Alex Tuch 'very excited to come to Buffalo,' ready to help Sabres build a winner By Lance Lysowski News Sports Reporter Nov 6, 2021 Nov 6, 2021 Updated Apr 19, 2026 0 Facebook Twitter Bluesky WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save The excitement poured out of Alex Tuch as he stood at a wooden podium emblazened with the Buffalo Sabres' logo Saturday morning inside KeyBank Center.kAm(62C:?8 2 C@J2= E62>\:DDF65 9@@565 DH62ED9:CE 2?5 32D632== 42A[ %F49 362>65 H9:=6 56D4C:3:?8 E96 H9:C=H:?5 6IA6C:6?46 @7 =62C?:?8 E92E 96 H2D EC2565 7C@> E96 $E2?=6J rFA\4@?E6?5:?8 '682D v@=56? z?:89ED E@ E96 E62> 96 25@C65 2D 2 49:=5]k^AmkAm%F49[ 2 ad\J62C\@=5 H9@ 56D4C:365 9:>D6=7 2D 2 Q3:8[ 72DE[ DEC@?8 A@H6C 7@CH2C5 H9@ A=2JD 2 AC6EEJ 5:G6CD6 C@=6 :? 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