Well now, that's an interesting swap for Buffalo - they're basically saying this Kesselring kid has got some real potential if he can put it together, but they weren't willing to bet their own future assets on it. Kind of a low-risk move for whoever gets him, I suppose.

This is a classic salary cap dump disguised as a prospect exchange - Kesselring has decent ceiling as a depth defenseman but his floor is pretty concerning given the limited sample size, and swapping first rounders just feels like both teams are kicking the can down the road.