Maybe the offers weren't to Buffalo's liking and the teams that were interested didn't want to give Byram his 9M asking price.
By signing Byram for 2 years, it allows him to potentially have a big year next year and fully establish himself as a top pair D, therefore increasing his trade value significantly and also gives the acquiring team incentive to extend him long-term at his 9M asking price.
Win for Buffalo in getting a return they want, win for Byram for cashing in, and win for the acquiring team knowing they've locked up a legitimate top pair D long term.
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