Confirmed Trade: [WSH/BUF] Alex Tuch (signs 8 years, $10.5M AAV) for David Kampf, 2027 3rd round pick

[toddkaz]

He gone.

Buffalo will trade #9 OA for a forward I think.

They should have traded Tuch when they could

When did Buffalo get the 9OA too?

 

[Oscar Lindberg]

This will be a bad contract almost immediately after the ink is dry

Shout out to Washington though

 

[HabsWhiteKnightLOL]

This sounds like Leafs overpayment music

 

[Empoleon8771]

I don't really get what Washington is trying to do here with trading a ton for Kyrou then also being the favorites to sign Tuch to a likely stupid contract. I guess they think their window is now with PLD, Chychrun, Thompson, Wilson and Strome all being 28-32, so they're adding 2 more guys in that age range?

Washington just feels like a team full of a bunch of supporting pieces, like if Jake Guentzel was your best player.

 

[Dr Jan Itor]

This will be a bad contract almost immediately after the ink is dry

Shout out to Washington though

He would have to fall off considerably almost immediately after the ink is dry.

 

[FriendlyGhost92]

This sounds like Leafs overpayment music

Are his analytics good?

 

[Langway]

How many right shot wingers does Washington need?

 

[Michoulicious]

When did Buffalo get the 9OA too?

Meant #4

 

[JaegerDice]

Good thing the valuation of assets isn't done based on Chicago's blunders

Agreed.

 

[vokiel]

SJ doesn't own the rights to Tuch so they can't trade them.

Oh I am lost with all those picks changing hands, sry.. lol

 

[Michoulicious]

I don't really get what Washington is trying to do here with trading a ton for Kyrou then also being the favorites to sign Tuch to a likely stupid contract. I guess they think their window is now with PLD, Chychrun, Thompson, Wilson and Strome all being 28-32, so they're adding 2 more guys in that age range?

Washington just feels like a team full of a bunch of supporting pieces, like if Jake Guentzel was your best player.

They try the St Louis Blues cup recipe

 

[Turin]

Washington trying to build around RWs with size for some reason?

 

[HabsWhiteKnightLOL]

Are his analytics good?

Decent player but god damn he was invisible against the habs in playoffs

 

[toddkaz]

Meant #4

Its much more likely Buffalo picks 4th and uses the 20th for a trade for a forward. Not that Buffalo trades for a forward but thats more likely.

 

[Breakers]

if you still have 8 figure sticker shock you haven’t been keep up with NHL contracts

 

[toddkaz]

Decent player but god damn he was invisible against the habs in playoffs

0 G 0 A 7GP for Tuch against Montreal.

 

[Koivu11]

 

[Volica]

He gone.

Buffalo will trade #9 OA for a forward I think.

They should have traded Tuch when they could

Love this attitude.
They should have traded their second highest scoring forward in the middle of their first potential playoff run since 2010. They could have potentially got a first rounder for him!

Like come on man.

This isn't even the worst outcome for them, with the emergence of Doan, Quinn and Benson you can probably make up the production internally.

 

[TheDoldrums]

How many right shot wingers does Washington need?

for real, Leafs are desperate for right shot forwards and these guys hogging them all

 

[Mattilaus]

Decent player but god damn he was invisible against the habs in playoffs

He had a weird playoffs. If you look at his underlying numbers, you'd think he was exceptionally strong against Montreal but snake bitten. However, I do agree with you, those numbers don't match the eye test. It's very weird.

 

[LiseL]

As a fan of a team that lost so many times and let ufas walk I doubt it

Luckily Jarmo didn't do the same with Byram.

 

[Big Al 92]

As a fan of a team that lost so many times and let ufas walk I doubt it

How many times did your team miss the playoffs for 14 years straight? It was absolutely worth it

 

[HabsWhiteKnightLOL]

0 G 0 A 7GP for Tuch against Montreal.

 

[TheRumble]

Who wants/can afford him at $10M+ per year? He's a nice player but thats going to be a tough one unless he's traded to a rebuilding/mediocre team

People need to start internalizing this: It's not COVID anymore.

The NHL cap was going up an average of $3 million per year prior to COVID. That mini era where everyone paid more than $13/hr to play pro hockey was considered overpaid is done.

It's now going up at an average of $7 million per year and once the new US TV deal is signed in 27-28, that rate is only going up. We'll be seeing $150 million cap by the 30's. $10 million for role players will be standard by then.

The only thing derailing it would be another worldwide pandemic or the AI overlords take over America by which point in time, you'll all be too busy calculating Pi to the 39th digit to be worried about Alex Tuch.

 

[FriendlyGhost92]

Decent player but god damn he was invisible against the habs in playoffs

Invisible in the playoffs?!

Sunuvabitch that man was BORN TO BE A LEAF.