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Sabres just don't make moves like this. They just don't.

Well of course he does. He's better than those stiffs but you aren't going to build a winning team and culture with these sort of temporary fixes. Now I have heard Byram wanted 9 million and no way do I think we should have paid that, but I'd rather have traded him and made moves to fill that void. Orlov or somebody could have been signed to temporarily fill the Byram hole if Adams was on the ball. The way this is trending I think it will all fall apart within 2 years.

If he continues to run the franchise in the same manner that he has already run it during his tenure, then the franchise will continue to sputter along. So far this off-season I haven’t seen any urgency or appreciable difference in how he has been operating. I find his casual behavior to be odd.

Fan fiction.

It's funny how everybody says that about everybody who leaves and yet they keep leaving. The team is NOT committed to winning and it shows. That's the difference. Utah at least appears like it will do everything it can to get better. When have we felt that way about the Sabres? Players know this.

I'm good with 3 years of Byram in exchange for 6 months of Mitts. At this point, I think Byram on defense makes us better than Ryan Johnson or Bryson or more minutes for Samuelsson

@LGR4GM's take here is the only reasonable response to this development: it's a smart move considering the circumstances. We all know the hole the Sabres have dug for themselves so this scenario shouldn't be all that shocking. I got the sense from the last couple of press appearances by Adams that the team might rather keep BB unless the offer is really good and contributes to Win Mode Now. Compare the way he talked about Byram to the way he talked about Peterka leading up to the trade. Now they stand to get BB for ~$5.5 x 2 contract and can push off trade talks to the deadline next season, where by then a motivated BB has increased his trade value.

I've been talking about that for years. You make multiple deals. Some teams want picks. Some teams want players. You mix and match appropriately. It's not that hard. This is stupid by the Sabres. This is not how you create a team where players will want to come. Byram will be 2 years and gone as a UFA.

A very small part of me (but growing) doesn't want Pegula to be eventually 'rewarded' with a good team (through dumb luck) with how he has chosen to run things the last 10 or so years. He's penny pinching on the roster/cap. He's penny pinching on scouting and the front office. He is only investing into the Arena what is really necessary at this point. He has drastically cut back on any investment in training facilities. He went from being all about winning/creating 'hockey heaven' to being an old guy checking his change purse every day regarding the Sabres.

The closest thing Byram will ever get is to Dahlin is to be his partner. After his 2 years or up, he can then try to be him on another team. Hopefully, we’ll flip him next offseason when another team thinks he’s Dahlin-lite. But, yes, he wants Dahlin’s position, but failed at it last season. And I also think it’s obvious other teams don’t see him playing a Dahlin-role as well. Otherwise, we would have our king’s ransom.

Their owner is not dopey enough to hire an ill-equipped person to be his GM . And the new owner would not be dopey enough to retain a GM with such a middling 5 year record. Ownership matters!

Yea... sure he could. "According to AFP Analytics’ offseason contract projections, Byram is worth roughly $5.2 million on a one-year contract. That’s a useful starting point for estimating his award." https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/6477038/2025/07/06/bowen-byram-sabres-salary-arbitration/ A couple days in UFA is what? 85% of all unrestricted free agents gone.

100% agree. Keeping Byram now, gives them more time to see if Quinn or Rosen can step up and fill a role in the top 9 im optimistic about Quinn still Play Byram next to Dahlin, his numbers will look great and drive up his trade value. if Quinn doesn't rebound , then you will have a market for Byram

What part of signing Byram is funny?

Does he have a NTC? If so, why waste any brain cells even dreaming about?

Byram. Doesn't he want Dahlin's role?

Utah won the off-season.

Hindered him by a couple days, most of which are holidays. And he was proactive by moving on, leaving the Blues holding their member.

Yup, “given the circumstances” Tattoo it to his forehead

3 game lead in Al east

8 in a row now!

Ftr, I think Adams picking arbitration and removing an offer sheet, while also setting a deadline basically, is smart.

Didn't you just say "Waiting for the Byram saga to end may have hindered getting one of the remaining free agent forwards signed"? Make up your mind. No he won't. Also, man, you wanna talk about reading takes again... see what I just quoted.

Again, what is with this self-imposed deadline on moves? If it happened last week instead of this week, what changes?

As long as you keep scoring with promo I know I don’t need to respond (but in seriousness I’ve explained it)