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Originally Posted by Ashasx
I'm not sure I would consider any of those players part of the core of this team. They are the definition of complementary players IMO. Nice pieces, but not core players.
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Originally Posted by TheScorpion
I simply don't buy that Byram is a core player in the making at this point. And I certainly wouldn't be parting with assets that reflect that kind of expectation. Buying low and hoping he turns into that kind of guy? Sure. But beyond the draft pedigree, I don't see any evidence that Byram is a franchise pillar type of guy.
Nothing in his results with the Sabres last season suggests he's anything more than a middle-pair guy in the same vein as Brandon Montour or Kevin Shattenkirk — at best.
Flames should hold onto their assets instead of pursuing this.
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This is why the deal should be Zary for Byram.
Buffalo won’t want picks. No vet with value or protection is going to go there. Zary and Byram both have history’s of injuries. Flames have a glut of LHS wingers. Buffalo just moved one in Petrrka and may want a replacement.