Coming into the 2016-17 season, Paul Byron was already considered one of Marc Bergevin’s more savvy managerial moves. The general manager claimed a solid fourth-liner, coming off an 11-goal season, with speed to burn and defensively responsible enough to be usable in most situations.
I don’t think there’s a person on this earth who could have predicted what Byron accomplished in 2016-17.
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NHL.comTwo numbers stick out when looking at Byron’s season stat line. The first is 22: his career-high number of goals scored. The second is 23, or 22.