Ottawa Senators trade Norris, Bernard-Docker to Buffalo

The Ottawa Senators have announced a trade with the Sabres, sending Josh Norris and Jacob Bernard-Docker to Buffalo. CTV’s Dylan Dyson has the details.

The Ottawa Senators have announced a trade with the Sabres, sending Josh Norris and Jacob Bernard-Docker to Buffalo.

The deal was announced Friday. Steve Staios, general manager of the Senators, says the team has acquired centre Dylan Cozens, defenceman Dennis Gilbert and a second-round pick in the 2026 NHL Draft in exchange.

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Cozens, 24, a native of Whitehorse, Yukon, was Buffalo’s first-round selection at the 2019 NHL Draft. He has posted 77 goals and 197 points over 341 regular-season games with the Sabres. Cozens has registered 11 goals and 31 points over 61 regular-season games in the 2024-25 season, which is his fifth campaign with the team.

“Cozens won a gold medal with Team Canada at the 2020 IIHF World Junior Championship, scoring a goal in the title game against Russia. At the 2021 IIHF World Junior Championship, he scored 16 points in seven games. His point total then tied for the fifth highest by a Team Canada player in WJC history,” the Senators said.

Gilbert, 28, is a native of Buffalo, New York. He has appeared in 107 NHL games with Chicago, Colorado, Calgary and Buffalo. This season, he appeared in 25 games with the Buffalo Sabres, registering five points.