Tribute Bowen Byram Appreciation Thread

[Ceremony]

I've always been a fan of players who play with some balls. Things probably haven't worked out the way we would expect for a defenseman drafted 4th overall, but he had some fine moments here I'm sure we'll all remember forever.







Buffalo is where things go to die so it's time to remember the good parts.

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[Bill Peckerskull]

Hate to lose the kid, but The Avs almost had to do this. GL to Bo. Hope he does well in Buffalo.

 

[a mangy Meowth]

Gonna miss him, awesome guy. Best of luck to him.

Not going to miss cringing every time he took contact.

 

[Pokecheque]

Gonna miss him, awesome guy. Best of luck to him.

Not going to miss cringing every time he took contact.

Yep, this. I really wish things had worked out and he took that top pairing spot but alas, he gets a fresh start to do just that in Buffalo. I hope he does.

 

[BrickNHL]

It was so cool to see a Vancouver Giant become an Ave. I was a huge fan of the kid before we even drafted him. Wishing him the best in Buffalo where hopefully he can find his swagger again

 

[Balthazar]

I still think he's going to become really good...

 

[Avs44]

I still think he's going to become really good...

I think he can, yeah...my concern for him would be that Buffalo is not a great situation. More D above him, just like here, and they are all lefties. And that organization is a mess.


Really hope it turns out, though. His performance in the cup run was outstanding. Great kid.

 

[Balthazar]

I think he can, yeah...my concern for him would be that Buffalo is not a great situation. More D above him, just like here, and they are all lefties. And that organization is a mess.


Really hope it turns out, though. His performance in the cup run was outstanding. Great kid.

I stand behind my theory that he saw the writing on the wall with the Toews contract and it affected his mind greatly. Now he's going somewhere with Power and Dahlin so he's still going to get stuck behind 2 guys though

 

[BoneCherry]

I hope he has a long and storied hall of fame career. He's already got a Cup, and he's still young.

 

[The Kingslayer]

Im gonna miss Bo. I really wanted them to choose him over Toews but they didnt feel the same. I can finally watch him play without butthole puckering everytime he takes contact now. Not that I wish him harm but its different when hes on your team and has that history

 

[henchman21]

Wish him the best and hope he rounds out the rough edges to his game. He'll always be a Cup winner!

 

[RoyIsALegend]

Thanks Bo and best of luck!

Hard to dislike somebody with that much swagger and confidence. He’s an alpha all the way.

From draft day to hoisting a Cup, you’ll forever be in Avs history.

 

[GirardSpinorama]

Thanks Bo! Go prove everyone wrong and be that number 1 dman!

 

[Pierce Hawthorne]

He was instrumental in winning the cup, so for that he should be remembered positively here.

His last two years have been a struggle and I don't think he was ever going to realize his upside behind Makar on the Avs. Not sure Buffalo is going to be a good place for him either but a fresh start might help.


It'll be interesting to see what he does now because obviously we had some wide range of opinions on his upside around here.

 

[SirLoinOfCloth]

I wish Bo all the best, he has never been my favorite player or personality on the team. And I don't really know why. I have no reason for it, he's just not my type of player I guess. He has struggled of late, but I am glad he got a cup with us so early in his career.

Let's see if his advocates were right and that he was being held back here, with a bigger role in Buffalo.

 

[jabubenice]

Hate to lose the kid, but The Avs almost had to do this. GL to Bo. Hope he does well in Buffalo.

yep... there was always going to be a huge price to pay for a 2c and we all knew that

 

[El Travo]

Good luck Bo! Hopefully you can find success in Buffalo and have a healthy career from here on out.

 

[Chiarelli]

The game we needed from him and the game he wanted to play were not aligned. Still think the comments Toews made earlier in the season were directed specifically at Byram. Wish him the best but I doubt he ends up more than a frustrating 2nd pair d man and below average PP QB.

 

[ANewHope]

I’ll never regret the pick because of the cup but ever since that Tampa series it’s been up and down. After the cup win I was completely sold on a future 1D but the past 2 seasons made it clear it wasn’t happening here. Smart to move him when he still has great value.

Hopefully he can flourish and reach his potential in Buffalo. Will be wild if his peak happened at 20. Shame all the development time lost due to injuries.

 

[Tommy Shelby]

All the best, Bo. No hard feelings, and I don't think the pick at 4 was wasted.

We needed him to be a Sanderson shutdown type, but he wanted to be Toews 2.0. I hope he does well in Buffalo

 

[sethro109]

Gonna miss his cocky attitude on the ice. And will absolutely never forget how awesome he played in the Tampa series.

 

[Foppa2118]

Good luck Bo. Prove em wrong.

 

[Bensch88]

All the best Bo, thanks for the cup run. Hope he will have a great career in Buffalo

 

[Qurpiz]

Look at my avatar and try to guess my happiness level

 

[Freudian]

I think he's awesome. Just wish he had turned into an awesome player here as well. Perhaps a little PP time to get his swagger upp in Buffalo will do the trick.