I like Paul Byron.
I'm not surprised to see that he's first amongst our forwards in Corsi, especially considering Backlund was out for so long. His speed and tenacity put the opposition on their heels, and despite being so small he makes some (relatively) monstrous hits out there. He's great defensively and on the PK and he works his little ass off out there for the team. He and Bouma epitomise what this team is about. That's not going to be as easy to replace as some on here seem to believe.
His lack of finish shouldn't be putting people off so much; he seems to average a clear cut breakaway every other game. I believe he'll start putting those away more frequently as he gets more experienced.
If we didn't have to dress Bollig or any other thugs next year my ideal 4th/energy line would be Bouma – Jooris – Byron. All breakaways and kamikaze forechecks.
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