The Sabres face an incredibly tough decision about whether to keep one of their franchise cornerstones in Buffalo for the long haul.
New Buffalo Sabres general manager Jarmo Kekalainen confirmed during the latest episode of the team's Embedded video series that he's already spoken with Brian Bartlett, the agent for impending unrestricted free agent Alex Tuch.
David Pagnotta of The Fourth Period reported that was merely an "introductory" conversation and noted talks about a contract extension are "anticipated in January.