The Buffalo Sabres have re-signed defenseman Bowen Byram to a two-year contract with an average annual value of $6.25 million, the team announced Monday. He’s now under contract through the 2026-27 season.

There were an awful lot of rumours out there about the Vancouver Canucks this offseason, and not all that many of them ended up coming to fruition. The Canucks kept their first-round pick instead of trading it.

The Buffalo Sabres decision to go to salary arbitration with defenseman Bowen Byram last week  eliminated the possibility of another NHL club going the offer sheet route, but also opened up the possibility that the restricted free agent would walk his way to unrestricted free agency.

Bowen Byram and the Buffalo Sabres made headlines late Monday night by agreeing to a new two-year deal, avoiding salary arbitration. The $6.25M AAV extension calms weeks of NHL trade rumors and speculation surrounding the talented defenseman.

NHL insider David Pagnotta shut down rumors linking defenseman Bowen Byram with the Vancouver Canucks. On a Sekeres & Price podcast, Pagnotta said that any future deal between Byram and the Canucks would likely come "out of left field.

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Byram's newest K9 officer just got a little safer thanks to a donation from a non-profit that provides protective vests for police dogs.