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

[TheDoldrums]

 

[biturbo19]

Whoa. I know Byram had a good year and has plenty of draft pedigree to lean on himself...but with his durability issues, the 4th overall pick seems pretty heavy. Crevier and a very high 2nd rounder isn't nothing as ad-ons either.

I figured the Sabres would want to keep Byram and just keep building out the blueline with the step forward they took this year. But i suppose when someone puts an offer like that on the table, you jump on it. You also don't have to worry about overloading your salary structure on the back end so much.

 

[Ragamuffin Gunner]

CHI is a f***ing joke

 

[Pass the Saitl Sauce]

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?

They will bottom out again to get that

 

[Mattilaus]

I'm not kidding this is the worst trade I've ever seen since I started closely following hockey in 2010

Strange it looks like the best one to me.

 

[Malkinstheman]

Hawks shouldve just traded for Hughes over whatever the f*** this is

 

[1specter]

Bowen Byram isn't that good wtf

 

[BigDaddyLurch]

...it's time Kent Hughes called Davidson and offered Hage + next two 1sts + Dach's rights for Bedard...he might tell Hughes that's too much and keep Hage...

 

[Phion Keneuf]

Why target Byram when you already have Lev and Rinzel. And for 4th overall..

I don’t get the logic at all.

 

[57special]

Not a good trade, at all, for CHI.

 

[BFLO]

Expecting a huge setback for Buffalo next season. Byram, Kesselring and maybe even Tuch without adding anyone?

There’s still time to add. The draft hasn’t even happened yet.

Kesselring was a dud.

Byram was good.

Tuch leaving isn’t a guarantee anymore.

 

[Ledge And Dairy]

and people thought 4th Overall for Knies was too much? lol Knies is already locked up for a good cap hit too and they need a winger for bedard lol

Crazy

99% of people here likely still think 4th OA for Knies is too much

 

[Beach Music]

Not sure why Buffalo does this as a team that’s supposed to be competing now. A player for player trade sure, but futures?

 

[Esq]

Well that’s just plain mean.

 

[Pablo El Perro]

Whoa. I know Byram had a good year and has plenty of draft pedigree to lean on himself...but with his durability issues, the 4th overall pick seems pretty heavy. Crevier and a very high 2nd rounder isn't nothing as ad-ons either.

I figured the Sabres would want to keep Byram and just keep building out the blueline with the step forward they took this year. But i suppose when someone puts an offer like that on the table, you jump on it. You also don't have to worry about overloading your salary structure on the back end so much.

Crevier is pretty much a throw in.

 

[SpaceCoyote]

Chicago would have been better off not helping Buffalo clear cap and backing the truck up for Tuch. Actively working against themselves.

 

[Luigi Lemieux]

Chicago is botching their rebuild imo. Uneven team without a clear identity, awful asset management, creating a culture of losing and Bedard mostly on an island. Tracking to be the next Buffalo (of 2010-24).

 

[Blackhawkswincup]

There is no defending trade and for damn sure no defending the awful contract he is about to get

Had positive feelings about direction of Hawks and those have all be extinguished tonight

 

[First Line]

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

This trade might unite us today but ultimately it will make this board much, much worse
All trade proposal will start with “if Byram is worth a top 5 pick X player is worth a lot more”

 

[Esq]

99% of people here likely still think 4th OA for Knies is too much

Count me in the 1%, then.

 

[TheReelChuckFletcher]

TBF, that post reads like Chicago shooting their shot at Tate McRae and badly missing. I'm pretty sure Tulsky was leveraging Dundon for the GM spot.

 

[Surfer Dude]

...it's time Kent Hughes called Davidson and offered Hage + next two 1sts + Dach's rights for Bedard...he might tell Hughes that's too much and keep Hage...

I am hoping MG calls Chicago to offer 2 + 9 + 27 + whatever for Bedard before KD sobers up

 

[jetsforever]

Seems pricey for Byram

 

[start winnin]

Not sure why Buffalo does this as a team that’s supposed to be competing now. A player for player trade sure, but futures?

Couldn't afford to pay the salary he was going to command and he wanted a bigger role. I wanted to keep Byram but he probably wasn't going to stay, great trade by Jarmo to recoup assets.

 

[Pass the Saitl Sauce]

Not sure why Buffalo does this as a team that’s supposed to be competing now. A player for player trade sure, but futures?

They ran into the same issue the oilers did with McLeod