The 2018 offseason for the Montreal Canadiens had an interesting but less than ideal theme. It was a summer of procedures for members of the organization. Some were expected, such as Shea Weber‘s (first surgery) as well as Andrew Shaw‘s, and others came out of left field for those who weren’t that informed. Paul Byron‘s fell in between those two extremes.
The 29-year-old was dealing with something towards the end of the season. The Montreal Canadiens would have practices without Byron on the ice as he’d be given a maintenance day.