How Bowen Byram's innate confidence helps him play his style, handle pressure with Blackhawks
There is enormous pressure on new Blackhawks No. 1 defenseman Bowen Byram to justify the assets the team relinquished to acquire him and live up to the six-year, $75 million contract they gave him.Former No. 1 defenseman Seth Jones faced similarly enormous pressure and never seemed to fully get out from under it.But the Hawks have reason to believe Byram can. He possesses an innate, unshakable self-belief that he can be a stellar No. 1 defenseman and that he is worth $75 million."There’s a…
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