In that he couldn't score on a breakaway, but Lombardi was the far superior impact player despite his injuries.
Lombardi scored more goals in a single season (multiple times) than Byron has scored in his career. With Phoenix, despite missing games, he put up 53 points on a team that Doan lead with 55 points. That was a playoff team and Lombardi lead the Coyotes with 6 points in 7 games in the post season. Imagine Byron being the second highest offensive producer on a playoff team and then tasked with being the most offensive threat.
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