Alex Tuch Trade Rumors Heat Up as Sabres, Oilers Lurk

Alex Tuch’s name is suddenly sitting right in the middle of the kind of noise that usually means somebody in a front office has started taking calls a little more seriously. The Sabres and Oilers both show up in the chatter, which is enough to make this feel less like idle summer gossip and more like the opening act of a real hockey business conversation. When a player with Tuch’s profile enters the rumor mill, teams tend to test the market first and ask questions later.