Byrum Extended

[noted]

it'll be 2 x 6.5

I'd put money on him being dealt before the season starts

Elliotte Friedman
@FriedgeHNIC
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39m
This will be 2 x $6.25M
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Rick Dhaliwal
@DhaliwalSports
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1h
Hearing Buffalo and Bowen Byram will avoid arbitration, they are closing in on a new deal.

How.much???

Just my opinion but it doesn't make sense to sign him to a 2 year deal and then trade him. The acquiring team would have wanted to sign him to a longer term.. his value goes down with this deal in place.

Next off season when an acquiring team can extend him is when he's dealt is my bet.

This makes it much easier to trade him.

1) Any acquiring team knows they have him for 2 trade deadlines guaranteed, and have at least one off season to negotiate an extension.

2) For Buffalo this increases the return as a signed player always returns more.

I mean ultimately Buffalo could keep him and send him at the trade deadline, but the off season is the time when you are going to get the best return so why wait? Even though he has been healthy for a few seasons now, there is always the lingering doubt and if you are Buffalo do you really want to take that chance if you don't have to?

While I agree with number 1, in regards to number 2, this most definitely does not increase the return for Buffalo. Acquiring team would have wanted longer term extension. Lessons return for Sabres. Would have given more to have Byram locked down long term if a team wanted him.

There was no guarantee the acquiring team could have extended him long term.

when I say increased return I'm not talking a marquee prospect or anything like that, but now it likely gets them an additional pick or a better prospect. Instead of a teams 10th best, it increases it to the 8th or so, instead of a 3rd rounder a 2nd rounder. He is signed for 2 years and that will always increase the return from an unsigned player.

The acquiring team was always guaranteed two years of control signed or not. What this deal took away was the ability to work out a long term deal which brings the trade value of the player down.

+1

[dhsux]

Sounds to me like he's betting on himself.

Sabres are betting on him too, trade value next off season rises if he has a great year. (Assuming he'd sign long term)

Sabres less betting on him imo but yes, if Byrum does well Sabres stock goes up too.

[TheJackBurton]

it'll be 2 x 6.5

I'd put money on him being dealt before the season starts

Elliotte Friedman
@FriedgeHNIC
·
39m
This will be 2 x $6.25M
Quote
Rick Dhaliwal
@DhaliwalSports
·
1h
Hearing Buffalo and Bowen Byram will avoid arbitration, they are closing in on a new deal.

How.much???

Just my opinion but it doesn't make sense to sign him to a 2 year deal and then trade him. The acquiring team would have wanted to sign him to a longer term.. his value goes down with this deal in place.

Next off season when an acquiring team can extend him is when he's dealt is my bet.

This makes it much easier to trade him.

1) Any acquiring team knows they have him for 2 trade deadlines guaranteed, and have at least one off season to negotiate an extension.

2) For Buffalo this increases the return as a signed player always returns more.

I mean ultimately Buffalo could keep him and send him at the trade deadline, but the off season is the time when you are going to get the best return so why wait? Even though he has been healthy for a few seasons now, there is always the lingering doubt and if you are Buffalo do you really want to take that chance if you don't have to?

While I agree with number 1, in regards to number 2, this most definitely does not increase the return for Buffalo. Acquiring team would have wanted longer term extension. Lessons return for Sabres. Would have given more to have Byram locked down long term if a team wanted him.

There was no guarantee the acquiring team could have extended him long term.

when I say increased return I'm not talking a marquee prospect or anything like that, but now it likely gets them an additional pick or a better prospect. Instead of a teams 10th best, it increases it to the 8th or so, instead of a 3rd rounder a 2nd rounder. He is signed for 2 years and that will always increase the return from an unsigned player.

The acquiring team was always guaranteed two years of control signed or not. What this deal took away was the ability to work out a long term deal which brings the trade value of the player down.

Control yes, but no guarantee of long term. He certainly wasn't signing an 8 year term with Buffalo and teams don't seem to be lining up to trade for him at this point.

Getting him under contract before arbitration was the best move for Buffalo.

They could have worked out an extension as a part of the trade, that's now off the table which will negatively impact his trade value.

By signing him pre arbitration Buffalo is betting his value will go up next off season, I just don't see a scenario Byram isn't on the Sabres' roster until a minimum of the trade deadline but more realistically until after July 1st 2026.

I can't disagree with that, but Buffalo has been actively looking to trade him. The amount of teams that can take him on at the trade deadline is greatly reduced. Before the season starts is when they can maximize his return for him.

[TruBlueFan_1970]

Personally, I hope two things happen. First, the Blues lose total interest and stay far, far away. Secondly, I hope he craps the bed on a lousy team and has bad stats, so that nobody wants him and he has to sign a cheap deal in UFA. Just seems like an entitled player to think he was worth $9+ million in the open market. Not wishing injuries or anything like that upon him, just that he becomes a one-dimensional lousy defender. Just don’t like the guy.

[rezero]

Pretty fair contract for both sides. Plus he is easily movable if something comes up for them.