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Alex Tuch

A. Captain

#89

age29

posRW,C

shotr

h6'4"

w216lbs

Depth Chart RW1

Cap Relief

Current Contract

Cap Hit

$4,750,000$4.75M

Year 7 of 7

19/20

25/26

Expiry Status

UFA 2026 age 30

Profile

Draft Team

Round1

Pick18

Year2014

Agent Brian & Scott Bartlett

Birthdate May 10, 1996

Birthplace Syracuse, New York

Nationality USA

Stick CCM JetSpeed FT7 Pro

UFA Year 2023

ELC Year 20

Waivers Eligibility Eligible

Est Career Earnings $32.05M

Regular Season

GP14

P12

PPG0.86

PIM31

5x5 TOI/GP 13:23

PP TOI/GP 1:58

PK TOI/GP 2:46

G60 1.28

P60 3.52

GF% 65.0

xGF% 54.0

RELxGF% 5.3

CF% 52.0

REL CF% 5.5

Pen Diff 4

NHL Career Stats (Regular Season)

GP550

G172

A222

P394

NHL POINTS PER GAME 0.72

NHL GOALS PER GAME 0.31

Career Statline Details

2019-2026 Standard Contract

term7yrs

value$33,250,000$33.25M

cap hit$4,750,000$4.75M

Alex Tuch is signed to a 7 year, $33,250,000 contract with a cap hit of $4,750,000 per season, playing for the Buffalo Sabres. His contract expires at the end of the 2025-26 season, making Tuch an Unrestricted Free Agent.

Signed On Oct 19 2018

Signing Agent Brian & Scott Bartlett

Signed By

Signing GM George McPhee

% Cap Contract Start 5.83%

Signing Status RFAage 22

Abbreviated $Amounts

	2019-20	2020-21	2021-22	2022-23	2023-24	2024-25	2025-26	2026
Cap Hit	$4,750,000$4.75M	$4,750,000$4.75M	$4,750,000$4.75M	$4,750,000$4.75M	$4,750,000$4.75M	$4,750,000$4.75M	$4,750,000$4.75M	UFAage 30
AAV	$4,750,000$4.75M	$4,750,000$4.75M	$4,750,000$4.75M	$4,750,000$4.75M	$4,750,000$4.75M	$4,750,000$4.75M	$4,750,000$4.75M
Base	$4,750,000$4.75M	$4,750,000$4.75M	$4,750,000$4.75M	$4,750,000$4.75M	$4,750,000$4.75M	$4,750,000$4.75M	$4,750,000$4.75M
Performance Bonuses	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Signing Bonuses	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Total Salary	$4,750,000$4.75M	$4,750,000$4.75M	$4,750,000$4.75M	$4,750,000$4.75M	$4,750,000$4.75M	$4,750,000$4.75M	$4,750,000$4.75M
Minors Salary	$4,750,000$4.75M	$4,750,000$4.75M	$4,750,000$4.75M	$4,750,000$4.75M	$4,750,000$4.75M	$4,750,000$4.75M	$4,750,000$4.75M
Clauses					M-NTC	M-NTC	M-NTC
Year Type	RFA	RFA	RFA	RFA	UFA	UFA	UFA
UFA Year
Buy Out

Notes

5 Team No Trade List in Yrs 5-7

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Career Stats By Contract

Regular Season

GP14

P12

PPG0.86

PIM31

5x5 TOI/GP 13:23

PP TOI/GP 1:58

PK TOI/GP 2:46

G60 1.28

P60 3.52

GF% 65.0

xGF% 54.0

RELxGF% 5.3

CF% 52.0

REL CF% 5.5

Pen Diff 4

NHL Career Stats (Regular Season)

GP550

G172

A222

P394

NHL POINTS PER GAME 0.72

NHL GOALS PER GAME 0.31

Career Statline Details

NHL Only

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Season	Age	Cap Hit	League	Team	GP	G	A	TP	PIM	GF%	xGF%	RelxGF%	CF%	RelCF%	G60	P60	Pen Dif	TOI 5v5/GP	TOI PP/GP	TOI PK/GP	Playoffs	GP	G	A	TP	PIM
2025-26	29	$4,750,000 $4.75M	NHL	Buffalo Sabres	14	5	7	12	31	65.0	54.0	5.3	52.0	5.5	1.28	3.52	4	13:23	1:58	2:46
2024-25	28	$4,750,000 $4.75M	NHL	Buffalo Sabres	82	36	31	67	47	56.1	49.0	1.9	50.0	0.2	1.19	2.16	6	13:33	2:12	2:05
2023-24	27	$4,750,000 $4.75M	NHL	Buffalo Sabres	75	22	37	59	54	54.5	48.0	0.3	51.0	0.6	1.00	2.34	3	14:21	2:30	1:33
2022-23	26	$4,750,000 $4.75M	WC	USA	10	5	3	8	4
2022-23	26	$4,750,000 $4.75M	NHL	Buffalo Sabres	74	36	43	79	20	57.4	51.0	2.8	54.0	3.5	1.23	2.81	-3	13:51	3:10	1:16
2021-22	25	$4,750,000 $4.75M	NHL	Buffalo Sabres	50	12	26	38	14	50.6	51.0	8.3	51.0	4.1	0.63	2.24	-2	13:25	2:45	1:25
2020-21	24	$4,750,000 $4.75M	NHL	Vegas Golden Knights	55	18	15	33	28	58.6	56.0	2.7	54.0	1.0	0.96	1.77	-2	13:36	1:57	0:45	Playoffs	19	4	5	9	0
2019-20	23	$4,750,000 $4.75M	NHL	Vegas Golden Knights	42	8	9	17	8	38.5	50.0	-6.9	53.0	-3.3	0.59	1.17	-9	12:12	1:42	0:06	Playoffs	20	8	4	12	0
2018-19	22	$925,000 $925K	NHL	Vegas Golden Knights	74	20	32	52	8	59.6	55.0	0.8	54.0	-0.1	0.84	2.57	-7	13:35	2:19	0:01	Playoffs	7	1	1	2	0
2017-18	21	$925,000 $925K	NHL	Vegas Golden Knights	78	15	22	37	27												Playoffs	20	6	4	10	0
2017-18	21	$925,000 $925K	AHL	Chicago Wolves	3	4	1	5	0
2016-17	20	$925,000 $925K	NHL	Minnesota Wild	6	0	0	0	0
2016-17	20	$925,000 $925K	AHL	Iowa Wild	57	18	19	37	28
2015-16	19		NCAA	Boston College	40	18	16	34	33
2014-15	18		WJC-20	USA U20	5	1	1	2	0
2014-15	18		NCAA	Boston College	37	14	14	28	28
2013-14	17		WJC-18	USA U18	7	0	3	3	14
2013-14	17		USHL	USNTDP Juniors	26	13	19	32	36
2013-14	17		NTDP	U.S. National U18 Team	61	29	35	64	70
2012-13	16		WHC-17	USA U17	6	1	3	4	4
2012-13	16		USHL	USNTDP Juniors	38	4	6	10	24
2012-13	16		NTDP	U.S. National U17 Team	56	11	15	26	32
2011-12	15		EmJHL	Syracuse Jr. Stars	40	44	57	101	26												Playoffs	4	1	3	4	0
NHL Totals					550	172	222	394
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Player Updates

Signings & Trades

11/4

2021

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Krebs, Peyton

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10/19

2018

Tuch, Alex

7yrs

$4,750,000

Cap Hit

04/13

2016

Tuch, Alex

3yrs

$1,350,000

Cap Hit

Transactions & Updates

Nov

Tuch, Alex

Tuch scored a goal, put two shots on net, blocked two attempts and served four PIM in Saturday's 4-3 shootout win over the Washington Capitals.

Oct

Tuch, Alex

Tuch produced a goal and an assist in Thursday's 4-3 overtime loss to the Boston Bruins.

Oct

Tuch, Alex

Tuch picked up two assists in Tuesday's 4-3 overtime loss to the Columbus Blue Jackets.

Oct

Tuch, Alex

Tuch scored a shorthanded goal on two shots, dished an assist, blocked four shots and went plus-2 in Friday's 5-3 win over the Toronto Maple Leafs.

Oct

Tuch, Alex

Tuch delivered a goal on four shots while adding an assist, three blocked shots, two hits and a plus-2 rating in Wednesday's 8-4 win over the Ottawa Senators.

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Contract History

2016-2019 Entry Level Contract

term3yrs

value$4,050,000$4.05M

cap hit$1,350,000$1.35M

expiry 2019 RFA age 23

Signed On Apr 13 2016

Signing Agent Stephen Bartlett

Signed By

Signing GM Chuck Fletcher

% Cap Contract Start 1.27%

Signing Status age 20

Abbreviated $Amounts

	2016-17	2017-18	2018-19	2019
Cap Hit	$925,000$925K	$925,000$925K	$925,000$925K	RFAage 23
AAV	$1,350,000$1.35M	$1,350,000$1.35M	$1,350,000$1.35M
Base	$832,500$833K	$832,500$833K	$832,500$833K
Performance Bonuses	$425,000$425K	$425,000$425K	$425,000$425K
Signing Bonuses	$92,500$93K	$92,500$93K	$92,500$93K
Total Salary	$925,000$925K	$925,000$925K	$925,000$925K
Minors Salary	$70,000$70K	$70,000$70K	$70,000$70K
Clauses
Year Type	RFA	RFA	RFA
UFA Year