Pedzisa mutsara unotevera: Apo NHL lockout yakapera uye kutamba kwakatangazve kwegore ra2005-06 NHL, Kesler akabatana neCanucks kwegore rake rokutanga rakazara nechikwata, achitamba mumitambo yose ye82 uye kupedzisa mwaka nemapoinzi 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 mumiriri mune ramangwana. VaCanucks vaiva nevhiki imwe chete yokuenzanisa kupiwa kwacho kana kuti kugamuchira chisarudzo chokutanga chokutanga kubva kuFlyers muna
2007 semubhadharo. Mazuva maviri pashure pokusaina, maCanucks akaenzana nechipo cheFlyers.