^^^^^^
As much as those that lament the loss of Paul Byron may have had a bit of revisionist history going, it seems that those that were quick to dismiss him and comment that he wasn't anything here are guilty of the same to a degree.
I think he was unfairly dismissed by a lot of fans (especially casual fans) who only remembered him as that guy that never scored on breakaways. The key being that the average player doesn't even create enough breakaways in a season to make fans frustrated over missing them.
They were bonuses on top of what he already was, which was a super speedy, tenacious forward who was dynamite on the PK and getting better every year. He was trending up and provided a critical element to our bottom six and was let go in favor of guys that should have been in the minors.
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