this month he had interest in re-signing with the Sabres, but that was before the firing of Krueger, who played a key role in Hall's decision to sign with Buffalo. Hall and Krueger were together for three seasons with the Oilers, when Krueger was an assistant (2010-11, 2011-12) and coach (2012-13).
Hall, who on March 4 said he is "open to anything with the Sabres," said Thursday Krueger being fired has not changed that thinking.
"I've had a good time here, really like the group of guys in the organization," Hall said, "[I'm} open to anything going forward, just like I said. I want to want to play better than I have and I think a lot of guys feel the same."
Adams said he has had discussions with Ferris since signing Hall, and those discussions have continued.
"We openly in the beginning when [signing Hall] happened ... talked about what would we do moving forward and concepts," Adams said. "So we've had open dialogue back then. Darren and I have been in touch recently and we've had conversations both ways, so we'll see where this goes."
