Confirmed Trade: [CHI/BUF] Bowen Byram, Jordan Greenway for Louis Crevier, 2026 1st round pick (4th overall), 2026 2nd round pick (45th overall)

[MOGlLNY]

Why the f*** are they just throwing Crevier in the deal?!

am I dreaming?

 

[centipede2233]

Byram is nothing like Griffin Reinhart, he is a talented player, skates with confidence, is a leader. Great player for Chicago's young core. He definitely has some consistency issues but I think he can be a #1 for them. Really wish we could've kept him but if he wanted 10 million a year, we couldn't afford that and this was a good way to recoup assets.

The big issue for me in acquiring byram he is a year away from ufa. Chicago just inherited buffalo’s problem in resigning him and handed buffalo a get out of jail free card

 

[saska sault]

Future posts in 20 years.

Where were you on June 23rd 2026

Just praying these trades continue and HF doesn't crash during it all.

 

[The don godfather]

This could be worse then the Huberdeau for MT trade wait no trievling wins that award does anyone know is he back working at Boston pizza with his Dad?

 

[The Gr8 Dane]

How is he only signed one more year? That's a robbery lol , are the Hawks aware of his contract status?

 

[Satanphonehome]

@Zman5778

I think I’m gonna count this one as a win.

 

[izlez]

Wait, Crevier is a good, young, defenseman with size??

 

[WhatTheDuck]

If the return came through as Crevier + 45th for Byram, I don't think I would have been as surprised as I am with the actual trade. You just really don't see top 5 picks moving and I am pretty shocked that Byram fetches one along with two other pretty solid pieces.

Though this definitely does likely have something to do with the weak FA market, teams who desperately want to improve are just short on options.

 

[toddkaz]

Davidson - I will give you the 4th overall?
Jarmo - Nah I need more
Davidson - And the 45th overall?
Jarno snickers away from the phone then says - Nope, more....
Davison - And Crevier?
Jarno - Let me think about it, you need to take Greenway off my hands too!
Davidson - Deal no take backs!

LMAO

 

[SML2]

Hawks got raped

Too soon, man. Too soon.

 

[MessierII]

The big issue for me in acquiring byram he is a year away from ufa. Chicago just inherited buffalo’s problem in resigning him and handed buffalo a get out of jail free card

This is my big problem with the deal but I have to think Chicago has reason to believe they can extend him if they were willing to pony up this much.

 

[Your Boy Troy]

Just when I thought that the trade was bad enough, Davidson added Crevier. WTF is he thinking?

 

[A1LeafNation]

Who is Bo Byram LOL. Did they mean Dahlin?

 

[Hunter368]

Crazy start to the summer

 

[Bizz]

Imagine if Chicago ended up with the 2nd overall pick instead of losing it in the lottery.

 

[Spurgeon]

There’s gotta be a contract agreement already in place to be giving up a Top 5 pick right?

 

[hockeeyyy]

Goddammit Chicago, HFboards was finally starting to turn a corner and conjure up realistic trades.

 

[hamzarocks]

I offered the Avs 27 1st for Crevier + 3rd a few months back and Hawks fans said that was too little and Crevier is a big RHD they wont sell off early.

They dealt him + 4th OA + 45th OA for a dump + Byram

Byram needs 15+G & 65+ pts next year logging 23+ mins a game. He needs ti be as good as Charlie McAvoy at the minimum to justify this deal, but if hes making 12.5x7 then he needs to be closer to Miro Heiskinen level player

 

[Zman5778]

@Zman5778

I think I’m gonna count this one as a win.

Hey, when I'm wrong I'm wrong.

Never in a million years did I think a combo of Byram and Greenway would get us.............THIS. Never.

 

[whawhawhat]

If this trade would have been proposed by a buffalo fan on hfboard a week ago the comments would have been savage. And yet....the Hawks somehow did it

 

[Stuzchuk]

17 rosters spots filled (removing all ELCs) with 22.4M cap space for BUF

Tuch (UFA), Krebs (RFA/Arb) & Benson (RFA) to re-sign

 

[SnuggaRUDE]

So, not a fan of this for Chicago. IF Greenway manages to motivate himself to play like he did at times in the POs against Montreal he won't be a cap dump.

 

[Regal]

Canucks legit could have moved Hornek for 4th overall.. god I hate this team.

I doubt it. Hronek might be similar or better in terms of what they’ve done recently, but to give up the 4OV, Chicago must see Byram as having untapped potential above what most think of him, and it’s unlikely they see the same in Hronek.

 

[Stealth JD]

 

[Gil Gunderson]

I’m dying, who does Chicago think they’re bidding against here?