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 incredible yr. It’s not over but. For the ultimate time of the 2025 marketing campaign, probably the greatest within the enterprise, Sirius XM, Fourth Interval, and NHL Community Tv. We welcome Dave Pagnotta again to the facility play. Dave, what’s happening with Bo Byram? There’s quite a lot of smoke. Is there a fireplace? Welcome.”
Dave Pagnotta: “Thanks, Kooli. I hope so. There’s, such as you mentioned, quite a lot of smoke surrounding this. There’s been quite a lot of speak. Kevyn Adams and the crew in Buffalo have been navigating the commerce waters involving Bowen Byram. Various groups have been poking round making an attempt to see if they will make one thing work. LA, San Jose, Calgary, and so forth. It looks as if 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, they usually’ve bought to determine the very best return, as a result of the Sabres don’t need to regress. They don’t need to be dealing for futures. They need to add to their roster and improve their roster. And possibly it’s using a few of these few property in one other deal to herald some folks which are going to assist this crew immediately. However they’re, they’re clearly sort of navigating all the things 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 need to transfer him?”
Pagnotta: “I don’t assume, properly, Bruce, they don’t need to. They like to maintain him however, however just like J.J. Peterka, it looks as if, properly, it’s a mixture in his case. However with J.J. Peterka, it definitely appeared like he needed a change of surroundings. Was fairly adamant about that. It appears like that’s a giant issue right here, involving Byram. The opposite is the contract that’s bought to come back together with it.
He’s been asking for a fairly penny. $8-$9 million, possibly just a little bit extra, relying on the time period, over his deal. So I believe a mixture 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 exchange Peterka, but in addition improve their prime six, and Byram appears to be the, that carrot that they’re dangling so as to purchase it.
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An ideal world, they need to hold him, however it definitely seems to be like, just like Peterka, the writing is sort of on the wall by way of them finally transferring him.”
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