Dennis Gilbert

Dennis Gilbert

28-Year-Old DefensemanD
Buffalo Sabres
2024 Fantasy Outlook
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. Read Past Outlooks
$Signed a one-year, $825,000 contract with the Sabres in July of 2024.
Awaiting opportunities
DBuffalo Sabres
November 2, 2024
Gilbert has played in just one of the Sabres' first 11 games.
ANALYSIS
Gilbert, a Buffalo native, played at home versus the Panthers on Oct. 12, logging three hits and a blocked shot in 4:49 of ice time. While not much has gone well for the Sabres at 4-6-1, the team has a firmly set top-four defense, and that group has enjoyed good health early on. Gilbert could get the occasional look over Mattias Samuelsson or Connor Clifton, but it's unlikely he'll see steady playing time this season.
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2024–25 Time On Ice Stats
  • Average Time On Ice:
    10:50
  • Average Power Play TOI:
    0:00
  • Average Short-Handed TOI:
    0:47
 
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Past Fantasy Outlooks
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2020
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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Agrees to one-year contract
DBuffalo Sabres
July 1, 2024
Gilbert signed a one-year, $825,000 contract with the Sabres on Monday.
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Ends season out of lineup
DCalgary Flames
April 19, 2024
Gilbert was scratched for 20 of the Flames' final 23 games this season.
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No playing time since deadline
DCalgary Flames
March 29, 2024
Gilbert hasn't played in the Flames' last 10 games.
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Stuck in press box
DCalgary Flames
February 25, 2024
Gilbert has played just three times in the Flames' last 13 games.
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Returns from injury
DCalgary Flames
January 20, 2024
Gilbert returned to action on Saturday night's 3-1 loss to Edmonton.
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Latest Fantasy Rumors
Exploring market
DCalgary Flames
November 15, 2023
Calgary is gauging the trade market for Gilbert, according to The Fourth Period.
ANALYSIS
Gilbert has an assist, 17 hits and 10 blocks in nine contests with the Flames this season, though he's served as a healthy scratch for Calgary's last five contests. Gilbert is in the final season of a two-year, $1.525 million contract, and the Flames are off to a 5-8-2 start, so it's not surprising that Calgary would be weighing the possibility of trading him and other players on expiring contracts. Gilbert isn't likely to garner much of a return, but there might be contending teams out there interested in him as a physical depth defenseman.
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