Confirmed Trade: [OTT/SJS] William Eklund, Kasper Halttunen, Brandon Svoboda for 2026 FLA 1st round pick (9th overall)

[Zman5778]

Is 9th overall enough?

IMO, 9th overall is too much for Eklund by himself.

 

[Relapsing]

 

[gary559]

Didn't he cry when Zetterlund was traded? This is poetry.

 

[TheOrganist]

Sorry, William. You can't block this one, bro.

 

[Canadienna]

I was hoping SJ was just going to keep stacking up their Forwards and roll like 3 1st lines.

 

[hotcabbagesoup]

Are the two related? Why not have both?

They're not, but Eklund's best friend is current Ottawa Senator Fabian Zetterlund.

 

[Gil Gunderson]

Ughh we’re giving up Spence aren’t we?

 

[KevinRedkey]

I hope its 25 and Hensler/Spence

 

[hotcabbagesoup]

Senators gonna add Jason Robertson, Mason McTavish, Alexis Lafrienere, Jake DeBrusk, Jordan Kyrou, Jake DeBrusk, and William Eklund all in the same summer

I've heard they also want Alex Tuch too!

 

[Cogburn]

Senators gonna add Jason Robertson, Mason McTavish, Alexis Lafrienere, Jake DeBrusk, Jordan Kyrou, Jake DeBrusk, and William Eklund all in the same summer

Don't forget Jake Debrusk, Jake Debrusk and Jake Debrusk.

 

[Senscore]

I've grown very attached to 9th overall the last few days steve

 

[1specter]

Sharks picking Stenberg?

 

[Juxtaposer]

I had a weird feeling that this trade was going to happen.

 

[atlanticobserver]

Oh look another thread of "Sens interested for winger X"

Can we just put this into a megathread until something more concrete comes out? This is like two threads a day at this point

Can you jinx the Lightning into trading for Marchenko? I'll venmo you if it works

 

[Brodeur]

Kings had some behind the scenes draft day video last year. San Jose offered #30 and #53 for #24, but then the offer was pulled off the table (LA ended up dealing #24 for #31 and #59). Maybe not coincidentally Ottawa took Logan Hensler with #23?

 

[Retinalz]

Eklund is Eklund, but 9oa could be anything. It could even be Eklund, you know how much we want him.

 

[Zarzh]

Could be decent, but I'm getting the sinking feeling that Grier is going to do something really stupid.

 

[Sergei Shirokov]

9th overall seems steep for a complementary offensive winger, if that's the return.

 

[KevSkillz4]

If it's only 9th vs Eklund, good work by OTT, basically trade Tkachuk for Eklund, 25th, 2nd 2027, 1st 2029//2030... great haul

 

[Grinner]

I've heard they also want Alex Tuch too!

They seen awfully greedy

 

[Gil Gunderson]

If it’s 9th + Spence this robbery for San Jose.

 

[YMCMBYOLO]

Eklund fits better on the line with Tim than Brady ever did.

 

[5cotland]

Lol the Sharks are gonna have picks 2OA & 9OA.

Unbelievable for a team that is already absolutely stacked with young top talent. It's been a long rebuild for them but they are gonna be a contender for a long time.

 

[tomd]

I'm guessing Grieg and Spence

 

[Benedict Kovalchuk]

Love the new rising cap, there have been more trade this year alone before free agency and the draft than some offseasons used to have in their entirety.