{"id":322138,"date":"2026-04-21T11:46:45","date_gmt":"2026-04-21T06:16:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ebiztoday.news\/?p=322138"},"modified":"2026-04-21T11:46:45","modified_gmt":"2026-04-21T06:16:45","slug":"alex-tuch-and-buffalo-sabres-put-contract-talks-aside-for-now","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ebiztoday.news\/index.php\/2026\/04\/21\/alex-tuch-and-buffalo-sabres-put-contract-talks-aside-for-now\/","title":{"rendered":"Alex Tuch and Buffalo Sabres Put Contract Talks Aside For Now"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Alex Tuch Looking Adrian Kemp Type Money<\/h2>\n

Elliotte Friedman of Sportsnet joined Gord Stellick and Scott Laughlin on Sirius XM NHL Network Radio Morning Skate and was asked where things stood with Alex Tuch and the Buffalo Sabres<\/a>, on condition that he’s a pending unrestricted free agent<\/p>\n

NHLRumors.com Transcriptions<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n

NHL Rumors: John Carlson, Darrren Raddysh, and Alex Tuch<\/a><\/p>\n

Gord Stellick: \u201cJust with on the positive side, the Buffalo Sabres story, the non-positive side, July 1 could possibly be a troublesome day in your job, our job, unrestricted free agency. So, I mean, Alex Tuch is it going to be like David Pastrnak<\/a>, a few years and get done, or what’s your take as we head into getting slightly bit more serious?<\/p>\n

Elliotte Friedman: \u201cSorry Gord, you narrow on the market for a second.\u201d<\/p>\n

Stellick: \u201cJust speak about Alex Tuch so far as unrestricted free agency.\u201d<\/p>\n

Friedman: \u201cI heard that there was still a niche. Now, again, I hadn\u2019t heard anything recently that had closed. It’s believed that Tuck is on the lookout for a number around Adrian Kempe<\/a>. And Kempe is within the $10.5 million range.<\/p>\n

I heard earlier this season that they offered him something around, when Kevyn Adams<\/a> was still the GM, they offered him something around Tage Thompson<\/a>\u2019s number, which was within the low sevens, and that wasn\u2019t going to get it done. After which I heard across the Olympics that they\u2019ve gone up into the mid eights, and that also wasn\u2019t going to get it done.<\/p>\n

NHL Rumors: The Latest on the Buffalo Sabres and Alex Tuch<\/a><\/p>\n

And I\u2019m undecided if there\u2019s been movement for that since then. I believe that is going to return all the way down to how the playoffs go. Like, I believe in the event that they do well, and he has a superb playoff, I don\u2019t understand how they\u2019re not going to give you the chance to sign him.<\/p>\n

And ultimately, I believe his preference is to remain too. He\u2019s from there. He built a wonderful latest home there. It just sounds to me like everybody\u2019s going to must bend a bit from where I last heard they were.\u201d<\/p>\n

Alex Tuch Says Talks On Hold For Now<\/h2>\n

Prior to puck drop of Game 1 of the Stanley Cup Playoffs, Buffalo Sabres forward Alex Tuch was asked by Greg Wyshynski in regards to the uncertainty he faced this 12 months, not having a contract yet as a pending unrestricted free agent. Tuch says talks have been put aside to concentrate on playing hockey.<\/p>\n

NHLRumors.com Transcriptions<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n

Greg Wyshynski: \u201cYou don\u2019t have a contract beyond this season. You\u2019re an unrestricted free agent. You had a GM change at the highest. You might have this season, this dream season for the Sabres. What\u2019s it been like so that you can have sort of that profession uncertainty and on the back burner while all this other stuff\u2019s happening this 12 months?\u201d<\/p>\n

NHL Rumors: Buffalo Sabres Have to Re-Sign Alex Tuch<\/a><\/p>\n

Alex Tuch: \u201cYou understand what? Winning makes it quite a bit easier. It really does. Winning a number of games makes it quite a bit easier, makes it more fun. We\u2019ve had talks and all the things, but as of late, we decided, you realize what, it\u2019s higher let\u2019s just exit and play hockey. There\u2019s no imminent timeline or anything like that. I\u2019m just going to concentrate on playing hockey. I\u2019m going to concentrate on the last word goal and being pretty much as good of a player within the playoffs as possible.<\/p>\n

And I\u2019ve all the time just fearful about what\u2019s in my control, and that\u2019s my work ethic each and every single day, and the way I come to the rink, and the way I’m as a teammate and as an individual. In order that\u2019s all I\u2019ve been specializing in, especially the last month or so after the trade deadline, and been in a position to sort of just settle in and play some hockey, and that\u2019s it. Winning cures all the things. It does. Winning cures all the things.\u201d<\/p>\n

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