As of right now, I believe Adams will be in the lineup come opening night. The only chance I see is that maybe Kapanen will make the team, otherwise I doubt Adams gets pushed out. There is not enough cap space left and the only real call up candidate is Megna at this point. And he has a salary of 874k as well.
Because of the Maata injury, a guy like Dumoulin (who is making 831k) will be added to the roster. The only way would have been a buyout of Adams but the Pens decided to not go that route.
A trade is completely out of the question and if you waive Adams, there is no guarantee that he will be picked up. So at this point, yes, I believe he will be in the lineup on opening night!
Because of the Maata injury, a guy like Dumoulin (who is making 831k) will be added to the roster. The only way would have been a buyout of Adams but the Pens decided to not go that route.
A trade is completely out of the question and if you waive Adams, there is no guarantee that he will be picked up. So at this point, yes, I believe he will be in the lineup on opening night!