What’s the outlook for the Buffalo Sabres now, they usually nonetheless have hope to increase Alex Tuch
Mike Harrington: Alex Tuch on his contract scenario: “I feel Jarmo was in considerably of the negotiations earlier than, so he’s acquainted with what was happening. Simply gonna let my agent deal with it and that’s it. I simply keep out of it. I simply fear about enjoying hockey.”
Mike Harrington: Tuch on Sabres GM Jarmo Kekalainen on his now “taking cost” to contract extension accomplished: “Meaning so much coming from him. I don’t know what’s going to occur. That’s fully as much as him and my agent. And as soon as I should be stuffed in on something, I’ll be stuffed in.”
NHL Network: Elliotte Friedman, on the Buffalo Sabres now that Jarmo Kekalainen is taking up for Kevyn Adams as GM, and the way the Sabres actually wish to prolong Alex Tuch. Can new GM Jarmo Kekalainen get a deal accomplished?
** NHLRumors.com transcription
Mike Rupp: “Buffalo Sabres, Jarmo Kekalainen being employed because the Normal Supervisor. So what’s the outlook right here, shifting ahead, for Buffalo?
Friedman: “Effectively, one of many extra attention-grabbing issues about his media convention yesterday, Michael, was that he stated he’s nonetheless thinks he could make, they will make the playoffs this yr. And you recognize what the percentages are towards them, they’re down on the backside of the Japanese Convention and there’s quite a lot of groups in between, in between them, in that second wild card spot.
However somebody stated to me, that’s strategic. And the explanation that strategic is as a result of Kekalainen believes that while you have a look at that roster on paper, they’re ok to be a playoff crew. They’ve quite a lot of ability. They’re good down the center, particularly when Norris is wholesome. They’ve obtained some goaltending. They’ve obtained good D.
And that they really feel the largest problem that they’ve is that they don’t seem to be aggressive sufficient. And that on nights the place they will’t outskill their opponents, they don’t win sufficient video games. And I feel what he’s difficult them is to say, look, ‘I, if you wish to keep right here and also you wish to be long-term with this crew, you’ve obtained to show to me that you could compete.’ And I feel he desires to see, can they compete.
And I’ll say this too, I feel his quotes about Tuch have been official. I feel he desires to maintain him. It’s a problem. Like I heard there was a giant, huge hole between what Kevyn Adams was providing on the time and what Tuch wished. However I’ve heard it’s legit that they do wish to attempt to preserve him. So it will likely be attention-grabbing to see what different choices the Sabres might need to make in the event that they do leap up and preserve Tuch.”
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