{"id":349253,"date":"2026-06-11T18:23:44","date_gmt":"2026-06-11T12:53:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ebiztoday.news\/?p=349253"},"modified":"2026-06-11T18:23:44","modified_gmt":"2026-06-11T12:53:44","slug":"alex-tuch-likely-heading-to-free-agency-who-can-be-interested","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ebiztoday.news\/index.php\/2026\/06\/11\/alex-tuch-likely-heading-to-free-agency-who-can-be-interested\/","title":{"rendered":"Alex Tuch Likely Heading to Free Agency, Who Can be Interested?"},"content":{"rendered":"
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It\u2019s looking like Alex Tuch is heading to free agency, and who might be interested<\/strong><\/h2>\n

Pierre LeBrun of The Athletic<\/strong><\/a>: As of Wednesday, and things can all the time change, but it surely\u2019s looking like Alex Tuch<\/a> can be heading to free agency. The Sabres could also be considering Nick Schmaltz<\/a> 8 x $8 million and Tuch is considering Adrian Kempe<\/a>\u2018s 8 x $10.625 million.<\/p>\n

David Pagnotta<\/strong><\/a>: The most recent on Buffalo Sabres pending UFA forward Alex Tuch. It\u2019s looking just like the Sabres won\u2019t go over $10 million and Tuch is probably going heading to free agency on July 1st. Who might be fascinated with the winger?<\/p>\n

** NHLRumors.com transcription<\/em><\/p>\n

Irfaan Gaffar: \u201cFinally, Alex Tuch, what\u2019s the newest there?\u201d<\/p>\n

Pagnotta: \u201cIn the event that they were close on a deal, boys, it will have been done by now.\u201d<\/p>\n

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Gaffar: \u201cThat\u2019s the thing.\u201d<\/p>\n

Pagnotta: \u201cThat\u2019s the plain. Every, all of the signs right away point to him going to free agency, unless the Buffalo Sabers completely change their mindset. It appears like Tuck is ready to go to free agency, and there can be a number of suitors for him.<\/p>\n

We all know what he\u2019s on the lookout for. He wants that $10.6 (million), Adrian Kempe-type deal. Perhaps a little bit bit more on the open market. Buffalo hasn\u2019t been, from all indications, willing to go over 10. They\u2019re not there. If this was close, it\u2019d be done. It\u2019s not. Again, unless (Sabres GM Jarmo Kekalainen<\/a>) pulls a 180, he\u2019s going to free agency.\u201d<\/p>\n

Gaffar: \u201cWhat teams possibly make probably the most sense in that $10.6 million range, DB?\u201d<\/p>\n

Pagnotta: \u201cChicago.\u201d<\/p>\n

Dennis Bernstein: \u201cChicago, yeah. Not Vegas, that\u2019s, not coming back to Vegas. No reunion there, but Chicago makes a number of sense.\u201d<\/p>\n

Pagnotta: \u201cI look, I expect Seattle to be in the combination on this one as well.\u201d<\/p>\n

Gaffar: \u201cThey\u2019re gonna do something big.\u201d<\/p>\n

Pagnotta: \u201cThey\u2019ve been attempting to for a very long time.\u201d<\/p>\n

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Bernstein: \u201cThey tried with (Artemi) Panarin. Offered him 14 million, couldn\u2019t get him home, couldn\u2019t get him home.\u201d<\/p>\n

Pagnotta: \u201cNope.\u00a0 So, yeah, Chicago, Seattle, possibly another teams enter the combination which can be a little bit closer to winning, possibly on a shorter-term deal. Who knows? Possibly Edmonton, in the event that they can move some things around. I don\u2019t think it dish out that much money.<\/p>\n

But Alex Tuch can have a number of suitors if he hits July one.\u201d<\/p>\n

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