The Sabres are a far cry from a playoff team this season, but they did manage to shake up their roster at the trade deadline. Buffalo traded center Dylan Cozens, defenseman Dennis Gilbert and a 2026 second-round pick to the Ottawa Senators in exchange for center Josh Norris and defenseman Jacob Bernard-Docker .

According to Elliotte Friedman of Sportsnet, the Dallas Stars acquired Rantanen from the Carolina Hurricanes, where he will sign an eight-year, $96 million contract extension with the team. Frank Seravalli of Daily Faceoff later reported the full return for Rantenen:

And he shows Cowboys owner Jerry Jones the true meaning of “ all in .”