Kristen Shilton is a national NHL reporter for ESPN. The transaction features two former first-round draftees (Cozens and Norris) on long-term deals looking to tap into their full potential.

Last season it was Casey Mittelstadt for Bo Byram and this year it was Dylan Cozens, Dennis Gilbert and a 2026 2nd round pick for Josh Norris and defenseman Jacob Bernard-Docker. In the end this ...

You could certainly make the case that Dylan Cozens has not been the same player since he was destroyed in a fight with Garnet Hathaway early in the 2023-24 season. So to expect him to come in and ...

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 ...

Buffalo Sabres centre Dylan Cozens (24) lines up for a faceoff during ... That swap was followed by the Leafs acquiring centre Scott Laughton from the Philadelphia Flyers and defenceman Brandon ...

Sports journalist who grew up in Dallas, TX. Lover of all things sports, she got her degree from Texas Tech University (Wreck ‘em Tech!) in 2011. Joined Diario AS USA in 2021 and now covers ...

Cozens has totaled 197 points (77 goals, 120 assists) in 341 career games since being selected seventh overall by the Sabres in the 2019 NHL Draft. Gilbert, 28, has five assists in 25 games this ...

The Ottawa Senators made a big splash just ahead of the NHL trade deadline on Friday, acquiring forward Dylan Cozens in a deal with the Buffalo Sabres. The Senators, who haven't qualified for the ...

The Ottawa Senators acquired forward Dylan Cozens, Dennis Gilbert and a 2026 ... but it's getting harder to predict how this unfolds. Scott Laughton probably doesn't help the Jets in proportion ...

Dylan Cozens’ painstaking search to rediscover his scoring touch won’t continue with the Buffalo Sabres. General manager Kevyn Adams traded Cozens and Buffalo native Dennis Gilbert with a 2026 ...