2024/2025 Around the League

[Balthazar]

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and that's exactly why I thought the Toews extension affected Byram's play before the trade. He was seeing himself on the first pair next to Makar and CMac threw a wrench into that plan.

From that moment he realized he had no future in Colorado.

 

[AvsMakar08]

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Oh man.... we should have kept that guy at all costs !!!!!

The train has already left. We have already traded our next Captain.

 

[PAZ]

Maybe he can eventually play at a top pairing level let alone a 1D level at some point. It's just a ridiculous expectation from him especially considering most teams already their 1D who's better Bo and most have guys that they expect to be their 1D and have a much better chance at being an actual 1D.


I mean if he wants to go play in Chicago or San Jose he could maybe be their #1. But theres very few teams where he'd compete to be a 1D.

There's quite a few teams he at least would get the opportunity or see a path to it, and realistically I think that's all he wants. A place where he could develop into the a top pairing/top PP role. Right now the pecking order in Buffalo is clearly Dahlin > Powers/Byram now and in the future.

I was going to list them, but honestly half the teams in the league fit that mold with a bunch of them being contenders like Toronto, Florida, LA, Carolina, Calgary, Boston, etc. He may not be the #1 instantly there, but there's a path.

 

[Balthazar]

 

[EdAVSfan]

Well he won’t be a #1 in Vancouver either.

Of course Byram has to eventually earn it, but it's obvious he also wants to be in a spot where it's realistic to achieve. It's easier to become a #1D if you get thrown into that position and then grow to the role, instead of starting from the 2nd pair. Same goes for becoming a top line player.

On which teams is this even a possibility? Which teams is Byram thrown in as the number 1?

 

[CobraAcesS]

and that's exactly why I thought the Toews extension affected Byram's play before the trade. He was seeing himself on the first pair next to Makar and CMac threw a wrench into that plan.

From that moment he realized he had no future in Colorado.

So did we all..

 

[Colorado Avalanche]

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Oh man.... we should have kept that guy at all costs !!!!!

He just needs to find bad enough team(no good #1) who pays enough and it's done.

Well he won’t be a #1 in Vancouver either.


On which teams is this even a possibility? Which teams is Byram thrown in as the number 1?

Yeah, he is over his head for sure. Begging to be something which he hasn't earned.

 

[John Mandalorian]

Well he won’t be a #1 in Vancouver either.


On which teams is this even a possibility? Which teams is Byram thrown in as the number 1?

Seattle, San Jose, Calgary (if they trade Anderson), Chicago, Pittsburgh, or Toronto are all places where he might have a chance to become this.