Alex Tuch's Future in Buffalo: Negotiations Heat Up

For the NHL, it's March 17th, and here's what's going on.

The Buffalo Sabers are having their best season in 15 years, battling the Carolina Hurricanes

for the top spot in the Eastern Conference.

Right-winger Alex Touch has been a big part of that success as a 29-year-old power forward.

Touch finishes a seven-year deal, worth $4.75 million per season on July 1st, making

him a free agent.

Both sides want to keep him in Buffalo, but the free agent market looks thin this summer.

That puts Touch at the top of the list if no deal gets done soon.

He's eyeing something like Adrian Kempi's $8.85 million extension with the Los Angeles

Kings, which averages $10.6 million to $5 million a year.

The Sabers might point to Nick Schmaltz's $8-year packed with Utah at $8 million annually

as a better fit.

Let's see a middle ground around $9.5 to $10.2 million per season.

Talks are heating up, and with the teens' momentum, a new contract could lock in their

bright future for years to come.

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