Capitals To Acquire Alex Tuch In Sign-And-Trade – Pro Hockey Rumors

According to Sportsnet’s Elliotte Friedman, the Washington Capitals will acquire Alex Tuch from the Buffalo Sabres. Before the trade is finalized, Tuch will sign an eight-year, $84MM ($10.5MM AAV) extension with the Sabres before being moved to the Capitals.

Starting this morning, there was a growing expectation that a sign-and-trade would be finalized between Tuch and the Sabres. According to Friedman, General Manager Jarmo Kekäläinen indicated this morning that Tuch would not be returning to Buffalo, and the team would explore sign-and-trade scenarios.

Following up on Friedman’s report, TSN’s Darren Dreger indicated that the Washington Capitals had emerged as an aggressive suitor for Tuch. Additionally, Chris Johnston of TSN reported that Tuch’s camp remained firm in a comparable contract to the eight-year, $85MM extension signed by Adrian Kempe with the Los Angeles Kings.

More to come…