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

[KniesMadeBradyCry]

I’ve never seen this many people agree on how bad a trade is on these boards.

 

[Em etah Eh]

Can we get the tag changed to “confirmed” so I’m positive this isn’t all just a dream?

Thanks Mods!

 

[joepeps]

As a Hawks fan, let me state that I DON'T like this trade as I think it is an overpayment.

HOWEVER, some of these responses are very hyperbolic! Look at it this way...

1) The assumption/Intel that Davidson has is that the Sharks are now taking Stenberg at 2 oa. Thus the Hawks would be taking a defenseman at 4 oa.

2) Many Hawks fans and others wouldn't have blinked an eye if the Hawks drafted Carson Carels at 4th oa.

3) This trade is basically the Hawks trading 45th oa and Louis Crevier to Buffalo to jump ahead 5-7 years of development that it takes for defenseman to be in their prime and effective. People have to remember that 99% of the time defenseman take a long time to develop. Crevier JUST THIS PAST YEAR turned the corner at 25 years old.

4) Jumping ahead 5-7 years of development DOES make the Hawks better and more competitive and also makes Bedard and others happier.

Like I said, seems like an overpayment, but not the end of the world assuming Stenberg wasn't an option.

Its a terrible trade and then 7 x 12.5??? if that is true... this is terrible

 

[crashthenet]

It can't be that insane, people have used a 4OA on Byram before

Full circle. That idiot Bowman should have drafted him over Dach and everyone, almost everyone, knew it.

 

[HockeyRulez]

Did I miss something? This trade for the 4th overall pick itself is terrible. Adding on the other pieces make this insane. What is Chicago doing

 

[Whitesnake]

Offer sheet the hell of Bedard RIGHT NOW!!!! Davidson won't even notice....

 

[Rafafouille]

Elite #1 D jettisoned by two division winning teams

That first team has potentially the second best defenseman in history behind Bobby Orr(Not to mention Byram was an unknown with the injuries at that point), the other already has a Norris finalist left handed defenseman.

Pretty self explanatory. Better trade him for assets than have redundancy.

 

[Aashir]

I’ve never seen this many people agree on how bad a trade is on these boards.

thats what kinda scares me tho....

the last time this board agreed so heavily was the Tkachuk for Huberdeau + Weegar trade...95% of people loved the trade for calgary and thought Calgary bent Florida over

Turns out it was Calgary doing the bending....

 

[HuGo Burner Acc]

Its a W for Buffalo no matter what as they were never going to pay him #1 money to be a #3. He was gonna dip for UFA. The trade had to come. They maximized his value.

Great deal for buffalo. They had to give up one of Byram or Power. It was redundant especially with Mrtka coming up. So they essentially get to get one of Malhotra or Stenberg to replace Tuch in the top 6 without having to overpay go or a 2nd line player

 

[Billy Kvcmu]

I think Connor Bédard is going home once becomes a UFA

 

[w e l o s t b o y s]

I’ve never seen this many people agree on how bad a trade is on these boards.

to be fair we're on hockey's FUTURE and this is the first time a top 5 pick has been traded in how long

 

[danisonfire]

Its a terrible trade and then 7 x 12.5??? if that is true... this is terrible

I have heard that the extension amount you quoted is fake but if it ends up being anything close to that then this trade just went from brutal to I can't even think of a discriptor for how bad this trade is.

 

[The don godfather]

Is Davidson gonna speak tonight? If so someone put up the press conference

 

[TheDoldrums]

I know Chicago has a lot more on the right side, but why are they using all these assets on defense when Bedard desperately needs a winger?

 

[danisonfire]

to be fair we're on hockey's FUTURE and this is the first time a top 5 pick has been traded in how long

First since 2008 I believe.

 

[Breakers]

Carels or Reid

Wild to pass that up

 

[Petrus]

When did Treliving become the Chicago GM?

 

[dredeye]

Man I didn't even notice that they added to the pick when I first commented. This just gets worse

 

[crashthenet]

In other news - Buffalo's gotta be moving the pick right? Hellebuyck?

Werenski lol

 

[AvroArrow]

Absolutely wild. Bedard is only 20 years old, why not just keep the pick and grab an elite young D prospect ? Surely there's a better return than a pending UFA Byram.

 

[nogatco rd]

In other news - Buffalo's gotta be moving the pick right? Hellebuyck?

Hard to imagine. When’s the last time a goalie returned that much value?

 

[Rafafouille]

to be fair we're on hockey's FUTURE and this is the first time a top 5 pick has been traded in how long

Yep, this is a classic here. Prospects being way overrated and actual players underrated.

 

[Artanis]

This is so unbelievably bad for the Hawks.

 

[Raistlin]

Carels or Reid

Wild to pass that up

or Malhotra OR Stenberg? anybody's guess.

 

[Volica]

Im happy Calgary stayed away from this. Highway robbery by Buffalo