Josh Norris was a more active participant in Tuesday's Buffalo Sabres practice session, but head coach Lindy Ruff said the center isn't quite ready for game action. He's been sidelined with an upper-body injury since the team's season-opening loss to the New York Rangers on Oct. 9
"Not quite ready yet, but just trying to keep progressing," Ruff told reporters, adding it's possible Norris returns for one of the club's weekend games: Friday afternoon against the New Jersey Devils or Saturday night against the Minnesota Wild.
Once the 26-year-old former Ottawa Senators standout is cleared to play, he's going to face ample pressure to break a multiyear trend of injury setbacks that have prevented him from reaching the potential he flashed early in his NHL career with the Sens.