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Originally Posted by Erick Estrada
I like this trade for Buffalo. They are giving up a good winger but getting back a 25 year old, 6’5”, RHS defenseman that can play top 4. I don’t think the return is nearly as bad as some think it is.
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It's a sneaky good return IMO.
I'm a big fan of Kesselring. Big, mean, solid defensively, RH shot, and had 7 goals and 29 points last year so he's not bad offensively either.
He's a better and meaner RH version of Bahl.
Doan is pretty good too. Good AHL numbers, decent NHL numbers, and had good underlying stats for a young player.
Reminds me a bit of the Savoie/Mcleod trade last year where at first glance it looks bad but then dig deeper and Buffalo is giving up a one dimensional player for players that are much better 200 ft players.
It probably depends on if Peterka can remain an elite finisher or if this year was a bit lucky. His 5v5 shooting percentage was abnormally high, and he was very dependent on rush chances and isn't good at driving possession, so there is some risk there for sure.