With Josh Norris off to a very strong start with the University of Michigan, some have wondered if he could potentially turn pro next season. He indicated to Postmedia’s Ken Warren that while it’s certainly an option, he’s not ready to make that decision just yet:
“That’s a little too far ahead. I have a lot of hockey to play, there’s a lot of development left for me. There’s four months left on the schedule. Of course I want to play in the NHL, and, when the time is right, I have to make that decision – whether it’s after this year or not.”
Norris was one of the key players involved in the Erik Karlsson trade back in September and was a first-round pick of the Sharks back in 2017. He sits tied for tenth overall in NCAA scoring with eight goals and eight assists through 13 games and if he can maintain that level of production, he could certainly make a case that he’s ready to suit up for the Senators as early as next season.
Elsewhere in the East:
- Capitals winger Tom Wilson was assessed a match penalty for a hit on Devils winger Brett Seney on Friday night. That carries an automatic suspension pending a league review. Washington next plays on Sunday afternoon so a decision will come fairly quickly. Seney briefly left the game but returned for the third period.
- The Bruins appear to be set to get some help on the back end tomorrow night. The team announced (Twitter link) that Brandon Carlo is probable to play on Saturday versus Detroit. The defenseman has missed the last nine games due to an upper-body injury. Carlo was averaging a career-best 20:58 per game before being injured and will likely be counted on to take on even more of the workload with Zdeno Chara, Kevan Miller, and Charlie McAvoy all on the shelf.
- The Red Wings will be without defenseman Trevor Daley for tomorrow’s game in Boston and isn’t expected to play on Sunday against Colorado, head coach Jeff Blashill told reporters including Ted Kulfan of The Detroit News. The blueliner sustained an undisclosed injury on Wednesday in the first period versus St. Louis and did not return. As Detroit now has just six healthy defensemen on the roster, they may soon be bringing someone up from Grand Rapids of the AHL.
Total bull crap call. Shouldn’t have been any call yet alone a match penalty.
Interference minor probably
I’m not a Wilson fan, but that’s not a match penalty. The contact was with the shoulder, not the head. That was a reputation call
Man UofM is turning out the pros lately
I’m also no fan of Wilson but I agree maybe a minor penalty but not a match. Definitely a reputation call,I thought he’d been a lot better since his return. Time will tell but in this case it was a bad call,who knows WTH player safety does anymore.
I think the consensus is clear here. This call will be a test of the league’s review and appeal system. If the league upholds the call it will undercut their legitimacy on the player safety issue as well as not addressing the underlying bias of the officials in cases where players have a history.
my expectation is the league will rescind the match penalty but release a statement admonishing Wilson for not avoiding the contact entirely.
Where in the world have you lived? The NHL discipline policy has never had legitimacy.
I don’t think the match penalty will be rescinded and because of reputation and the fact it’s only been 9 games back I can see another suspension
“Reputation” only comes into account for length of suspension. You can’t either give or not give one based off of it.
Wilson had no reason to hit the guy, he was no where near the puck…released it seconds before. I am a Wilson fan but enough is enough…he needs to just play hockey and realize how good he has been this year upon his return. The caps are so much better with him in the lineup.
No
At the very least this hit shows that Wilson still is willing to hit players high from the blindside. Same style of play that vilified Matt Cooke. Only a matter of time till Wilson sets suspension records for his hits.