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Sabres' magic season may not prevent offseason blockbuster trade originally appeared on The Sporting News. Add The Sporting News as a Preferred Source by clicking here.
The Buffalo Sabres are in the midst of a special season.
They've already clinched their first appearance in the playoffs since 2011 after 14 consecutive years of missing out.
That won't change the fact that when the offseason arrives, the Sabres will have some work to do.
Alex Tuch is the popular name in this sphere -- can they re-sign him? But the latest concern isn't about Tuch at all.
Rather, in a new article on Friday, Daily Faceoff's Anthony Di Marco brings up Bowen Byram, the defenseman.
Di Marco thinks Byram has a lot of logic as being a trade candidate over the summer.
"The Buffalo Sabres are surging right now, but defenseman Bowen Byram may still ultimately want a new destination in the long run," Di Marco wrote. Signing just a two-year contract extension last summer and rumored to want to have more of an opportunity to be a legit no. 1 defender, he may chase another situation. Oh, and the Sabres still are overloaded with top-four, left-shot defensemen. "
It's that surplus, mentioned in the last sentence, that likely makes Byram the most expendable. The reason he doesn't have a bigger role in Buffalo is because he's part of a stacked unit of similar players.
That doesn't mean Byram has to be traded, but it's worth the Sabres listening to offers. Another team will surely want him. If the return is something Buffalo views with optimism, it could be the kind of trade that really does happen.
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