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Sabres star winger speculated to ride ‘shotgun with Connor McDavid’ by Oilers insider

Despite offseason additions like Jack Roslovic and Trent Frederic, the search for a consistent scoring winger remains one of the few unchecked boxes on the roster.

Sabres' alternate captain Alex Tuch | Joel Auerbach/GettyImages

Last week, analyst Jeff Marek floated the notion that Buffalo Sabres forward Alex Tuch might be an ideal candidate to join Connor McDavid on Edmonton Oilers' top line. What began as casual speculation has quickly turned into one of the more talked-about “what-if” scenarios of October.

For Buffalo, Tuch’s importance is difficult to overstate.