Confirmed with Link: Hawks aquire Bowen Byram and Jordan Greenway for 4th overall, 45th overall, and Crevier

[RememberTheRoar]

This is what happens when meathead media and fans think we have to rush the rebuild.

Okay, sure. The fans did this.

If he’s listening to the fans, he deserves to be sitting with us.

 

[TLEH]

lol Chase Reid is going to be a garbage bag. Keep crying.

Who said I even wanted Reid?

 

[Kevin Musto]

north of 50% ?

definitely not

I do believe in Smits being better than Byram, but for some inexplicable reason Chicago has no interest in drafting him

whoever they would have taken 4th overall will very likely not be better than Byram

 

[TLEH]

Sabres dump two players they don’t even want and get 4th OA+45.

 

[Toews2Bickell]

Okay, sure. The fans did this.

If he’s listening to the fans, he deserves to be sitting with us.

Bedard and his agent might've tbh

 

[Paul Allen]

I predicted they were going to trade for Byram a few months ago. Price seems steep now but I think it’ll improve the team game significantly overall. Now the reliance of Lev or Rinzel being a 1D greatly diminished and probably allows for a Robo trade.

 

[Hawkaholic]

now its #4 and #45...holy f*** make it stop

I thought you wanted to make moves? This is the cost.

 

[RememberTheRoar]

If you think this is a good move in a vacuum, okay, that's fine. Byram is entering what will hopefully be his prime. I'd rather make the trade for a top 5 draft pick AFTER knowing where Lardis, Frondell, Kantserov, etc, are at next year.

But if you analyze the Blackhawks asset management in terms of draft capitol, all the D they've drafted since and now they're going after a guy that was there a decade ago by paying the same price?

When you zoom out, it's a terrible look.

Predators with a slightly better offense, because of Bedard. The KD dream.

 

[Paul Allen]

Sabres dump two players they don’t even want and get 4th OA+45.

Thought Byram didn’t want to resign to not be a 1D

 

[statswatcher]

Sabres dump two players they don’t even want and get 4th OA+45.

even if it works out and byram is the player his contract will say he is, it's painfully obvious who was the beggar and who was the chooser here.

 

[Wally1112pac]

 

[JaegerDice]

I’ll be honest, I thought it would take a lot longer for the Blackhawks to make a worse trade than Seth Jones trade.

 

[AmericanDream]

I loved Byram in his draft. Have no issue with this move if more is to come. All of you who have been crying left and right over some of us saying moves will be made, you can now jump off the bandwagon...but this was the cost to land a player that YOUR HERO GM obviously wanted. And despite the fact that KD sleeps in Knies pjs, he clearly feels that what Byram can do right now and the future will help the other young dmen and take pressure off them which Reid or Carels simply wouldnt be able to do for maybe 3-4 years.

 

[Toews2Bickell]

actually like Byram but the extension cannot be for 12.5, in all reality Carels/Smits likely equals Byram

 

[TLEH]

I loved Byram in his draft. Have no issue with this move if more is to come. All of you who have been crying left and right over some of us saying moves will be made, you can now jump off the bandwagon...but this was the cost to land a player that YOUR HERO GM obviously wanted. And despite the fact that KD sleeps in Knies pjs, he clearly feels that what Byram can do right now and the future will help the other young dmen and take pressure off them which Reid or Carels simply wouldnt be able to do for maybe 3-4 years.

Not my hero.

 

[deytookerjaabs]

Predators with a slightly better offense, because of Bedard. The KD dream.

Their saving grace is how well they've drafted at the forward position.

And they apparently aren't trading any top forwards to get Byram. I get the move, but it's not a clever move in the least. They waited until a guy commanded top dollar, paid that and then some.

 

[Kevin Musto]

people get way too excited over 17/18 year olds that have proven nothing

Byram was great in the playoffs

he's a REAL player already

elite skating, 50+ point scoring upside, physical, all situations minute muncher, only 25

no lotto ticket here

 

[Toews2Bickell]

this trade will be very boom bust...lets hope for Duncan Keith

 

[AmericanDream]

Not my hero.

Many on here said he can do no wrong and that his plan is correct to trust him..welp this is his plan and the meltdown is pure HF gold.

 

[Hattrick Kane]

people get way too excited over 17/18 year olds that have proven nothing

Byram was great in the playoffs

he's a REAL player already

elite skating, 50+ point scoring upside, physical, all situations minute muncher, only 25

no lotto ticket here

Happens every year. All of the sudden every top 10 guy is an immediate superstar, then half of them bust.

Byram is great right now. Give me the known quantity.

 

[dreadpirateroberts]

Crevier is in the deal

 

[TJBrocker]

Crevier too *cries*

 

[LavalPhantom]

CREVIER F****************

 

[Backyard Hockey]

Crevier also part of the D. Gets worse.

 

[TJBrocker]