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Like somewhere in that range for Kesselring.

So if they're looking at this and saying, hey, we still need more talent to come through.

We don't want to deplete the picks.

We want to just move back in the draft and treat the acquisition as if we gave up a second round pick or a late second, high third.

And as you mentioned, it's a creative way to go about it.

It's not a huge, like, punitive measure to go down seven spots to get something into your NHL roster.

And actually, like, until he arrived this season in Buffalo, Kesselring was kind of one of those intriguing...

five like four or five tweener D man and hey let's see what's going to grow for him didn't go too well in Buffalo and their season was kind of up and down and he may have been part of that as well and having his conflict within that as well so I like this proposition bet for San Jose you get a functional player who can play minutes for you you move down seven spots which just you know pending how your tears go and

You should still be in a range that you might get someone you really like.

And you didn't have to deplete any draft picks for it.

You just moved down.

This felt more like an NFL trade, to be honest.

He's in need of a contract, right?

He's an RFA right now.

And for a team that's kind of pressed up against it,

Not having to pay someone else on the 2026 books matters for them.

Yeah, I'm just treating Castle Ring as like a draft pick right now, right?

So if you are Buffalo, it's like, hey, how do we move up seven spots?

Oh, it costs us a third round pick.

It's that reality.