Byram is hoping to create some more cool moments this year. He is one of seven potential returnees for Team Canada at the 2021 World Juniors. Byram, the fourth overall pick in the 2019 NHL draft, spoke to TSN this week from Vancouver and outlined what he learned from watching Nathan MacKinnon and Cale Makar during his time with the Colorado Avalanche in the playoff bubble. The following is an edited transcript of the conversation.
I know a lot of the guys who will be at the camp so that should make things pretty easy. Sometimes guys can put a lot of pressure on themselves thinking they need to be a guy that's leaned on heavily and obviously I want to be that guy, I want to be leader, but at the same time you just have to let things play out and do things to the best of your ability so that's all I'm really worried about." "You just have to enjoy it and be positive every day.