{"id":372601,"date":"2026-06-24T05:35:23","date_gmt":"2026-06-24T05:35:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/372601\/"},"modified":"2026-06-24T05:35:23","modified_gmt":"2026-06-24T05:35:23","slug":"nhl-trade-senators-acquire-william-eklund-from-san-jose-sharks","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/372601\/","title":{"rendered":"NHL Trade: Senators Acquire William Eklund From San Jose Sharks"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Social Media Feature Preview\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/HLhrciuXYAEi6fm.jpeg\"\/>The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nhltraderumors.me\/search\/label\/Ottawa%20Senators\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Ottawa Senators<\/a> have made their first move of the post-Brady Tkachuk era on Tuesday afternoon. The Sens have swung a deal with the San Jose Sharks to acquire forward William Eklund.<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Oh Ek YEAH!<\/p>\n<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/hashtag\/Sens?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" rel=\"nofollow\">#Sens<\/a> have acquired forward William Eklund, Kasper Halttunen, and the rights to Brandon Svoboda in exchange for the 9th overall pick in the 2026 NHL Draft. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/Q2PYSDVvzN\" rel=\"nofollow\">pic.twitter.com\/Q2PYSDVvzN<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Ottawa Senators (@Senators) <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/Senators\/status\/2069526050065858690?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" rel=\"nofollow\">June 23, 2026<\/a> So the Sens trade one of the first-rounders they got in the Brady Tkachuk deal, sending the 9th overall pick in Friday&#8217;s draft, in return for Eklund, Kasper Halttunen, and the rights to Brandon Svoboda.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Eklund, the 23-year-old playmaking forward, finished with\u00a015 goals and 53 points in 78 games this past season with San Jose, playing in their top six. As <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/FriedgeHNIC\/status\/2069526069246398667?s=20\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">Elliotte Friedman<\/a> notes, the Senators were focused on landing a talented, young, offensively skilled player, and they got one in Eklund. <\/p>\n<p>&#8220;William is a dynamic and skilled forward, who\u00a0plays with\u00a0a competitive edge. We are excited to\u00a0welcome\u00a0him\u00a0to the Senators organization\u00a0and\u00a0he will fit in\u00a0well with our core group of players,&#8221; said Senators GM Steve Staios. <\/p>\n<p>Eklund already comes armed with a new three-year extension that begins next season, with a $5.6 million AAV.<\/p>\n<p>The trade gives the Sharks two picks in the top 10 of the draft.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Reunites Eklund with best buddy Fabian Zetterlund. Paves way for Stenberg to be drafted and clears money off the books as well. <\/p>\n<p>The Sharks&#8217; longest-tenured player is now&#8230;? <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/MS29PHKU5H\" rel=\"nofollow\">https:\/\/t.co\/MS29PHKU5H<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Curtis Pashelka (@CurtisPashelka) <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/CurtisPashelka\/status\/2069524813312602308?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" rel=\"nofollow\">June 23, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n<p>And as Sharks&#8217; beat writer Curtis Pashelka notes, this trade reunites Eklund with his good friend from Sweden, Fabian Zetterlund, who just completed his first full season in Ottawa.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Additionally, all signs are now pointing to the Sharks selecting another Swede with the No. 2 overall pick in the Draft, Ivar Stenberg, to replace Eklund.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"The Ottawa Senators have made their first move of the post-Brady Tkachuk era on Tuesday afternoon. 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