Confirmed with Link: [BUF/OTT] Dylan Cozens, Dennis Gilbert, and 2026 2nd for Josh Norris and Jacob Bernard-Docker

[DolanPlsGoSabres]

The Bills have Josh Allen the MVP
The Bandits have Josh Byrne the MVP

Now the Sabres have their Josh who will win the Hart Trophy

 

[Asymmetric Solution]

Fire Adams right now. Guy has never won a trade in his life.

 

[Beerz]

I don't think this trade is going to turn out well.

 

[5 Minute Major]

We’ve all witnessed Cozens play the past two seasons. We all wish he was the player he was before that but he isn’t.

With having that knowledge, unfortunately this is probably the best Cozens could land. An equally expensive player that is talented but a gamble. No team was coughing up a solid player in return.

 

[Sabre Dance]

What a terrible decision. We will regret it. But honestly who cares.

 

[MarkusKetterer]

I was expecting Cozens + Joker to go to Ottawa.

 

[Fjordsen]

What's your opinion about JBD? He's not for the top 4, is he? And for the third pair maybe not bad, Idk.

 

[slip]

We just traded one dog with fleas for another dog with fleas at an extra milly per year.

f*** off Kevyn.

 

[Dirty Dog]

Cozens just had to go. Norris is certainly the better player currently, with injury concerns. But I’ll take the swap

 

[Chainshot]

What's your opinion about JBD? He's not for the top 4, is he? And for the third pair maybe not bad, Idk.

He was the Sens 7 and in the lineup due to injuries. Other than handedness, I'm not sure this is anything other than piece for piece where the Sens wanted a harder physical player in Gilbert and Buffalo took back JBD as Joki-lite.

 

[SundherDome]

We addressed our 2c..maybe 1c? For a guy who was just spiraling and paid 7+ for 5 more years, Gilbert and a second next year.

That is a massive win for Adams and add in JBD as a transitional right handed shot. Staple him to Power and show him the blueprint to getting paid.

 

[Chainshot]

One thing, they did take on a tiny smidge of salary in this deal.

 

[BowieSabresFan]

We traded a winger for a second line center. If the second line center stays healthy, this is a good trade. Not sure what all the angst is about.

 

[WeDislikeEich]

I actually think I kind of like this trade. Norris is the better player right now IMO. Very good 2 way C (and he’s actually a legit C) who takes a lot of d zone draws and tough matchups for Ottawa. I think Norris still has some untapped potential too.

If Cozens ever gets back to the player he was 3 seasons ago (for 1/2 a season…) this trade could look good for Ottawa. But basing it off of what each player is now, the edge goes to Norris.

Ottawa is taking a gamble that Cozens can be the player he showed flashes of. Buffalo is betting on Norris staying healthy.

I was hoping Buffalo could package Cozens in a trade to land a big fish. But it seems that type of trade wasn’t happening anytime soon (or maybe ever).

One thing nobody can argue against - changes 100% needed to be made.

Maybe shipping out Cozens after he stood there watching his captain defend him last night will send a message to the room as well.

 

[MagnumForce2]

Adams is a joke! This francise is a joke. We finally got rid of Cozens as much of you desired. We received an often injured more expensive player in return and also threw in a 2nd round pick.

 

[zenthusiast]

Hate this for Gilbert who was a good soldier in his hometown, but such is the life of a fringe player. Seems like we shouldn’t need to add the 2nd here but that’s not surprising

 

[5 Minute Major]

We just traded one dog with fleas for another dog with fleas at an extra milly per year.

f*** off Kevyn.

Not trying to start something because I want Adams gone as well but what type of return were you expecting for Cozens given his play, salary and term?

 

[Sabreality]

I understand the concern, but what else were we expecting for Cozens? Maybe its just trading deck chairs, idk, happy to have him gone, getting too low about it seems a bit persnickety.

 

[joshjull]

We addressed our 2c..maybe 1c? For a guy who was just spiraling and paid 7+ for 5 more years, Gilbert and a second next year.

That is a massive win for Adams and add in JBD as a transitional right handed shot. Staple him to Power and show him the blueprint to getting paid.

JBD is a depth dman. He does not belong with Power.

 

[dickiedunnwrotethis]

All those teams that were reportedly interested in Cozens must really have been low balling their offers. So...not the deal I was hoping for, but it is what it is. Team IQ went up a couple of points so I guess that's a win. Yay.

 

[slip]

Maybe shipping out Cozens after he stood there watching his captain defend him last night will send a message to the room as well.

Yeah, “stand around while Dahlin gets mugged, get traded to a playoff team.” These guys don’t need more incentive to play like cupcakes. lol

 

[GellMann]

Cozens was so bad, the only thing that makes this trade notable to me is the inflated salaries involved

Otherwise you can pretend it's a struggling fourth liner for an injury-plagued potentially good player, which is much lower stakes

 

[Chainshot]

Hate this for Gilbert who was a good soldier in his hometown, but such is the life of a fringe player. Seems like we shouldn’t need to add the 2nd here but that’s not surprising

Yeah, speaking of the "want to be here" thing, one would think Gilbert would be that guy. But he's a 7/8 at this point and in his time in the lineup, it's been kinda poor as one would expect.

As for the pick... they have so many prospects still choking their dev cycle, it's kind of a meh for me. I would've prefered something later but not feeling too negative about it.

 

[MagnumForce2]

Norris just came back from missing all of February.

 

[Chainshot]

Watch Cozens try to fight someone in his debut with the Sens against the Rangers.

*blink*

What could go wrong?

*blink*