Josh Norris showed promise with the Ottawa Senators when he made the 2021 All-Rookie Team and then scored 35 goals in the 2021-22 season. Then, injuries became an issue for Norris over the next three seasons.
By 2025, three years into his eight-year contract, the Senators traded away Norris to the Buffalo Sabres this past March. Dylan Cozens turned into a quality player for the Senators after being acquired in the trade.
The 2025-26 regular season is just over one month away. While the Senators are eager to be a consistent playoff team after making it in 2025 to end an eight-year drought, the Sabres are desperately looking to make the playoffs for the first time since 2011.