{"id":92434,"date":"2025-06-26T11:19:10","date_gmt":"2025-06-26T11:19:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nhl\/92434\/"},"modified":"2025-06-26T11:19:10","modified_gmt":"2025-06-26T11:19:10","slug":"jj-peterka-trade-grades-who-won-the-sabres-and-mammoth-deal","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nhl\/92434\/","title":{"rendered":"JJ Peterka trade grades: Who won the Sabres and Mammoth deal?"},"content":{"rendered":"

It seemed fairly certain that JJ Peterka would be dealt in the 2025 NHL offseason — he was set to be a restricted free agent and was going to get a BIG raise and deservedly so. The German forward who was a 2020 second-rounder for the Buffalo Sabres<\/a> came off a career-high in points and assists to add to another solid goal-scoring season with 27.<\/p>\n

And that’s what happened as we get set for the 2025 NHL Draft. The Sabres dealt him to the Utah Mammoth<\/a>, which means it’s time for us to hand out some trade grades to see who won this one.<\/p>\n

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Let’s dive in:<\/p>\n

JJ Peterka trade details for the Sabres and Mammoth<\/p>\n

SABRES GET: F Josh Doan, D Michael Kesselring<\/p>\n

MAMMOTH GET: F JJ Peterrka (and they immediately signed him to a five-year deal with an AAV of $7.7 million)<\/p>\n

Utah Mammoth trade grade<\/p>\n

The Mammoth are building something really good here. They’ve got a great core with names like Logan Cooley, Clayton Keller, Dylan Guenther and Mikhail Sergachev. Now? They added some firepower at the wing with Peterka without giving up a ton.<\/p>\n

Peterka does need to work on his defense if he really wants to be a star in the league, but what we’ve seen on offense at such a young age is pretty fantastic. This is the right kind of move for a team on the rise, and I’m betting he’ll live up to that contract right away and best that career-high.<\/p>\n

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GRADE: A-<\/p>\n

Buffalo Sabres trade grade<\/p>\n

It’s such a bummer that the Sabres can’t keep him. Let’s start there. But if there was any indication that he didn’t want to be in Buffalo long-term, they might as well get something back.<\/p>\n

They got two somethings back: the 6-foot-5 Kesselring has some potential to be in the mix in the top-two defensemen for the club, while Doan — yes, he’s the son of Shane Doan — could add some two-way bite to the Sabres.<\/p>\n

It’s not a bad return at all, but given Peterka’s untapped potential, it just may not be enough when we look back on this trade in a few years.<\/p>\n

GRADE: B<\/p>\n

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