Positive corsi? Byram's xGF% is also atrocious and he is scoring 3 goals above expected. It's not even like he has an excellent shot or anything (Great shot, yes, but there are dman with stronger and more elusive shots that don't come near his shooting percentages). Byram is a very one dimensional player.
Buffalo gave up a good player to acquire Byram with the intention he would fill a hole as a top-4 D on a long-term basis.
It is highly unlikely they have decided that was a mistake after 30 games. Particularly, when he is playing 21 minutes a night, has a positive +/-, a positive Corsi and 8 points in 13 games, all of them at even strength (among the league’s top 10 for D).
It is possible that Byram has told the Sabres he has no interest in signing there long term and he is being shopped because of that.
It is more possible that Canuck fans have latched on to a BC boy on a team they think they can poach from because it’s a downtrodden franchise and the echo chamber has brought that to life.
If i were the habs, Id be all over this. They NEED defensive power. They have Zero.
Byram isn't defensive.
Byram is better than anything Ottawa has outside of Sanderson.
Outside of unsustainable production, Byram isn't close to the calibre of Zub and Chabot. He's not even currently better than Jensen, but has far higher ceiling of course.
How can Sabres have better forwards, coaching, dman, goaltending and still be exactly .500 like the Sens, while having far worse advanced metrics in every category? Not to mention unlike the Sens, the Sabres have been mostly healthy so far. What gives?
