Bo Byram’s first public comments about his third attempted return to the Avalanche this season sounded unsettling.
“I don’t want to get too excited,” the rookie defenseman said on April 5 in Pittsburgh, hours before he suited up for the first time in three months with the Avs.
One week and three games later, Byram was still in the lineup, and still not feeling any concussion-related symptoms he has experienced on and off for more than a year. Not long removed from contemplating the potential end of his hockey career, Byram has renewed energy and an opportunity to chase a Stanley Cup.