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Dylan Cozens trade: “the Sabres are the NHL’s farm team”
Raphael Simard
Dylan Cozens trade: “the Sabres are the NHL’s farm team”
Credit: After days, or even months of speculation, Dylan Cozens has finally been traded. He goes from the Sabres to the Ottawa Senators in a rather special transaction. At first, this transaction was somewhat logical: Cozens for Josh Norris and Jacob Bernard-Docker. But a few minutes later, the two teams made it official and Ottawa received […]
After days, or even months of speculation, Dylan Cozens has finally been traded.

He goes from the Sabres to the Ottawa Senators in a rather special transaction. At first, this transaction was somewhat logical: Cozens for Josh Norris and Jacob Bernard-Docker. But a few minutes later, the two teams made it official and Ottawa received Denni Gilbert AND a second-round pick in 2026, in addition to Cozens. It’s incomprehensible!

Moreover, Renaud Lavoie describes the Sabres as the training club of the NHL.

It’s hard to disagree with his words, because this trade is extremely bizarre from Buffalo’s point of view.

Bob Hartley also made similar comments.

The team doesn’t improve either in the short or long term. I don’t know what the plan is there and honestly, I don’t think Kevyn Adams will start next season as the team’s GM.

“The training club of the NHL” is barely an exaggeration. When a good player is no longer producing in Buffalo, he gets traded and often, if not always, he explodes with his new team. This was the case with Jack Eichel (Golden Knights), Ryan O’Reilly (Blues), Brandon Montour and Sam Reinhart (Panthers). They all won the Stanley Cup with their new team in the following years.

Linus Ullmark never won the Stanley Cup in Boston, but after leaving Buffalo, he was one of the best goalies in the NHL, won a Vezina and was one of the main contributors to the best season in history a few years ago.

Will Cozens follow in the footsteps of all these guys? We hope not. But it remains that a change of air will do him good. Especially since the Senators are in the playoff race.

In the meantime, I would like to offer my thoughts to Josh Norris. He lived through the years of misery in the national capital and as soon as his team starts to be good, he gets traded to one of the worst organizations in the NHL.

Brady Tkachuk is also affected by the transaction.

For the fans of the training club of the NHL, it must be tough. At RDS, François Gagnon can’t explain this transaction from the Sabres’ side. Marc Denis showed a bit more restraint – the GM is a friend and former teammate -, but he was visibly shocked by this trade, which will continue to make waves for a long time.

And TVA Sports added to it on X with a poll.

Where are the Sabres headed?

Your answer is as good as mine.

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