Confirmed Trade: [SJS/BUF] Michael Kesselring and 2026 1st round pick (27th overall) for 2026 1st round pick (20th overall)

[MMC]

 

[GKJ]

Basically a 2nd round pick value for Kesselring

 

[ThorNton Apologist]

Meh. Cost from 20th to 27th would be at least a mid/late 2nd. Somewhat expensive

 

[Turin]

Great move for SJ

 

[Devils Trap]

Great trade by SJS IMO. Hes gonna bounce back

Under 25 6'4 RHD with good potential. I like the deal

 

[Lavar Ball]

I like it Kesselring was great last year but kinda got buried in BUF

 

[Poppy Whoa Sonnet]

I like it for both sides!

 

[Empoleon8771]

Basically a 2nd round pick value for Kesselring

Yeah I was gonna say, Kesselring felt like his value was a 2nd and he was basically traded for that value. Feels pretty fair to me.

If I were in Buffalo's spot, I might have preferred the 2nd over just trading up 7 spots though.

 

[5cotland]

Great trade by SJS IMO. Hes gonna bounce back

Under 25 6'4 RHD with good potential. I like the deal

He's 26 fam

 

[atlanticobserver]

Startling move for Buffalo. What would that make Kesselring's value straight-up? A second? Jeez, this is so much better for SJ than paying any of the free agent RHDs 8 figures or close to it. Fantastic trade for the Sharks

 

[Foppberg]

He's 26 fam

Same thing

 

[dgibb10]

Trade values kesselring equivalent to 47th overall.

 

[Soundgarden]

I like it for both teams, San Jose gets another solid NHLer, Buffalo moves up.

 

[Empoleon8771]

Startling move for Buffalo. What would that make Kesselring's value straight-up? A second? Jeez, this is so much better for SJ than paying any of the free agent RHDs 8 figures or close to it. Fantastic trade for the Sharks

Tbh I have a feeling some of these RFA defensemen get stupid contracts too. Kesselring may have been asking for like $4+ million on an extension which Buffalo simply couldn't justify doing.

It's the same reason Spence is rumored to be available, Ottawa doesn't want to pay him what he's going to cost.

 

[HavocWreaker]

The dominoes are falling. Seems like a good pick up for San Jose. Hope it works out.

 

[ShootIt]

He's 26 fam

Unc may bounce back.

 

[SpeakingOfTheDevils]

Big time bounce-back candidate. I like it for SJ.

 

[BB88]

Startling move for Buffalo. What would that make Kesselring's value straight-up? A second? Jeez, this is so much better for SJ than paying any of the free agent RHDs 8 figures or close to it. Fantastic trade for the Sharks

Kesselring was a healthy scratch for Buffalo, now they are set up a bit better for draft?

 

[bov]

Ok, not bad. Makes sense for SJ and Buffalo gets to move up for a guy who just didn't work out.

 

[Stuzchuk]

good move for SJ, Kesselring seems out of his comfort zone in BUF

 

[sxvnert]

Great trade for both teams.

 

[atlanticobserver]

Tbh I have a feeling some of these RFA defensemen get stupid contracts too. Kesselring may have been asking for like $4+ million on an extension which Buffalo simply couldn't justify doing.

It's the same reason Spence is rumored to be available, Ottawa doesn't want to pay him what he's going to cost.

I think you could be right, but still. Kesselring for $4ish or Spence for $5ish AAV sounds a hell of a lot better than 2 years of John Carlson for anything close to $10 mil. And I like John Carlson!

 

[GKJ]

Yeah I was gonna say, Kesselring felt like his value was a 2nd and he was basically traded for that value. Feels pretty fair to me.

If I were in Buffalo's spot, I might have preferred the 2nd over just trading up 7 spots though.

For the season he had, I don’t think so. But if you believe in the player, the Sharks don’t have any veteran defensemen signed

 

[themelkman]

I like it but I don't love it. I wanted Kesselring but there are some good draft fallers potentially around at 20.

Not sure he should've held this much value

 

[Sombastate]

So Buffalo traded Peterka and 27 for Doan and 20.

Hard to be mad at that.