The Buffalo Sabres have traded defenceman Bowen Byram and forward Jordan Greenway to the Chicago Blackhawks in exchange for the No. 4 and No. 45 selections in the 2026 NHL Draft and defenceman Louis Crevier, according to TSN Hockey Insider Chris Johnston.
Byram, 25, registered 11 goals and 42 points in 82 games with the Sabres last season while averaging 22:20 of ice time and a plus-15 rating.
He added four goals and seven points in 13 playoff games while averaging 22:24 of ice time before his team was eliminated in the second round.
The 6-foot-1, left-shot blueliner is entering the final season of a two-year, $12.5 million contract that carries a cap hit of $6.25 million. He is scheduled to become an unrestricted free agent at the end of the 2026-27 campaign.
Byram was acquired by the Sabres from the Colorado Avalanche in March of 2024 in exchange for forward Casey Mittelstadt.
Drafted fourth overall by the Avalanche in 2019, Byram has 44 goals and 152 points in 328 career games split between the Avalanche and Sabres.
Byram also helped the Avalanche to a Stanley Cup championship in 2022, recording nine assists in 20 games during their playoff run with a plus-15 rating while averaging 19:22 of ice time.
The Cranbrook, B.C., native represented Canada at the 2024 World Hockey Championship, finishing fourth. He also represented his country twice at the World Juniors, winning gold in 2020 and silver in 2021.
Greenway, 29, recorded a goal and six points in 40 games with the Sabres last season. He added two goals and three points in 13 playoff games before his team was eliminated in the second round.
The 6-foot-6 winger is entering the final season of a two-year, $8 million contract that carries a cap hit of $4 million. He is scheduled to become an unrestricted free agent at the end of the 2026-27 campaign.
Drafted 50th overall by the Minnesota Wild in 2015, Greenway has 56 goals and 165 points in 475 career games split between the Wild and Sabres.
