Some of the worst demonstrations of fighting I’ve ever seen.
Two fake tough teams trying to act tough.
[OTT/BUT] Josh Norris & JBD traded for Dylan Cozens, Dennis Gilbert & 2026 2nd
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Some of the worst demonstrations of fighting I’ve ever seen.
Two fake tough teams trying to act tough.
I still can't believe they had multiple teams willing to help them get out of the Norris contract with his injury history.
Cozens and Batherson have far more chemistry than Norris ever did .
In fact Norris seemed to struggle with chemistry with just about everyone except Brady
In fact Norris seemed to struggle with chemistry with just about everyone except Brady
Big gap in age between those trades though. Brassard was 29 and exiting peak years, while Zibanejad was 23 and just about to enter his. There's only 2 years between Norris and Cozens.
Still a good haul to get a second as well however. Whenever I heard rumours of Norris on the trade block, i figured with how much retention or draft capital we'd have to part with that it wasn't worth making a deal. Excellent job by Staois
Lindy Ruff spoke about Norris this morning and said that it was something Norris has been dealing with for a while.
I’m assuming it’s the “mid-body” injury Norris was dealing with a few weeks ago.
Crazy thing about this trade is you knew this would happen. The guy cannot stay healthy whether it’s one thing or another. He always has something that’s keeping him out.
I really wonder if Staios got worried about the possibility of making this trade at the deadline when Norris got that mid-body injury (I.E. Adams pulling out because of the injuries).
To me it’s really unbelievable that Adams didn’t at least wait until the offseason to see what the market was on Cozens. That would’ve given him more time to see if Norris can stay healthy and it also would’ve opened the market with teams looking to improve or shake things up in the offseason. Plus in the offseason you have more teams with cap space to make things happen and a lot more time to see what the market looks like. Adams really made the worst possible decision here. He rushed this trade. I can almost guarantee Staios is making that deal without the 2nd rounder coming our way.
Staios knew that making a deal right now was the right thing to do. More injuries just for Norris just create more concern and lowers the return even more. Getting the return we got in this deal is insane. Even if Cozens was a 45 point player this deal was still worth it. Looking at this deal it’s like Adams never knew about Norris’s injury history.
It feels so good to be on this side of the deal this time.
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Buffalo ask Caufield or Slaf for Cozens. Crazy that Norris as this value
I’m sure they asked that, and were subsequently laughed at and hung up on
Norris doesn’t have that value
Norris is probably a mill overpaid so it makes sense he has value.
Been saying for a long time now he is an obvious weak link in the top 6 for an 8mill player.
I don't feel bad...Ottawa paid a ton of money upfront for a few years to him and thought it was overpay from the start. He's a good guy who ottawa gave a ton of rope to. I am sure he will be okay in Buffalo but getting Cozens who plays a better game and goes to the net works in our favour to continue pushing for an identity and to continue building around Brady's playstyle
Been saying for a long time now he is an obvious weak link in the top 6 for an 8mill player.
I don't feel bad...Ottawa paid a ton of money upfront for a few years to him and thought it was overpay from the start. He's a good guy who ottawa gave a ton of rope to. I am sure he will be okay in Buffalo but getting Cozens who plays a better game and goes to the net works in our favour to continue pushing for an identity and to continue building around Brady's playstyle
