Dennis Gilbert

Dennis Gilbert

29-Year-Old DefensemanD
Ottawa Senators
2025 Fantasy Outlook
Gilbert played in just 29 NHL games last season, spending much of the year as a healthy scratch in his two stops with the Sabres and the Senators. He signed with the Flyers in the offseason, and he will compete for a depth role during training camp. With Rasmus Ristolainen dealing with a triceps injury that might keep him out at the start of the season, Gilbert might land a spot for Opening Night. Still, the 28-year-old Gilbert isn't much of a point producer, though he can be a decent source of hits. Read Past Outlooks
Signed a one-year, $875,000 contract with the Flyers in July of 2025.
Traded to Sens
DOttawa Senators  Minors
November 17, 2025
Gilbert was traded to Ottawa by Philadelphia on Monday in exchange for Maxence Guenette.
ANALYSIS
Gilbert spent part of the 2024-25 campaign with the Senators, logging four regular-season games in which he notched one assist, 11 hits and four shots after he was dealt from the Sabres at last season's trade deadline. Even with the move to a new organization, the 29-year-old blueliner will likely start in the minors with AHL Belleville.
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Past Fantasy Outlooks
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Gilbert joins a crowded defensive group that also includes Kale Clague, Jacob Bryson and Ryan Johnson - all of whom are in the mix for a spot on the Opening Night roster. Even if the 27-year-old Gilbert does make the team coming out of training camp, it will almost certainly be as the seventh or eighth blueliner and his hold on a roster spot will no doubt be tenuous at best. At this point, Gilbert's lack of opportunities doesn't warrant keeping him even in dynasty formats as there figures to be younger, up-and-coming options worth stashing.
If the Flames' good health persists into 2023-24, Gilbert is unlikely to be in the lineup much. He was able to fill in for 23 games last season, picking up four points, 55 hits, 26 blocked shots and 27 PIM while seeing limited usage in a third-pairing role. It's tough to say Gilbert has the talent to stick at the NHL level, but his one-way contract and the Flames' lack of defensive prospects ready to make the jump could at least keep him on the roster. He can be useful for physical production in extremely deep formats when he plays, but he's a non-factor in most fantasy pools.
Gilbert has collected 22 games of NHL experience over the last two years, but he has just three points to show for it. The 24-year-old has added 80 hits and 34 blocked shots over that same span. He joined the Avalanche as part of the Brandon Saad trade with Chicago, but Gilbert is far from a lock to see much playing time in 2020-21. He'll benefit from Colorado's relative lack of NHL-capable, left-shot defenders, which almost guarantees Gilbert will be with the big club on Opening Night. That said, he's more of a defense-first player, which gives him next to no fantasy appeal, even in deeper formats.
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Loaned to AHL affiliate
DPhiladelphia Flyers  Minors
October 12, 2025
Gilbert was assigned to AHL Lehigh Valley on Sunday.
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Placed on waivers
DPhiladelphia Flyers  Minors
October 4, 2025
Gilbert was put on waivers by Philadelphia on Saturday, according to PuckPedia.
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Pens one-year deal Tuesday
DPhiladelphia Flyers  Minors
July 1, 2025
Gilbert signed a one-year, $875,000 contract with the Flyers on Tuesday.
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Throws body around Sunday
DOttawa Senators  Minors
April 13, 2025
Gilbert logged three shots on goal, three hits and four blocked shots in Sunday's 4-3 overtime win over the Flyers.
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Heading to Ottawa
DOttawa Senators  Minors
March 7, 2025
Gilbert, Dylan Cozens and a 2026 second-round pick were traded to the Senators from the Sabres on Friday in exchange for Josh Norris and Jacob Bernard-Docker.
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Set for trade
DPhiladelphia Flyers  Minors
November 17, 2025
Gilbert is expected to be sent to Ottawa by Philadelphia on Monday in exchange for Maxence Guenette, Bruce Garrioch of Postmedia reports.
ANALYSIS
Gilbert has 111 games of NHL experience under his belt compared to the eight for Guenette, who is also five years younger than Gilbert. It's a return of sorts for Gilbert, having logged four games for the Senators last year before signing with the Flyers in the offseason.
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