There's going to be someone who claims that Byron has negative value: he doesn't, though his production does not warrent his contract. I bet that they would have to add a little more to get that deal done.

I think the deals for Suzuki, Romanov and Evans look great.

Though: I am not sure they will be able to land Wright. They would either have to finish in last, have the Hurricanes finish in last (both are unlikely), or have one (or both) of the Canadiens and Hurricanes miss the playoffs AND win the lottery, ergo moving up 10 spots in the draft (this would, of course, mean that one of those teams finished as one of the 10 worst teams in the NHL). PHEW! BUT....I hope it happens! He is a heck of a player, and I'd feel bad for him if he had to go to some of the other markets. He'd be great for a hockey-mad city.

I got nothing against Byron, I know he’s a solid player in his own right.

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The issue is just roster space - CBJ have (and will likely still have a year from now) a lot of youngin’s who need viable roster spots to get some playing time.

That being said, depending on how this season goes, and how many of the “veterans” CBJ move this season/off-season, I think he could be a decent pick-up for the locker room, help bring some roster stability.



This is just a long winded way of saying “sure, maybe.”