Bowen Byram is a candidate for an offer sheet, with the St. Louis Blues and the San Jose Sharks showing interest. The Blues have created cap space by losing Leddy and have a potential $6.5 million cushion. However, they lack a second-round pick and must navigate salary limits to make an offer. The Sharks, needing to trade with the Penguins due to their own pick situation, face limitations on offer sheet tiers. A trade involving Byram seems likely, with the Blues and Sharks as potential trade partners.
The Blues created up a good chunk of cap space by purposely losing Leddy to waivers, and have a $6.5 million cushion in Torey Krug, who will not be able to play again and can be placed on LTIR, freeing up overage space.
The Sharks would have to make a trade with the Penguins to facilitate a Byram offer sheet. They do not have their third-round pick, which eliminates any tier except the $2.34 million to $4.68 million one. Byram is unlikely to accept that contract.
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