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 conversant in 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 carried out: “Which means rather a lot 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 must 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 lengthen Alex Tuch. Can new GM Jarmo Kekalainen get a deal carried out?
** NHLRumors.com transcription
Mike Rupp: “Buffalo Sabres, Jarmo Kekalainen being employed because the Common Supervisor. So what’s the outlook right here, transferring ahead, for Buffalo?
Friedman: “Effectively, one of many extra attention-grabbing issues about his media convention yesterday, Michael, was that he mentioned he’s nonetheless thinks he could make, they’ll make the playoffs this 12 months. And you recognize what the percentages are in opposition to them, they’re down on the backside of the Jap Convention and there’s a number of groups in between, in between them, in that second wild card spot.
However somebody mentioned to me, that’s strategic. And the explanation that strategic is as a result of Kekalainen believes that while you take a look at that roster on paper, they’re ok to be a playoff crew. They’ve a number of talent. They’re good down the center, particularly when Norris is wholesome. They’ve acquired some goaltending. They’ve acquired good D.
And that they really feel the largest challenge that they’ve is that they aren’t aggressive sufficient. And that on nights the place they’ll’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 acquired to show to me you can 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 reputable. I feel he desires to maintain him. It’s a problem. Like I heard there was a giant, large hole between what Kevyn Adams was providing on the time and what Tuch needed. However I’ve heard it’s legit that they do wish to attempt to maintain him. So it will likely be attention-grabbing to see what different selections the Sabres may need to make in the event that they do bounce up and maintain Tuch.”
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