Speculation: The 2026-27 Roster Speculation Thread: Summer Edition - Throw in All The Oars, We're Trading for Battleships

[UnleashRasmus]

Can't blame Byram too much for wanting 10M plus for his decent season. Just sucks we might trade him after that.

 

[Jetskiis]

Allvin is their new AGM and reportedly loves Byram and Norris

I am curious what Byram + Norris + Levi + 20 gets out of Seattle. #7 + Evans + Wright?

Evans replaces Byram, draft Bjorck, and we have plenty of cap space and resign Tuch 10.5 x 8

 

[Chainshot]

I would also float Byram for MPettersson and something (say the Sharks 2nd rounder at 41OA) as something not sexy but balances out the defense at a certain rate for their 3 and 4 at $5.5M and $4.2M.

 

[Jetskiis]

Allvin is their new AGM and reportedly loves Byram and Norris

my #1 concern is, if we go down that road, and even if we get Bjorck to fall to 7, and he is one of the most NHL ready players in the draft, that is a super super young roster we would be icing.

 

[Der Jaeger]

my #1 concern is, if we go down that road, and even if we get Bjorck to fall to 7, and he is one of the most NHL ready players in the draft, that is a super super young roster we would be icing.

He’d have plenty of older players buffering him. Benson had that same experience.

 

[Jetskiis]

He’d have plenty of older players buffering him. Benson had that same experience.

we would have so much cap space, giving tuch his number would be no problem too. and thats WITH keeping Zuck and Greenway

 

[LiseL]

kesselring's value was exactly what we all thought it was. what did you think we were going to get? please for the love of god do not say Musty

Big RHD who can skate are usually in high demand. High ankle sprains can take up to a year to heal. He was good in Utah, bad here. I guess I thought he could fetch a 1st round pick with no sweeteners, my bad.

 

[LiseL]

Doubtful. Merilainen also can't pass waivers so wouldn't make sense to trade Levi for him.

 

[Jetskiis]

Doubtful. Merilainen also can't pass waivers so wouldn't make sense to trade Levi for him.

it would if we plan on dumping one of lyon or ellis to upgrade the goalie throuple.

 

[ValJamesDuex]

Byram for Michkov...

Refusing to dump and chase with Lindy would be thing

 

[Chainshot]

Refusing to dump and chase with Lindy would be thing

Buffalo doesn't just dump and chase though.

 

[ValJamesDuex]

2/16.2M ?
to fill in Byrams spot ?

 

[Chainshot]

2/16.2M ?
to fill in Byrams spot ?

That would be fascinating. He was good in both DC and Anaheim last year.

 

[Snippit]

God damn this is depressing. We can't have nice things for more than one year I guess.

 

[Jacob582]

It seem like Adams was proactive in trying to trade Byram last summer. When the return wasn't going to help the team as much as two years of Byram, he decided to sign him instead. Many of us here did not want to sign Byram long term because his play at the time didn't command that.

And how do we know if he sat on his hands with Tuch? We weren't part of the negotiations. We just assume that because Tuch wasn't signed last summer.

 

[oldgoalie]

That would be fascinating. He was good in both DC and Anaheim last year.

He was a beast in DC a few years ago.

 

[Ace]

It seem like Adams was proactive in trying to trade Byram last summer. When the return wasn't going to help the team as much as two years of Byram, he decided to sign him instead. Many of us here did not want to sign Byram long term because his play at the time didn't command that.

And how do we know if he sat on his hands with Tuch? We weren't part of the negotiations. We just assume that because Tuch wasn't signed last summer.

If the report is true that Adams position was that Tage was the highest paid forward on the team (which…he isn’t…) and that’s how lowball the offer to Tuch was…it was actually worse than sitting on his hands. Much worse. That was insulting.

Adams left an incredible amount of work undone when things should have been done. He acquired two guys with one year left on their deals (Doan and Kesselring) and extended neither. Benson could have been extended last offseason…he didn’t do that either. He didn’t get Tuch done or reportedly even make a realistic offer. And he kicked the Byram can straight to UFA which is why they’re where they are with him now.

He did manage to give second years he shouldn’t have to several players to make the cap as difficult as possible this year. Greenway, Zucker, Danforth…

If you told me every decision he made last offseason was made because he knew he’d be fired and wanted to leave a mess that was impossible to navigate this offseason…you’d have plenty of evidence.