That's because Friedman gets his into fed to him by player agents but that's not what he's going to get in arbitration and not what the Sabres offered or he'd be signed.
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
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.
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.