NHL trade grades: Sabres commit grand larceny in sending Byram to the Blackhawks

The Buffalo Sabres have traded defenseman Bowen Byram and forward Jordan Greenway to the Chicago Blackhawks in exchange for the 4th and 45th picks in the 2026 NHL Draft, plus defenseman Louis Crevier. Byram, 25, is considered a dynamic offensive talent whom Chicago nearly drafted in 2019, but analysts view the Blackhawks as having given up an extraordinary haul for a player who is not a guaranteed top defenseman. The New York Times graded the deal as 'grand larceny' in Buffalo's favor.