Chad D: expect a Byram trade at or around the draft

[LGR4GM]

1 hour ago, Warriorspikes51 said:

Byram + Prospect for Byfield

Byram + Krebs for Andersson & Zary

Byram + Krebs + 2nd for Parayko & Holloway

 

If Adams manages to trade Byram for Dylan Holloway, I'll write him an apology letter and seal it with a kiss. 

[The Jokeman]

30 minutes ago, LGR4GM said:

If Adams manages to trade Byram for Dylan Holloway, I'll write him an apology letter and seal it with a kiss. 

How injured is Holloway? Also are we getting the version that played with Blues or Oilers or in between?

[Second Line Center]

 

[Mr. MVP]

1 hour ago, LGR4GM said:

If Adams manages to trade Byram for Dylan Holloway, I'll write him an apology letter and seal it with a kiss. 

Would Holloway or Byfield become our 1C?  They gotta be a better option than Kulich, right?  But then Kulich can slide over to wing? 

[LGR4GM]

35 minutes ago, Mr. MVP said:

Would Holloway or Byfield become our 1C?  They gotta be a better option than Kulich, right?  But then Kulich can slide over to wing? 

I think Norris is getting the 1c job but yes, Kulich could slide to lw. 

[GrassValleyGreg]

3 hours ago, Warriorspikes51 said:

Byram + Prospect for Byfield

Byram + Krebs for Andersson & Zary

Byram + Krebs + 2nd for Parayko & Holloway

 

This is Rangers fan level delusion. Please adjust your expectations.

[Thorny]

2 hours ago, LGR4GM said:

If Adams manages to trade Byram for Dylan Holloway, I'll write him an apology letter and seal it with a kiss. 

I’d be good with this provided we then package futures for a d-man with the ability to play top 4 - even if it’s sans Byram upside. At least that way we are still seeing one outright upgrade on roster. (Peterka essentially swapped for Holloway, but Byram out the door and 2 new D-men brought in, Kesselring and the one we traded the futures for.)

I say “good with it” but realistically was thinking we needed at least one unquestioned upgrade and both F and D. But, at least we’d have something. Imo the rub is that we need to make at least one futures trade: be it for the D man after trading Byram for Holloway in this scenario, or somehow for a F if we keep Byram.

Benson - Kulich - Thompson

Holloway - Norris - Tuch

Zucker - McLeod - Quinn

Greenway - Krebs - Doan

..is back to reasonable, provided 

Dahlin - Futures trade

Power - Kesselring

Samuelsson - Timmins

 

Kesselring would be an outright upgrade on our second pair and I’d look at this roster and say it’s improved on paper from last year by a bit. Not close to enough, but not as flabbergasting 

Edited 4 hours ago by Thorny

[Dr. Who]

13 minutes ago, Thorny said:

I’d be good with this provided we then package futures for a d-man with the ability to play top 4 - even if it’s sans Byram upside. At least that way we are still seeing one outright upgrade on roster. (Peterka essentially swapped for Holloway, but Byram out the door and 2 new D-men brought in, Kesselring and the one we traded the futures for.)

I say “good with it” but realistically was thinking we needed at least one unquestioned upgrade and both F and D. But, at least we’d have something. Imo the rub is that we need to make at least one futures trade: be it for the D man after trading Byram for Holloway in this scenario, or somehow for a F if we keep Byram.

Benson - Kulich - Thompson

Holloway - Norris - Tuch

Zucker - McLeod - Quinn

Greenway - Krebs - Doan

..is back to reasonable, provided 

Dahlin - Futures trade

Power - Kesselring

Samuelsson - Timmins

 

Kesselring would be an outright upgrade on our second pair and I’d look at this roster and say it’s improved on paper from last year by a bit. Not close to enough, but not as flabbergasting 

Rational, and offers a bit of hope; seems like it would take a near miracle for even this to happen.

[Thorny]

12 minutes ago, Dr. Who said:

Rational, and offers a bit of hope; seems like it would take a near miracle for even this to happen.

It’s a pretty simple process: Adams need only scour the market, and if there’s a market for futures for forwards, keep Byram. If the futures for D market is stronger, and it’s going to be hard to find an available forward, deal Byram for the player and, do your D futures trade and it’s 2 transactions instead of one. 
 

It’s really a simple, two-pronged approach. Quite simple. 

So it will take a miracle, definitely 

[PromoTheRobot]

Are we good with paying Byram $9 for one year? Also, these guys think Byram is a UFA in one year. Is it one or two?

Edited 4 hours ago by PromoTheRobot

[PromoTheRobot]

Then there's this...

 

[Taro T]

13 minutes ago, PromoTheRobot said:

Are we good with paying Byram $9 for one year? Also, these guys think Byram is a UFA in one year. Is it one or two?

It's 2 years to becoming a UFA.  Only IF the ages &/or service years to achieve UFA status change with the new CBA would he only have 1 year until becoming a UFA.  There has been absolutely ZERO reports that the age/years of service to reach UFA status have changed with the new CBA.  Soooo, he is 2 years away from becoming a UFA.

6 minutes ago, PromoTheRobot said:

Then there's this...

 

100% you match at $7MM or less.

[thewookie1]

5 minutes ago, PromoTheRobot said:

Then there's this...

 

If its under 7mil with 5 or fewer years, you match it and in a year revisit it. 

If they offer anything in the 2 1sts/4 1sts range rhen you let him go and use the added assets to create a trade elsewhere

The only team I might let take Byram at the 1&3 level is SJS. Then you just trade the lower of 2 1sts next year and get a more effective player

[PromoTheRobot]

Who would you want from the Sharks?

 

 

[ponokasabre]

5 minutes ago, PromoTheRobot said:

Who would you want from the Sharks?

 

 

Mario Ferraro all day, we would get more then just him but he is a solid solid dman, one of there most physical players 

[spndnchz]

No

[inkman]

Yes

[dudacek]

It sure sounds like Adams has an in-demand asset with a high number of suitors who don’t have a number of alternate options.

It also sounds like Byram has a gifted agent who is almost certainly using his clients Unsigned status to manouvere talks in Byram’s preferred directions?

This is where Jarmo’s 30 years in the business have to come in handy.