When the Ottawa Senators acquired Josh Norris from the San Jose Sharks in the 2018 Erik Karlsson trade, one of the first things GM Pierre Dorion shared with the media was that Norris was Brady Tkachuk's best friend.

Ottawa Senators captain Brady Tkachuk, who has been sidelined due to injury, is set to return in today's game against the San Jose Sharks. His recent

When the Ottawa Senators on Friday dealt center Josh Norris to the Buffalo Sabres, they didn't just trade away one of winger Brady Tkachuk's longtime teammates. They traded away one of his best friends.

It can be easy to forget professional sports franchises are a business above everything else, and there aren't many things that drive that reality home