The Buffalo Sabres shook up their core by trading Dylan Cozens to the Ottawa Senators for Josh Norris, but is it what they need?

Dylan Cozens and Dennis Gilbert were traded to the Ottawa Senators by the Buffalo Sabres on Friday for Josh Norris and Jacob Bernard-Docker. Ottawa also received a second-round pick in the 2026 NHL Draft.

The Ottawa Senators have acquired forward Dylan Cozens, defenceman Dennis Gilbert and a 2026 2nd round pick from the Buffalo Sabres in exchange for forward Josh Norris and defenceman Jacob Bernard-Docker.

The Buffalo Sabres and Ottawa Senators pulled off the second-biggest deal of the NHL’s trade deadline on Friday morning when Buffalo agreed to send 24-year-old center Dylan Cozens, 28-year-old defenseman Dennis Gilbert and a 2026 second-round pick to Ottawa for 25-year-old center Josh Norris and

The Ottawa Senators are shaking their core by acquiring center Dylan Cozens, Dylan Cozens, and a 2026 second-round pick from the Buffalo Sabres in exchange for Joshua Norris and Jacob Bernard-Docker.

Norris is looking to get past the “initial shock” of being traded, saying goodbye to good friends in Ottawa and having to settle in Buffalo.

Looks like the Ottawa Senators got their man at the 2025 NHL Trade Deadline. Also, the Buffalo Sabres are certainly taking care of business to try to rework the makeup of their lineup.

The Senators and Sabres are closing in on a blockbuster trade involving Dylan Cozens before the NHL trade deadline