Nov 7, 2022
TSN.ca Staff
Ottawa Senators general manager Pierre Dorion told reporters Monday that forward Josh Norris will not need surgery on his injured shoulder after consulting with five doctors and two specialists.
Dorion added that Norris' ailment is different than the one that forced him to miss time previously throughout his career.
Norris plans to rehab and strengthen his shoulder until January and the team will revisit his return timeline from there, Dorion said.
Smith, 45, is in his fourth season as head coach of the Senators, with the team missing the playoffs in each of his first three years. The Senators had their best season under Smith in 2021-22, posting a 33-42-7 record.
Ottawa has not reached the playoffs since pushing the Pittsburgh Penguins to Game 7 of the Eastern Conference Final in 2017.
The skidding team will host the Vancouver Canucks on Tuesday night in the last of a three-game homestand.