JJ Peterka TRADED to Utah – What’s Next for the Mammoth and the Sabres? | The Sheet with Jeff Marek

JJ Peterka TRADED to Utah – What’s Next for the Mammoth and the Sabres? | The Sheet with Jeff Marek

all right um Buffalo and Utah uh all began well they got the whispers about it last night and uh JJ Purka for Josh Don and Michael Kessle Ring right shot defenseman as uh as you’ve noted um at this time of year and then in the off season let me let me frame this this way Pierre i really don’t like to make my mind up about teams until I see the entire body of what a general manager does in the off season just like I look at Vancouver and right now like Rutherford and Alvine are getting knocked um for the Evander for the Evander Kane trade i keep saying to myself I don’t keep looking at these as oneoffs look at the totality of what an organization does leading into next season so let me temper it that way right now it’s not a great looking trade for the Buffalo Sabres this is a frontline guy in in JJ Purka um you know he’s he’s I think we can all look at him and say like like what’s the minimum for him next year 35 goals on on a on a team like Utah probably
I would say yeah probably
right and um Josh Don is not a first line player michael Kessler is going to probably line up with with Owen Power and it’s a kind of defenseman that Owen Power probably should be playing with but right now this one tilts to Utah if we’re doing like hot take right away who won who lost how do you see this trade
it’s one of those you’re going to have to wait and see the other part that nobody’s talking about Devon Levi who’s one of their top prospects in Rochester he played with Michael Kessler at Nor Eastern University so there’s a sense of familiarity there and you have to think that Devon Levi is going to be in the NHL next year so that’s a positive thing and I’m sure they picked his brain one of the things that I think Buffalo’s actually done well they’ve evaluated Americanborn players extremely well josh Don even though his father’s Canadian Josh Don is American kid and you look at Kessle Ring same kind of thing American kid um they’re really good at that it started with a I think a mandate from ownership by Mr pigula we’re going to be experts in certain areas and one of those are going to be American-born players because if you look at a lot of the guys they’ve added since Mr pagoula’s been there Americanborn players
you know Jo like I’ll use the last one josh Norris comes to Buffalo from Ottawa
he’s an American-born player even though his father’s Canadian so I’m just saying that like that that kind of I think that kind of infiltrated their organization there’s something there and let me give you another example
so the year that they drafted Casey Middlestat this is again this is this is when when Jason Ball and Randy Sexton ran it
um all the scouts the night before everybody was in agreement you know the night before okay who we taking if Martin Nus is available we’re taking Martin Nus
comes time to make the pick and B roll and Sexton stand up and say okay we’re taking Casey Middlestat all the scouts went “What we’re taking I thought we disagreed we’re taking Martin Nes.” Uh okay boss we’re We’re taking Casey but you’re right like when when when the Buffalo Sabres get a chance their default setting is go to the American kid you’re right
so I think it’s early to judge a trade so I want to give it full opportunity to flourish michael Kessler has never played better than what he’s done in the last calendar year jeeoff he’s been really good that’s true you’re right
he’s been really good i’m just he’s been a if you look at his career stats he’s mostly been a minus player because he’s tried to do too much this the first time at a real high level he’s been a plus player on a non-playoff team that’s hard to do as you know and I thought he was important for the Americans when they were overseas at the World Championships this year they win a gold medal so hats off to him for that but I here’s what I’d say josh Stone is going to be a very useful utility player for them he’s not going to be a firstline dominant player like a JJ Purka can be
okay so we’ll see what uh what happens next with these two teams do do you buy my theory now that that right side spot is open on the blue line with Aaron Eblad and a lot of cap space still for Utah does that make sense to Pierre Magcguire
it 100% it does the only caveat I have to disagreement what happens if Florida does something and finds a way to keep Aaron blood it’s it’s it seems
outside of that I think your theory holds a lot of weight
i I’m with you i just don’t know whether and I keep trying to figure Okay so if if this guy’s eight and then we’ll see what they give Marianne like how much money is left here unless they make a move like is is Aaron Ecklad coming back for six or six and a half i don’t know that I see it like I know what you mean i’m sure would love to see
I’m with you but that’s why that caveat is if he decides to stay there because I think they’re going to do everything they can um but I love your theory you know you look at it Sergachev and him and that’s a that’s a good start for them that looks good that’s a good start
good start andre Turing just became a real good coach
why did they get another goalie well I think that’s going to be part I do think that’s going to be so I do think that’s going to be part of their plan and I really do if you enjoyed that video and we certainly hope that you do please hit the subscribe button right there here at Daily Face Off i will put this lineup up against any hockey lineup anywhere it all gets underway at 9:00 Eastern with Morning Cup of Hockey that is Johnny Lazarus that is Colby Cohen then at noon it’s DFO Live and then 3:00 Eastern The Sheet get caught up on everything in hockey

On this clip from The Sheet, host Jeff Marek is joined by Pierre McGuire to break down the trade that sent JJ Peterka to the Utah Mammoth in exchange for Josh Doan and Michael Kesselring heading to Buffalo. The two dive into what this deal means for the Sabres’ future, how Peterka fits into Utah’s plans, and whether the Mammoth may have more moves up their sleeve. With a sharp evaluation of each side’s strategy, McGuire and Marek attempt to make sense of the direction both franchises are heading as the offseason heats up

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