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.

Ottawa Senators captain Brady Tkachuk made no secret of his displeasure at the departure of his teammate and friend Josh Norris, who will continue his NHL career playing for the Buffalo Sabres.

The Senators traded forward Josh Norris to the Sabres, but it's had a profound affect on captain Brady Tkachuk.

The Buffalo Sabres and Ottawa Senators pulled off the second-biggest deal of the NHL’s trade deadline on Friday morning when Buffalo agreed to send 24-year-old

It probably isn't a good sign that Ottawa Senators star winger and team captain Brady Tkachuk could barely talk about the deal that sent center Josh Norris to the Buffalo Sabres before the NHL's March 7 trade deadline.