02-23-2016, 05:46 PM
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#21
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Self-Retired
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Glad to hear he's gonna have some stability in his life for the next few years....oh wait, it's Montreal. Never mind. Good for him though!
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02-23-2016, 05:56 PM
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#22
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AltaGuy has a magnetic personality and exudes positive energy, which is infectious to those around him. He has an unparalleled ability to communicate with people, whether he is speaking to a room of three or an arena of 30,000.
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I sure would rather have him than a bunch of our current players. Habs gain, our loss.
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02-23-2016, 06:00 PM
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#23
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First Line Centre
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I would've preferred Byron over Raymond, Bollig, and maybe Colborne and Granlund.
Losing him while having Raymond in the lineup is a little black mark on this management group IMO
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02-23-2016, 06:05 PM
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#24
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Scoring Winger
Join Date: Dec 2015
Location: Calgary via Palm Desert
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Quote:
Originally Posted by TheScorpion
Yeah, it's a great deal for Montreal, and congrats to Paulie.
But this signing makes me super angry.
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How come?
Jus curious...
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02-23-2016, 06:05 PM
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#25
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First Line Centre
Join Date: Jul 2013
Location: I will never cheer for losses
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Happy for Byron, good for him. This is a good signing by Montreal. I sure miss him here, but also would have been upset had Treliving signed him for 3 years.
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02-23-2016, 06:07 PM
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#26
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Franchise Player
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I loved this guy's play and miss him. He had a big impact on our PK and we miss him there. Good special teams, fourth line guy.
Losing him for nothing was a mistake. Raymond should have been sent down at the start of the year to keep Byron, the better player.
Anyway its spilt milk. Not the difference between winning and losing a Cup but not good asset management by current regime.
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02-23-2016, 06:15 PM
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#27
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Powerplay Quarterback
Join Date: Mar 2014
Location: MTL
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"According to TSN Hockey Insider Pierre LeBrun, teams have been calling the Canadiens about Byron, who was a pending unrestricted free agent. But Montreal wanted to keep him and offered him the new deal."
http://www.tsn.ca/habs-sign-f-byron-...nsion-1.442498
Way to capitalize on those assets Calgary!
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02-23-2016, 06:21 PM
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#28
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Franchise Player
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Still can't believe this guy isn't a Flame.
Lost on waivers even.
I know, it's not like he's a star or anything, but he should still be part of this team IMO.
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02-23-2016, 06:28 PM
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#29
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Franchise Player
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I still think Byron is a welcome depth player on any team. I think the Flames still miss him - both on the ice and in the locker room.
Happy he got some stability with his contract. He seems to continually work so hard each and every shift, and it is really great to see guys like that being rewarded.
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02-23-2016, 06:29 PM
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#30
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First Line Centre
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Can someone who wasn't a fan of Byron's please explain why they didn't like his play? Because I'm usually pretty good at getting fans gripes with most players. But I just don't get the Byron dislike. Was it the breakaway fluffs last season? That's all I can think of, because everything else he did, he more than met what was asked of him.
He was a criminally underrated player on this team in the role he occupied, his replacements have been mostly terrible and we lost him for nothing. Yet some seem happy he's not here. I just don't get it?
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02-23-2016, 06:33 PM
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#31
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First Line Centre
Join Date: Aug 2005
Location: Stampede Corral
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Congrats, Paul Byron! Solid deal. Shows what lots of hard work and perseverance can do.
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02-23-2016, 06:36 PM
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#32
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Franchise Player
Join Date: Jun 2004
Location: SW Ontario
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Quote:
Originally Posted by JJ1532
Can someone who wasn't a fan of Byron's please explain why they didn't like his play? Because I'm usually pretty good at getting fans gripes with most players. But I just don't get the Byron dislike. Was it the breakaway fluffs last season? That's all I can think of, because everything else he did, he more than met what was asked of him.
He was a criminally underrated player on this team in the role he occupied, his replacements have been mostly terrible and we lost him for nothing. Yet some seem happy he's not here. I just don't get it?
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I suspect its because he missed a lot of breakaways. Evidently they don't notice that the Flames don't get many breakaways anymore.
Was a bad move letting him on waivers. He's cheap and effective.
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02-23-2016, 06:46 PM
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#33
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Powerplay Quarterback
Join Date: Apr 2014
Location: Calgary, AB
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Quote:
Originally Posted by AcGold
Imagine taking Bollig out and putting Byron in his spot, instant upgrade.
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Imagine taking Hiller out and putting Byron in his spot, instant upgrade again.
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02-23-2016, 06:48 PM
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#34
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Franchise Player
Join Date: Mar 2007
Location: Income Tax Central
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I wish we'd paid him that money.
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02-23-2016, 06:49 PM
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#35
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Powerplay Quarterback
Join Date: Apr 2014
Location: Calgary, AB
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Quote:
Originally Posted by MarkGio
I would've preferred Byron over Raymond, Bollig, and maybe Colborne and Granlund.
Losing him while having Raymond in the lineup is a little black mark on this management group IMO
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While I agree, in BT's defence, Raymond and Byron were both put on waivers while Granlund was in Stockton. Colborne would have 100% been picked up and I can't recall what was the deal with Bollig at the time but I think he was one of our physical guys we couldn't let go of at the beginning of the season.
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02-23-2016, 06:52 PM
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#36
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Franchise Player
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Originally Posted by smiggy77
While I agree, in BT's defence, Raymond and Byron were both put on waivers while Granlund was in Stockton. Colborne would have 100% been picked up and I can't recall what was the deal with Bollig at the time but I think he was one of our physical guys we couldn't let go of at the beginning of the season.
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Byron waived put us at one player below roster max IIRC. It was a calculated risk to try and get some flexibility to allow Byron a good place in the minors to rehab his injuries and surgeries. We didn't have to waive him.
I honestly think if he was waived 24 hours earlier, he'd still be a Flame.
Anyways, good luck to Paul. I liked him. Congrats on getting a longer term contract.
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02-23-2016, 06:56 PM
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#37
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In the Sin Bin
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To be fair to Treliving, Hartley and co, Byron did have a pretty crappy training camp after coming back from injury. Based on the preseason games I watched I wouldn't have had him making the team, guys like Hathaway and Grant looked better than Small Paul. So I know it sucks we lost him but he didn't really help his cause here with a crappy training camp.
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02-23-2016, 07:00 PM
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#38
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Lifetime Suspension
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Wow relax fellas. Nobody cared when he was waived, just because the Canadiens signed him doesn't mean we necessarily blew a chance on the guy. He was given his opportunities here, things seem to be working better in Montreal. Good for Paul, but this is not some sort of black mark on our management
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02-23-2016, 07:00 PM
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#39
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Powerplay Quarterback
Join Date: Apr 2014
Location: Calgary, AB
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Quote:
Originally Posted by DoubleF
Byron waived put us at one player below roster max IIRC. It was a calculated risk to try and get some flexibility to allow Byron a good place in the minors to rehab his injuries and surgeries. We didn't have to waive him.
I honestly think if he was waived 24 hours earlier, he'd still be a Flame.
Anyways, good luck to Paul. I liked him. Congrats on getting a longer term contract.
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Interesting, I thought we were at max because of Ortio and Jooris being on the roster as well. I don't understand why we would have placed him on waivers then?
I'm with you. I liked him and glad he found a place to play.
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02-23-2016, 07:03 PM
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#40
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In the Sin Bin
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Quote:
Originally Posted by smiggy77
Interesting, I thought we were at max because of Ortio and Jooris being on the roster as well. I don't understand why we would have placed him on waivers then?
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Maybe they were going to send him down to get his game back going? Like I said above, not sure he even made the team this year based on his crappy training camp.
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