{"id":753241,"date":"2026-06-22T16:46:13","date_gmt":"2026-06-22T16:46:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/753241\/"},"modified":"2026-06-22T16:46:13","modified_gmt":"2026-06-22T16:46:13","slug":"bowen-byram-remains-hot-commodity-buffalo-sabres-circle-back-on-potential-alex-tuch-extension","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/753241\/","title":{"rendered":"Bowen Byram remains hot commodity; Buffalo Sabres circle back on potential Alex Tuch extension"},"content":{"rendered":"

The NHL\u2019s off-season is in full swing with a flurry of trades and contract extensions over the weekend, including a blockbuster deal between the Senators and Panthers that sent captain Brady Tkachuk<\/a> to Florida.<\/p>\n

According to TSN Hockey Insider Darren Dreger, the Buffalo Sabres<\/a> are one of many clubs who remain active in trade scenarios the week of the NHL Draft. <\/p>\n

Dreger notes that defenceman Bowen Byram<\/a> is a hot commodity heading into the final year of his contract. Dreger reported last week<\/a> that multiple teams had reached out to Buffalo about a potential trade.<\/p>\n

Dreger also reports that it\u2019s believed the Sabres have circled back on forward Alex Tuch<\/a> to see if an extension with him is possible before free agency opens on July 1.<\/p>\n

On Bryam, Dreger previously reported that his agent, Darren Ferris, has a history of taking his clients to unrestricted free agency, which is motivating the Sabres toward a potential trade. Byram has a cap hit of $6.25 million next season.<\/p>\n

The 25-year-old blueliner posted 11 goals and 42 points in 82 games with the Sabres this past season, adding four goals and seven points in 13 playoff games.<\/p>\n

Could Tuch stay in Buffalo?<\/p>\n

Regarding Tuch, the veteran forward told reporters at the team\u2019s end-of-season media availabilities in May that general manager Jarmo Kekalainen indicated a desire to sign him ahead of July 1, but Tuch wasn\u2019t yet ready to commit. <\/p>\n

\u201cI don\u2019t have a timeline right now,\u201d Tuch said<\/a>. \u201cI\u2019ve been so focused on hockey and playoffs. Once we finish here today, we\u2019ll start having those conversations with my agent, my wife, my family and the Sabres.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cI\u2019m going to do whatever is best for myself and my family,\u201d Tuch added, per 7 News WKBW. \u201cI don\u2019t know how the talks are going to go and I don\u2019t know the future.\u201d<\/p>\n

The 30-year-old had 33 goals and 66 points in 79 games with the Buffalo Sabres<\/a> last season, leading them to their first playoff appearance since the 2010-11 campaign. <\/p>\n

He added four goals and seven points in 13 playoff games before the Sabres bowed out in the second round. <\/p>\n

The 6-foot-4 winger is coming off a seven-year, $33.25 million contract that carried an annual cap hit of $4.75 million. <\/p>\n

Tuch was acquired by the Sabres, along with forward Peyton Krebs<\/a> and two draft picks, from the Vegas Golden Knights<\/a> in exchange for centre Jack Eichel<\/a> in 2021. <\/p>\n

The Sabres enter the off-season after ending their 14-year playoff drought this spring. The team was eventually eliminated in Game 7 of their second-round series with the Montreal Canadiens<\/a>. <\/p>\n

However, significant changes could be on the horizon for Kekalainen and the Sabres\u2019 front office as they aim to put Buffalo in a position to follow its 109-point season.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"The NHL\u2019s off-season is in full swing with a flurry of trades and contract extensions over the weekend,…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":753242,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[556],"tags":[361144,16159,64,63,361143,123353,575,85],"class_list":["post-753241","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-nhl","tag-alex-tuch-sports-hockey-player-player-nhl-api-8477949","tag-apple-news","tag-au","tag-australia","tag-bowen-byram-sports-hockey-player-player-nhl-api-8481524","tag-buffalo-sabres-sports-hockey-team-team-nhl-api-7","tag-nhl","tag-sports"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/753241","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=753241"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/753241\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/753242"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=753241"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=753241"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=753241"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}