Senators Acquire Gilbert from Flyers for Guenette

The Ottawa Senators acquired defenseman Dennis Gilbert from the Philadelphia Flyers on Monday in exchange for defenseman Maxence Guenette, marking a straightforward swap of blue-line depth pieces as both teams adjust their rosters midway through the 2025-26 NHL season.

Gilbert, a 29-year-old native of Buffalo, New York, returns to the Senators organization after playing four games for them late in the 2024-25 season. He had been traded to Ottawa from the Buffalo Sabres on March 7 of that year as part of a larger deal involving forwards Dylan Cozens and Joshua Norris. During his brief stint with the Senators, Gilbert recorded one assist while averaging 13:02 of ice time per game. Earlier in the 2024-25 season with Buffalo, he posted five assists in 25 games, averaging 10:04.

The veteran blueliner signed a one-year contract with Philadelphia as an unrestricted free agent on July 1, 2025, but spent the entire season to date with the Flyers' American Hockey League affiliate, the Lehigh Valley Phantoms. There, he notched one assist in six games. Selected 91st overall in the third round of the 2015 NHL Draft by the Chicago Blackhawks, Gilbert has appeared in 111 career NHL games...