Report: Sabres sign Bowen Byram to a two year 6.25 million dollar AAV contract extension

[Taro T]

28 minutes ago, dudacek said:

Not saying that this was a consideration with Byram, but it applies.

Was listening to the PDOcast talk with Barkov's agent and they brought up how next summer is serving up a unique circumstance in terms of contract extensions due to the new CBA.

Basically, there will be a window between July 1 and Sept. 15 2026, where anyone with one year left on their deal is eligible to sign an 8-year contract with their current team. After Sept. 15, it drops to 7 with their current team, 6 with anyone else. After July 1 2027, when they hit free agency, the longest deal those players can sign anywhere is 6 years.

Byram could have millions of dollars in incentives to negotiate an extension, or a sign-and trade next summer.

 

Not only that, but the amounts that can be in signing/reporting bonuses drops to 60% of the total contract value on September 16, 2026 too.  

The tweaks to the system are all fairly minor in the grand scheme of things, but for individual players whose contract status hits just right those are much more than just tweaks.

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23 minutes ago, That Aud Smell said:

I don't stream. I try like hell to avoid taste-predictive algorithms. I still look for new music (in an ad hoc, hunt and peck sort of way). And I enjoy listening to familiar material.

I find that bringing intention as the listener is essential to appreciating music.

And I find that buying the music that I want to listen to helps me have that intention.

Another negative to the "stream" is the artist payout 

It cascades into many branches of ssssshaving cream (sorry, I couldn't resist a lil' Demento humor), all of which = lower quality output (in general) IMO 

I'm 100% anti-streaming 

I do pay for mp3/4 files (singles/albums/etc) and I'm still out here, purchasing physical media (I picked up used a copy of Big Babú, and the giant rolling paper was still in the insert, and in pristine condition 😃). I do enjoy the advantage of culling the unnecessary fluff that comes on certain albums (I give every track a fair shake)

The major advantage to internet-driven media IMO, is the speed rate of deep diving. Between YouTube, Amazon, and record label websites, I can put in some VERY satisfactory research netting me artist discoveries at an alarming rate. 

Because of the advantages that the digital age provides, I'm discovering quality bands/projects/etc on a daily basis!!! 

The internet really IS for the older millennials, and generations back IMO 

Those of us who built our filters, properly. Those of us who built our brains to do our own research IMO

The perversion of it comes from those without a reference point, which turns the tech into mushy pea melted ice cream IMO 

Streaming makes music into a commodity for the newer generations vs something sacred IMO 

Example of the advantages brought by the www

This song lived in my subconscious for decades, as I was very young when it was popular. The gorgeous hook in its chorus would bubble up every so often, and I never knew where it came from, until I very accidentally hit on the link, one day on YouTube! 

Not only did hearing it inspire me to buy the mp3/album, it sprung forth a wave of early childhood memories that I swam in, for hours!!! 

THAT, in my opinion, is one of the beautiful aspects of the modern age

https://youtu.be/lBlx1JffMQ4?si=MyfcSFsx72_vkZDx

 

 

 

[Taro T]

24 minutes ago, clink said:

Another negative to the "stream" is the artist payout 

It cascades into many branches of ssssshaving cream (sorry, I couldn't resist a lil' Demento humor), all of which = lower quality output (in general) IMO 

I'm 100% anti-streaming 

I do pay for mp3/4 files (singles/albums/etc) and I'm still out here, purchasing physical media (I picked up used a copy of Big Babú, and the giant rolling paper was still in the insert, and in pristine condition 😃). I do enjoy the advantage of culling the unnecessary fluff that comes on certain albums (I give every track a fair shake)

The major advantage to internet-driven media IMO, is the speed rate of deep diving. Between YouTube, Amazon, and record label websites, I can put in some VERY satisfactory research netting me artist discoveries at an alarming rate. 

Because of the advantages that the digital age provides, I'm discovering quality bands/projects/etc on a daily basis!!! 

The internet really IS for the older millennials, and generations back IMO 

Those of us who built our filters, properly. Those of us who built our brains to do our own research IMO

The perversion of it comes from those without a reference point, which turns the tech into mushy pea melted ice cream IMO 

Streaming makes music into a commodity for the newer generations vs something sacred IMO 

Example of the advantages brought by the www

This song lived in my subconscious for decades, as I was very young when it was popular. The gorgeous hook in its chorus would bubble up every so often, and I never knew where it came from, until I very accidentally hit on the link, one day on YouTube! 

Not only did hearing it inspire me to buy the mp3/album, it sprung forth a wave of early childhood memories that I swam in, for hours!!! 

THAT, in my opinion, is one of the beautiful aspects of the modern age

https://youtu.be/lBlx1JffMQ4?si=MyfcSFsx72_vkZDx

 

 

 

Blue is a VERY good and seriously underrated album.

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20 minutes ago, Taro T said:

Blue is a VERY good and seriously underrated album.

IDK why, but it gives me The Blue Nile vibes 

Not in a theory sense, just the vibe

[That Aud Smell]

1 hour ago, clink said:

This song lived in my subconscious for decades, as I was very young when it was popular. The gorgeous hook in its chorus would bubble up every so often, and I never knew where it came from, until I very accidentally hit on the link, one day on YouTube! 

Not only did hearing it inspire me to buy the mp3/album, it sprung forth a wave of early childhood memories that I swam in, for hours!!! 

THAT, in my opinion, is one of the beautiful aspects of the modern age

https://youtu.be/lBlx1JffMQ4?si=MyfcSFsx72_vkZDx

Great post. I appreciate it.

I clicked through on that YouTube link. The song started playing. The video started ... playing. And I was like "holy sh1t - this song SUCKS." (Very much NOT my cuppa.)

But then that hook came around ... and I was like OH DAMN THAT'S WHERE IT'S FROM?!?!?!

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10 hours ago, That Aud Smell said:

Great post. I appreciate it.

I clicked through on that YouTube link. The song started playing. The video started ... playing. And I was like "holy sh1t - this song SUCKS." (Very much NOT my cuppa.)

But then that hook came around ... and I was like OH DAMN THAT'S WHERE IT'S FROM?!?!?!

The more times I play it, the deeper that hook gets in...

[dudacek]

Interesting to hear Byram tell Marty and Duff he aspires to being a Toews to Dahlin’s Makar.

Says he watches and respects what Toews does and believes he can be that guy.

Different than the reports saying he aspires to be the lead dog.

Kid pretty clearly believes in himself, is focused on improving defensively and seems highly motivated.

I feel good about what we’re going to get from him this year.

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[Archie Lee]

11 minutes ago, dudacek said:

Interesting to hear Byram tell Marty and Duff he aspires to being a Toews to Dahlin’s Makar.

Says he watches and respects what Toews does and believes he can be that guy.

Different than the reports saying he aspires to be the lead dog.

Kid pretty clearly believes in himself, is focused on improving defensively and seems highly motivated.

I feel good about what we’re going to get from him this year.

Love it.  Put them together and if it works like it did last year, don't spend a second worrying about whether Bryam would work with a different partner.  

[dudacek]

18 minutes ago, Archie Lee said:

Love it.  Put them together and if it works like it did last year, don't spend a second worrying about whether Bryam would work with a different partner.  

He also floated the idea of him playing with Kesselring (which had the hosts going Dahlin Power?)

Seemed  very happy with adding Kesselring. Said they needed big right-handers and he’s happy they got some.

Says the D corps is going to be a strength of the team.

[ponokasabre]

1 hour ago, dudacek said:

Interesting to hear Byram tell Marty and Duff he aspires to being a Toews to Dahlin’s Makar.

Says he watches and respects what Toews does and believes he can be that guy.

Different than the reports saying he aspires to be the lead dog.

Kid pretty clearly believes in himself, is focused on improving defensively and seems highly motivated.

I feel good about what we’re going to get from him this year.

Love love love hearing this. I think he can be that guy too! And ya Byram isnt the biggest guy but he didnt shy away from anything when it came to physicality 

[Taro T]

2 hours ago, dudacek said:

He also floated the idea of him playing with Kesselring (which had the hosts going Dahlin Power?)

Seemed  very happy with adding Kesselring. Said they needed big right-handers and he’s happy they got some.

Says the D corps is going to be a strength of the team.

With all the pedigree the D unit has, it SHOULD be a strength of the team.  But yet, it's coached by arguably a moron, so ... there's that.