Botts said and did the same thing. Perspective is everything.
I would have to politely but vehemently disagree.
From the day Botts was hired, he was wheeling and dealing draft picks. He moved out 15 draft picks in 3 years. Adams has not traded any picks, but has picked up an extra 8 picks in 2.5 years.
On contracts, Botterill was a pretty poor negotiator, (to say the least). He either grossly overpaid, or played hardball and burned bridges and did not negotiate favorable contract lengths. Adams so far has been pretty good, recognizing important players to lock up long term and has negotiated some very team friendly deals.
On drafting, Other than Samuelsson, Botterill did not really find any other draft gems in his 3 drafts. (I do not give him credit for Dahlin or Cozens. Dalin was an obvious unanimous choice, and Cozens was one of two players left in the elite tier of his draft along with Zegras when Buffalo made their selection -I wanted Cozens then, so i was happy, but Cozens was the popular pick among scouts at the time. I also do not give Adams credit for Power for the same reason). Early returns on Adams drafting are looking promising, but it is too early to say it has overall been great, but it is looking pretty good.
Botts' trade record overall was poor. He traded better players for worse players often, and targeted ill-fitting players with most of his picks-for-players deals. Botts had a few good trades, but his overall track-record was pretty negative. Adams has had more good trades than bad. Holding out for the return from Vegas with Eichel, getting the premium he did for Ristolainen, and most of his minor moves haven't sucked. He was fleeced in the Hall trade, but Hall forced that deal with his NTC (but Adams was responsible for the NTC, so I won't give him the pass that some fans do).
Comparing the general state of where the locker-room was after 3 years of Botts vs 2.5 years of Adams, I honestly do not know how you can legitimately imply their results are the same.
