Nyora kuenderera kweiyi ndima - Kana NHL lockout yapera uye kutamba kwatangazve mwaka wa2005-06 NHL, Kesler akabatana neCanucks mwaka wake wekutanga uzere nechikwata, achitamba mumitambo yese makumi masere nemasere uye achipedza mwaka aine mapoinzi makumi maviri nematatu. Nechibvumirano chake chepamusoro-soro chinopera mumwaka wepakati, Kesler akaramba $ 564,000 yakakodzera kupihwa kubva kuCanucks asati ave akasununguka akasununguka musi waJuly 1, 2006. Asingakwanisi kusvika kune imwe chibvumirano chitsva neCanucks, Kesler akasaina gore rimwe, $ 1.9 mamiriyoni ekupa pepa nePhiladelphia Flyers musi waSeptember 12. Mapepa ekupa kubva kuna maneja mukuru weFlyers Bobby Clarke ndiye wekutanga muNHL kubvira Tampa Bay Lightning yakapa imwe kuna Brett Hauer muna Chikunguru 1999. Kufamba kwacho kwaipokana zvikuru, nevatungamiriri vakuru veNHL vaishoropodza kuti muhoro wakawedzerwa waKesler waizokanganisa sei kusaina kwemahara emahara. MaCanucks aiva nevhiki imwe chete kuti aenzane nechipo chacho kana kuti kugamuchira chisarudzo chechipiri chedrafiti kubva kuFlyers muna 2007
somuripo. Mazuva maviri pashure pokusaina, maCanucks akaenzana nechipo cheFlyers.