NHL rosters have to be set by today, and therefore plenty of players were available on the waiver wire.
Byron produced six goals and 13 assists in 57 games last season, playing alongside Mikael Backlund and Lance Bouma for 38% of his shifts, Markus Granlund and Johnny Gaudreau for almost 35% of his shifts.
Byron will provide depth for a squad that just lost the services of Zack Kassian. He comes with a $900,000 salary cap hit, and is an unrestricted free agent at the end of the year.