Josh Norris, Sabres center, out indefinitely due to injury
Buffalo Sabres center Josh Norris will be out indefinitely with an upper-body injury, coach Lindy Ruff announced Saturday.
Ruff indicated that Norris will miss “a significant amount of time” when reporting on the situation before the Sabres’ game in Boston. The injury occurred two days after the center was injured in a 4-0 loss to the New York Rangers in the season opener. The coach previously stated that the injury is new, but similar to an oblique tear that prevented Norris from playing the last month of last season.
Norris suffered the injury with about five minutes left in the game, when he fell forward after losing a face-off against Mika Zibanejad in front of the Sabres’ bench.
This is the latest setback for 26-year-old Norris, who has already undergone three operations to correct a shoulder problem dating back to his college days at Michigan. Furthermore, it represents a harsh blow for the Sabres, who acquired Norris in a trade that sent Dylan Cozens and Dennis Gilbert to Ottawa in March.
Norris has surpassed 20 goals on three occasions, including 35 in the 2021-22 season. However, injuries have prevented him from playing a full season throughout his five-year career.
