Senators acquire Cozens, Gilbert from Sabres for Norris, Bernard-Docker

The Canadian Press

· Posted: Mar 07, 2025 12:34 PM EST | Last Updated: 6 minutes ago

The Ottawa Senators person acquired centre Dylan Cozens and defenceman Dennis Gilbert from the Buffalo Sabres for centre Josh Norris and defenceman Jacob Bernard-Docker up of Friday's NHL commercialized deadline.

The Senators besides person a 2026 second-round draught prime from Buffalo successful the deal.

Cozens, a seventh-overall prime with the Sabres successful 2019, has 11 goals and 20 assists successful 61 games this season. The six-foot-three, 207-pound guardant adds size to Ottawa's lineup alongside skipper Brady Tkachuk.

The 24-year-old from Whitehorse signed a seven-year, US$49.70-million declaration during a breakout 2022-23 run with the Sabres wherever helium produced 31 goals and 37 assists successful 81 games.

Norris has 20 goals and 13 assists successful 53 games this season. The six-foot-two, 196-pound guardant has 90 goals and 66 assists successful 236 NHL games, each with the Senators, but has struggled to enactment healthy.

Bernard-Docker, a Senators first-round draught prime (26th overall) successful 2018, has 1 extremity and 3 assists successful 25 games.

The six-foot-two, 216-pound Gilbert has 5 assists successful 25 games this season.

The Senators (31-25-5) clasp the 2nd wild-card spot successful the Eastern Conference with 67 points successful 61 games this season. The New York Rangers besides person 67 points portion Detroit and Montreal are a constituent behind. The Sabres, meanwhile, fertile past successful the conference.

Norris arrived successful Ottawa via commercialized from San Jose successful September 2018, erstwhile the Senators sent skipper Erik Karlsson to the Sharks.

The 25-year-old American is successful the 3rd play of an eight-year, US$63.6-million declaration that helium signed aft scoring 35 goals successful 66 games successful 2021-22.

Bernard-Docker, 24, is simply a pending restricted escaped agent, portion the 28-year-old Gilbert is simply a pending unrestricted escaped agent.