Bowen Byram’s Next Move Is Buffalo’s Biggest Offseason Puzzle

Bowen Byram has turned into the kind of offseason question that can make a front office sweat through June. Buffalo has to decide whether to keep building around a talented young defenseman or weigh the kind of move that changes the shape of the blue line. The longer this drags on, the more every whisper around the Sabres starts sounding like a clue. For a team that needs clarity, Byram is suddenly the name that tells you where the whole summer is headed.