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Buffalo Sabres reporter for @TheAthletic. Mizzou grad. | mfairburn@theathletic.com
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Sabres mailbag, part 1: A Dylan Larkin trade package, Konsta Helenius hype and more

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By Matthew Fairburn 
| The Athletic
The Stanley Cup Final is still underway, but the offseason has begun for the other 30 teams across the NHL. And it’s hard to find a team as fascinating as the Sabres will be this summer. After ending a league-record, 14-season playoff drought, the Sabres have a ton of offseason questions to answer. Alex Tuch is a pending unrestricted free agent and arguably the best player in this free-agent class. Beck Malenstyn is an unrestricted free agent, too.
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Sabres mailbag, part 1: A Dylan Larkin trade package, Konsta Helenius hype and more

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By Matthew Fairburn 
| Breaking One
The Stanley Cup Final is still underway, but the offseason has begun for the other 30 teams across the NHL. And it's hard to find a team as fascinating as the Sabres will be this summer. After ending a league-record, 14-season playoff drought, the Sabres have a ton of offseason questions to answer. Alex Tuch is a pending unrestricted free agent and arguably the best player in this free-agent class. Beck Malenstyn is an unrestricted free agent, too.
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Sabres thoughts from NHL combine: Alex Tuch waiting game, Beck Malenstyn, more Original

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By Matthew Fairburn 
| The Athletic
BUFFALO, N.Y. — Everyone is waiting on Alex Tuch. Tuch is arguably the top pending unrestricted free agent in the NHL this summer, and he and the Sabres still haven’t found common ground on a contract extension. This could come down to the wire. A lot of business gets done at the combine, but this week didn’t provide any additional clarity on the situation, according to his agent, Brian Bartlett. This has been a year-long process that has still left a gap between the two sides.
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