Flyers and Senators hook up on a one for one trade

The Philadelphia Flyers and Ottawa Senators have hooked up on a minor deal with the Flyers acquiring defenseman Maxence Guenette from the Senators in exchange for defenseman Dennis Gilbert.

The Flyers have also signed Guenette to a one year contract.

Read below for the Flyers' full press release announcement:

he Philadelphia Flyers today announced that the team has acquired restricted free agent defenseman Maxence Guenette from the Ottawa Senators in exchange for defenseman Dennis Gilbert, according to General Manager Daniel Briere. Guenette and the Flyers have agreed to terms on a one-year, two-way contract.

Guenette, 24 (4/28/2001), was drafted by the Ottawa Senators in the seventh round (187th overall) of the 2019 NHL Draft. The 6-foot-2, 210-pound defenseman spent the 2024-25 season with the Belleville Senators of the American Hockey League where he represented the club as an alternate captain, collected 23 points (9g-14a) in 58 games, and led the team in plus-minus (+13).

The blueliner has spent the majority of the last four seasons (2021-25) with Belleville, setting AHL career highs in games played (72), assists (35) and points (40) in 2022-23 and registering 116 total points (27g-89a) over 236 career AHL games. He led team defensemen in points in 2022-23 and 2023-24.

Guenette made his NHL debut with Ottawa on April 13, 2023 and has skated in eight NHL games from 2023-24.

As part of the transaction, Gilbert will join Ottawa. The defenseman was drafted by the Chicago Blackhawks in the third round (91st overall) of the 2015 NHL Draft. Gilbert has registered 58 points (15g-43a) in 194 games over parts of six AHL seasons with Lehigh Valley, Calgary, Colorado, and Rockford and has played 111 NHL games with Ottawa, Buffalo, Calgary, Colorado, and Chicago.