Dave Pagnotta of the Fourth Interval joined Steve Kouleas and Bruce Boudreau on Sirius XM NHL Community Energy Play Phase on Friday. He was requested about Buffalo Sabres defenseman Bowen Byram, why he desires to depart, and the groups trying to purchase him.
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Steve Kouleas: “Oh, sure, it’s been an ideal 12 months. It’s not over but. For the ultimate time of the 2025 marketing campaign, top-of-the-line within the enterprise, Sirius XM, Fourth Interval, and NHL Community Tv. We welcome Dave Pagnotta again to the ability play. Dave, what’s occurring with Bo Byram? There’s a whole lot of smoke. Is there a hearth? Welcome.”
Dave Pagnotta: “Thanks, Kooli. I hope so. There’s, such as you mentioned, a whole lot of smoke surrounding this. There’s been a whole lot of speak. Kevyn Adams and the crew in Buffalo have been navigating the commerce waters involving Bowen Byram. Numerous groups have been poking round making an attempt to see if they’ll make one thing work. LA, San Jose, Calgary, and so forth. It looks like St. Louis continues to be very a lot within the combine. It seemed like, like issues had been beginning to inch nearer in direction of one thing with the Blues, and clearly we’re nonetheless ready, however conversations proceed.
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The expectation proper now could be, barring a complete setback, that the plan is to sort of transfer him, and so they’ve received to determine the perfect return, as a result of the Sabres don’t wish to regress. They don’t wish to be dealing for futures. They wish to add to their roster and improve their roster. And perhaps it’s using a few of these few belongings in one other deal to herald some individuals which can be going to assist this staff instantly. However they’re, they’re clearly sort of navigating the whole lot and making an attempt to cowl all their bases right here to take care of the next degree of compete going into subsequent season.”
Bruce Boudreau: “Dave, it’s Bruce Boudreau right here. I’d sound actually naive right here, however why do they wish to transfer him?”
Pagnotta: “I don’t assume, nicely, Bruce, they don’t wish to. They like to maintain him however, however much like J.J. Peterka, it looks like, nicely, it’s a mix in his case. However with J.J. Peterka, it definitely appeared like he wished a change of surroundings. Was fairly adamant about that. It seems like that’s an enormous issue right here, involving Byram. The opposite is the contract that’s received to return together with it.
He’s been asking for a reasonably penny. $8-$9 million, perhaps slightly bit extra, relying on the time period, over his deal. So I feel a mix of that, they introduced in Michael Kesselring in that Peterka commerce to assist sort of solidify that D-corps. They’re actually trying to not simply change Peterka, but additionally improve their high six, and Byram appears to be the, that carrot that they’re dangling as a way to purchase it.
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An ideal world, they wish to preserve him, nevertheless it definitely seems to be like, much like Peterka, the writing is sort of on the wall by way of them ultimately transferring him.”
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