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Originally Posted by Finger Cookin
People scream and cry that Byron only has one breakaway goal in at least eight chances (almost all where Calgary is either trailing by one or tied, so at key times) and hasn't scored a goal in 28 games while players like Baertschi, Bollig, Gaudreau, Jones, Jooris, Raymond, Stajan, and Wideman have been healthy scratches more often than Byron. It's pretty reasonable when you think about it.
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No, it's really not.
The reasons those other players have been scratched have nothing to do with Byron. Most of the scratches this season (not all, but most) have been the result of either not enough effort, or they were struggling and not performing their role.
Byron's effort all season has been unquestionable. And he has been consistently doing what's asked of him.
The only problem is that he isn't doing what some
fans demand of him - score goals like he is a top line player.