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

[toskaladagoat]

They paid to pay him hahahahahhahaa

 

[GKJ]

somebody told Jarmo to call the desperate GM’s

 

[Schennanigans]

For 4th overall really? Wow.

 

[BigDaddyLurch]

...wtf is Chicago doing??...Byram, imo, is a younger version of Mike freakin' Matheson; good-to-great offensive instincts one minute and then morphs into Brainfartosauras Rex the next...

 

[PensandCaps]

Zero chance Buffalo gets 4th overall for Byram

More likely Rinzel+ as the main piece.

Edit: turns out Chicago's GM is fully braindead

shocking. I was thinking Nazr 1 for 1.

Byram had a great playoff but he's not ever healthy. IF Byram plays like he did in the postseason, its a good deal, but so far hes proven to be an inconsistent player. still young though

 

[Brock Anton]

They chose Davidson over Tulsky, remember.

 

[Leo2Cutter]

Wooow what a trade by Buffalo, huge overpay by Chicago

Only way this gets better is if chicago really does have a 12.5 mil extension waiting for byram lol

 

[Miami Wice]

This must be a garbage draft to move 4th overall for Byram.

Unless Blackhawks feel pressure from Bedard camp to become playoff team .

 

[viper0220]

Bedard is leaving after seeing this

If Bedard was smart he’d leave.

 

[Vukotal Recall]

Finally, a team that genuinely loses a trade today. Even though Byram is very good.

 

[NYI365]

I'll tell ya, if it's just Byram for the 4th+, we may be witnessing in real time the worst trade in NHL history since Mike Milbury.

 

[Erep]

None of this is accurate. The Leafs literally just signed Raddysh for 8 years. The option also goes away for everyone in September.

Some of that was wrong, sorry, but the Leafs did not sign Raddysh to an 8 year extension. The Lightning did, with the agreement that they would trade him to the Leafs.

 

[Djp]

 

[tsujimoto74]

Am I missing something with Byram? He’s like an ok guy on the second pairing.

He’s a dynamic talent on the blue line. Might really blossom on a team with a Makar/Dahlin in front of him.

 

[Pass the Saitl Sauce]

Does anyone else feel like Chicago is forcing their rebuild? I think they should have build through the draft.

Shades of oilers rushing for playoffs the moment they drafted Mcdavid (I’m an oilers fan) oilers didn’t even wait 15 draft picks to start rushing it in 2015.

You look at the sharks rebuild and the hawks look so mid

 

[TheOrganist]

They chose Davidson over Tulsky, remember.

Ha. Is that true?

 

[ToDavid]

None of this is accurate. The Leafs literally just signed Raddysh for 8 years. The option also goes away for everyone in September.

No, Tampa technically just signed Raddysh for 8 years and then traded him to Toronto.

Buffalo/Chicago could do the same but not until July 1, so after the draft.

 

[Augmented]

4th overall for BYRAM? bro, what?

 

[Castle8130]

Wtf is this???????

 

[Stopper33]

I don't really get why this is being derided. Bo was a 4th overall and a good actual NHL player. 4OA could be nothing.

 

[Gregor Samsa]

Humiliation ritual

 

[The don godfather]

What's buffalo giving up more there is more.

 

[KevSkillz4]

Only way this gets better is if chicago really does have a 12.5 mil extension waiting for byram lol

Crazy shit. Byram is good, but NOT that good lol!! What the f***!!

 

[Playmaker09]

Does anyone else feel like Chicago is forcing their rebuild? I think they should have build through the draft.

If you're drafting D, outside of a few exceptions, you're drafting them for what they'll be at 24-25 years old.
Connor Bedard will not wait 6 years for Carson Carels to be the player they need.

If you draft forwards early in the rebuild, you end up having to make moves like this, or end up in a Toronto situation.

 

[TheReelChuckFletcher]

This must be a garbage draft to move 4th overall for Byram.

Unless Blackhawks feel pressure from Bedard camp to become playoff team .

I bet you the latter is happening, for sure.