Confirmed with Link: Bye Bye Byron (Claimed by Habs)

[MonaHan Solo]

Montreal, please put him back on waivers. We could use a guy like him right now.

 

[Calculon]

 

[Anglesmith]

Well done, Calc.

 

[chunkylover53]

Well...at least Byron will get the better treatment he deserves now...

 

[ottawa]

Can't believe he made it to MTL...so happy Bergevin picked him up

 

[Dack]

Byron scored another breakaway goal. Lol

 

[Johnny Hoxville]

Wonder if Semin will be waived now?

 

[chunkylover53]

Wonder if Semin will be waived now?

Flames should pick up Semin if that happens, a swap in a way lol. He hasn't even been that bad.

 

[Skobel24]

Flames should pick up Semin if that happens, a swap in a way lol. He hasn't even been that bad.

and slot him in where? Semin doesn't fit here at all. We have a better version of him in Jones.

 

[Vi Nc E x13x]

Thank you boys for Byron guy rocks on the PK 3gp 2 SH goals

 

[chunkylover53]

and slot him in where? Semin doesn't fit here at all. We have a better version of him in Jones.

Throw him in and see if he works on 2/3 line, if he doesn't stick than you can just waive him. Move Jones down to 4th line if you need to, or move Huds back to LW. Hartley has been experimenting anyways. People get caught up on "fit" yet Flames have players like Raymond and Bollig lol.

 

[Wheels of Poirier]

Yeah, just looked at Byron's stat line.. 3 pts in 3 games, including 2 goals (both shortys) on 2 shots.. and even *gasp* scored on a breakaway!

 

[Skobel24]

Yeah, just looked at Byron's stat line.. 3 pts in 3 games, including 2 goals (both shortys) on 2 shots.. and even *gasp* scored on a breakaways!

Fixed it for you. He's 2 for 2. The one last night was a beauty.

 

[Pizza the Hutt]

I still can't believe he was waived. Such a disaster.

 

[western redmen]

To be fair, he probably would've just shot them in to the goalies chest if he still played for us lol

 

[Skobel24]

I still can't believe he was waived. Such a disaster.

I understand WHY he was waived. Plenty of bottom 6 options, and Treliving clearly thought Byron would slip through. I just wish it didn't happen. I'd take him over Bollig/Raymond, possibly Jooris.

 

[Mike Mike Caron]

In an interview today he said that the first time he skated with a puck was september 15th, due to his surgery. He said that not playing before the Edmonton game was great for him cause he had a lot of time to train and get back in game shape; watching the games from the pressbox helped him understand the Habs system and do visualisation.

So i guess the other teams in the league knew that and the Flames hope he would fly under the radar.

 

[Ace Rimmer]

I understand WHY he was waived. Plenty of bottom 6 options, and Treliving clearly thought Byron would slip through. I just wish it didn't happen. I'd take him over Bollig/Raymond, possibly Jooris.

I think it was as much a financial decision as a hockey decision, if not more leaning towards the financial aspects. All other things being equal, I think many of us would agree that we'd keep Byron over Raymond 90% of the time.

Problem is the Flames seem reluctant to pay anyone a big salary in the minors (Kotalik, for example) and I get that - these guys don't get rich giving money away.

I won't compare Byron to Bollig simply because it's comparing apples to, uh, bigger apples, or oranges, or something. But they're a different class? category? of player in my mind. But still fringe players at most.

I also think that waiving a player can get rid of any built in complacency they might have - there are no guarantees Byron would have scored a single goal with the Flames had we kept him.

So good for Byron finding a landing spot in Montreal, and I do wish him continued success.

 

[ottawa]

Did this guy just have no value that the Flames waived him instead of attempting to trade him? I can imagine teams giving up at least a 5th for him, he is so great on the PK and incredibly fast.

Arguably the best breakaway guy in the league this season too! (jk, I saw his fail montage) But seriously, he must have had at least some value.

 

[I Hate Blake Coleman]

You guys are making way too big of a deal out of this. It's Paul Byron ffs. Not some beleaguered star we chased out of town.

 

[Skobel24]

You guys are making way too big of a deal out of this. It's Paul Byron ffs. Not some beleaguered star we chased out of town.

Byron > Seguin

 

[Ace Rimmer]

Did this guy just have no value that the Flames waived him instead of attempting to trade him? I can imagine teams giving up at least a 5th for him, he is so great on the PK and incredibly fast.

Arguably the best breakaway guy in the league this season too! (jk, I saw his fail montage) But seriously, he must have had at least some value.

He had enough value that someone would take him for free, but not enough value that someone would offer a non-player asset for him.

You guys are making way too big of a deal out of this. It's Paul Byron ffs. Not some beleaguered star we chased out of town.

This.

 

[Anglesmith]

He had enough value that someone would take him for free, but not enough value that someone would offer a non-player asset for him.

Interestingly, if the insiders are to be believed, he would've had not enough value to be claimed had it not been for the Kassian incident. His low point totals compared to his play last year really helped in that regard.

 

[Dertell]

If you guys repeat "byron was irrelevant, he had no value" hundreds more time, waiving him will magically become a smart move.

 

[Lunatik]

Interestingly, if the insiders are to be believed, he would've had not enough value to be claimed had it not been for the Kassian incident. His low point totals compared to his play last year really helped in that regard.

Well I think the insiders would be spot on. Montreal was 29th in waiver priority and had a full roster until Kassian was injured/suspended