Buffalo Sabres, Michael Kesselring and Columbus Blue Jackets
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Kesselring broke out with 29 points (7+22) in 2024-25 and boasts the skills, including one of the NHL’s hardest shots, to continue leveling up, offensively. He’ll also factor into what’s been the league’s top penalty kill (93.9 percent).
Bernard-Docker played 15 games for the Sabres. The team had 52 percent of the expected goals when he was on the ice at five-on-five. He had some chemistry with Owen Power, got in a fight and had a goal and three assists.
Last summer, the Buffalo Sabres shipped disgruntled left-winger JJ Peterka to the Utah Mammoth in exchange for defenseman Michael Kesselring and left-winger Josh Doan.
Goaltender Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen and defenseman Michael Kesselring exited with injuries during the Buffalo Sabres’ 5-3 preseason loss to the Pittsburgh Penguins at KeyBank Center on Wednesday.