I'm actually starting to turn my coat on Byron. I've been a constant sceptic of his role on the team, and I admit Byron will probably never be on the team for his puck skills, but I'm starting to think that his relentless work combined with his speed is actually more useful to our team game than I've thought.
We're a team that feeds off momentum, wearing out the opposition and forcing the opposition into making mistakes and/or taking a defensive stance. Byron does all of that.
He might be the furthest thing from a traditional fourth liner, but I don't think it's completely crazy to think Byron would serve even a cup competitor very well in that role. Very limited icetime, but creates energy every time he's on. I'm not saying we surely WILL keep him, I'm just saying I'm not going to be surprised anymore if that happens.
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