On Friday, the Sabres were still evaluating Josh Norris ’ upper-body injury to determine how long he might be out for. The evaluation appears to be done and the outcome is not ideal as head coach Lindy Ruff told reporters including Rachel Lenzi of The Buffalo News ( Twitter link ), that Norris will miss “a significant amount of time” due to the injury.

It is a tough but all-too-familiar blow for the 26-year-old as injuries have dogged him throughout his seven NHL seasons. The injury occurred late in Thursday’s season opener against the Rangers off a faceoff and while he was eventually able to get up and go to the bench under his own power, he didn’t take a shift after that.

Norris was acquired by Buffalo in one of the bigger trades near the trade deadline last season, coming ov

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