Confirmed with Link: Flames sign Paul Byron to 1-year, $900K contract

[OvermanKingGainer]

I'd take Byron over any of Ferland, Bollig, Raymond, Jooris, Shore.

His speed and two way game is something that nobody else brings. Yes, his shot percentage for breakaways was poor, but he's still creating chances that the guys above don't create.

I would argue Jooris brings most of Byron brings, albeit not quite the speed.

 

[I Hate Blake Coleman]

Jooris > Byron

 

[Volica]

Why compare Byron's career with Bouma's best season?

Byron has been the more offensive player than Bouma. Better career PPG. It's just that Bouma hit a big stride and kept it going while Byron was plagued by injuries. It wasn't like Byron played horribly last season, lots of posters here undervalue him because of his bad conversion rate on breakaways.

The reason I showed Byron's career versus last year of Bouma is the fact Bouma scored almost as many goals last year as Byron has through his career.

On guy found another level, got really lucky during his contract year; the other wasn't as successful.

In the NHL; you can get some sick contracts for a big post season alone; not even one good year.