Bowen Byram’s start with the Chicago Blackhawks hasn’t gone how he or anyone else would’ve drawn it up. He was a major trade pickup from the Buffalo Sabres this offseason. The Blackhawks gave up Louis Crevier as well as the Nos. 4 and 45 picks in the 2026 NHL Draft to get Byram and Jordan […] The post When is Bowen Byram Coming Back? Why Blackhawks’ Trade Pickup Still Isn’t Playing appeared first on HEAVY.

Byram has one assist in six games, but has been out for the last two weeks

It’s been a relatively slow news week for the Chicago Blackhawks during the team’s five-day break without any games. The […]

The Chicago Blackhawks gambled on defenseman Bowen Byram, and things haven't looked great early on.

Bowen Byram has not gotten off to a good start to his tenure with the Chicago Blackhawks. That’s an objective fact. The playmaking defenseman isn’t making many plays after being traded from the Buffalo Sabres and then signed to a big contract extension. And yes, it’s always fair to consider these athletes as human beings […] The post NHL Insider Sparks Unfair Speculation About Blackhawks’ Bowen Byram appeared first on HEAVY.

This former Sabres defenseman is struggling early on with the Blackhawks.

Tyler Seguin snapped his scoring drought and the penalty kill remained perfect, but a resurgent Pittsburgh defense and a costly injury marred a gritty road battle.

Bowen Byram still has a long career ahead of him with the Chicago Blackhawks. He can still turn into the high-end defenseman they believed they were getting when they sent a big package to the Buffalo Sabres for him and then signed him to an expensive contract extension. But the early returns have been less […] The post Bowen Byram Sabres-to-Blackhawks Contract Questioned After Aho Embarrassment appeared first on HEAVY.

It’s still early, very early, but Bowen Byram isn’t yet making the Buffalo Sabres regret trading him to the Chicago Blackhawks. It was a headline-grabbing move in the offseason when the Sabres sent Byram, who had starred as a defenseman in Buffalo’s return to the playoffs, to the Blackhawks. So far, Byram hasn’t been grabbing […] The post Bowen Byram Making Sabres-Blackhawks Trade Look One-Sided appeared first on HEAVY.