Player Discussion Paul Byron

[Habs100]

If the Oilers traded for him, I wonder how many goals he'd get playing with McDavid. I would put money on 30. He's not the flashiest player with the puck, but he has breakaway speed and knows how to get to the slot or to the side of the net to put in rebounds.

Surprised to see that the Oilers did not have another single 30 goal scorer besides McDavid, even the players that played with him.

 

[GHJimmy]

If the Oilers traded for him, I wonder how many goals he'd get playing with McDavid. I would put money on 30. He's not the flashiest player with the puck, but he has breakaway speed and knows how to get to the slot or to the side of the net to put in rebounds.

Surprised to see that the Oilers did not have another single 30 goal scorer besides McDavid, even the players that played with him.

Man the speed of McDavid and Byron together! Seesh we would need a Byron 2.0 defense to keep up with these guys lol

 

[MasterDecoy]

This season's misery just won't end. What's next? Leafs win the cup! ?

They made the playoffs, so technically they already did

I love Byron. Uber shrewd move by the village idiot. That said, I'd trade him at deadline. I'm pretty sure he would be valued better elsewhere than he is here. Classic conundrum: sure we'd need him, but a f*** load more team would too and all things considered, we could replaced him with... something - doesn't matter, anything.

As for his injury: it's all bergevin's fault. Everything is. He pushed his trainers and doctors to tell Byron to pipe down. That's how far he goes. I know.

 

[GHJimmy]

My thread related to the surgery was merged into another thread, merge this one too? f***ing dumb.

 

[madhi19]

The stupidity of the management does not know any limit. If Stu Gowan info is solid the habs played the guy for close to two and a half months while injured. Six month recovery you do the math. Instead of having a shortened training Summer he won't have any. This is a team that was out of the playoff picture by December!

"Byron’s shoulder injury probably occurred late in the third period of a game in St. Louis on Jan. 30"

 

[Habs100]

The stupidity of the management does not know any limit. If Stu Gowan info is solid the habs played the guy for close to two and a half months while injured. Six month recovery you do the math. Instead of having a shortened training Summer he won't have any. This is a team that was out of the playoff picture by December!

"Byron’s shoulder injury probably occurred late in the third period of a game in St. Louis on Jan. 30"

I especially worry about the long term effects of playing injured coming back too soon - in particular with Weber and Danault, and now Byron.

 

[Tim Wallach]

How many straws before we get to the last one? Our medical staff/decision makers seem awful. Time to invest heavily in it like the Leafs did.

 

[Laurentide]

The stupidity of the management does not know any limit. If Stu Gowan info is solid the habs played the guy for close to two and a half months while injured. Six month recovery you do the math. Instead of having a shortened training Summer he won't have any. This is a team that was out of the playoff picture by December!

"Byron’s shoulder injury probably occurred late in the third period of a game in St. Louis on Jan. 30"

Agreed. They should have shut him down on Feb. 1st and scheduled the surgery. He could have been ready to go in time for training camp (either the Habs' or some other team's) Instead he has become yet another untradeable asset.

 

[LaP]

How many straws before we get to the last one? Our medical staff/decision makers seem awful. Time to invest heavily in it like the Leafs did.

I would not be surprised if it's a management decision. Players done for the season is not good for the sale of tickets.

 

[justafan22]

The infirmary list grows longer..

 

[ECWHSWI]

so, after the marvelous season the Habs just had, they're guaranteed to start the next 1 regular short already...

 

[Bieber fever]

The stupidity of the management does not know any limit. If Stu Gowan info is solid the habs played the guy for close to two and a half months while injured. Six month recovery you do the math. Instead of having a shortened training Summer he won't have any. This is a team that was out of the playoff picture by December!

"Byron’s shoulder injury probably occurred late in the third period of a game in St. Louis on Jan. 30"

You dont have all the info

 

[mariolemieux66]

I would not be surprised if it's a management decision. Players done for the season is not good for the sale of tickets.

Bergevin really thought his team's "ATTITUDE" would work itself out and that they would make the playoffs. Anything can happen in the playoffs, even having a damaged shoulder healing up.

 

[mariolemieux66]

You dont have all the info

That's second guessing.

 

[madhi19]

You dont have all the info

We think we know when he got hurt, and we know when he went under the knife. But you want to hear speculation, I give you some. Maybe if they shut him down immediately he does not even need surgery. A crapload of major injuries are the result of guys making it worse by playing hurt.

 

[The Gr8 Dane]

Mickey Mouse organisation

 

[Mike Mike Caron]

Surgery and playing hurt is always a choice of the player, much like you in real life.

 

[pepperMonkey]

How many straws before we get to the last one? Our medical staff/decision makers seem awful. Time to invest heavily in it like the Leafs did.

Might not have been their decision. Not that I'm against upgrading.

 

[Adam Michaels]

 

[CauZuki]

The stupidity of the management does not know any limit. If Stu Gowan info is solid the habs played the guy for close to two and a half months while injured. Six month recovery you do the math. Instead of having a shortened training Summer he won't have any. This is a team that was out of the playoff picture by December!

"Byron’s shoulder injury probably occurred late in the third period of a game in St. Louis on Jan. 30"

We were out of the playoff picture way before December.

 

[groovejuice]

Just want to reinforce the thanks you have earned for ages by posting so many excellent and informative tweets and other sources! Great work my friend!

 

[Adam Michaels]

Just want to reinforce the thanks you have earned for ages by posting so many excellent and informative tweets and other sources! Great work my friend!

Thanks, man! I appreciate the appreciation.

 

[EveryDay]

I knew it Paul Biron will be ready for the 1st game of the season, I have no doubt about it.

 

[Adam Michaels]

I knew it Paul Biron will be ready for the 1st game of the season, I have no doubt about it.

Very possible. He and Shaw both had surgery in April with a 6-month rehabilitation period. That would mark their return in October. Sometimes the time period they give is longer than the actual time required. So they can either be back in time for Game 1 or miss just a week or so.

 

[Lurch]

He will be ready for camp too.