Senators' Norris to undergo shoulder surgery, out for rest of season
Josh Norris' comeback was short-lived, as the Ottawa Senators forward will have shoulder surgery and miss the remainder of the season, the club announced Monday.
The same injury forced him out for 38 games earlier this campaign. Norris played only three contests in his return to the lineup, scoring the Senators' lone goal in a 5-1 loss to the Winnipeg Jets on Saturday.
"(Norris) tried, did his best to join the boys but re-injured it in the third (period) just reaching," Senators head coach D.J. Smith said Monday, according to TSN's Claire Hanna. "He didn't want to leave the bench to make a big deal of it, but he was done halfway through."
Here's where Norris appeared to aggravate the injury:
More delightful news in Sens land... Josh Norris is clearly not 100%. This brought flashbacks to Pinto last year.
- Everyday Sens (@EverydaySens) January 22, 2023
No reason to risk this type of injury. They are out of the running. pic.twitter.com/eDbcuM7XKl
The 23-year-old tallied two markers and added an assist over eight games in 2022-23. He notched 35 goals and 20 helpers over 66 contests last season.
Norris finished fourth in Calder Trophy voting after producing 17 goals and 18 assists while suiting up for all 56 games during the abbreviated 2021 campaign.
The San Jose Sharks selected the center 19th overall in 2017, then traded him to the Senators in the Erik Karlsson swap one year later.
Ottawa recalled forward Ridly Greig from its AHL affiliate in a corresponding move Monday. Greig has collected 23 points in 28 games with the farm club this season. The Sens drafted him 28th overall in 2020.
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