Just one game into the season, the Buffalo Sabres can't afford to be entering crisis mode. But the team's burgeoning injury epidemic has them pushing the envelope when it comes to staying calm.
The biggest area of concern is No. 1 center Josh Norris, who was being evaluated by doctors Friday for an upper-body injury suffered late in Thursday's season-opening 4-0 loss to the New York Rangers in KeyBank Center.
After practice Friday at LECOM Harborcenter, coach Lindy Ruff ruled Norris out for Saturday's game in Boston and the team seemed like it was preparing to hear bad news on the player who was probably its best forward in the preseason.
Norris was injured when he got tied up in a faceoff with New York's Mika Zibanejad. He went to the ice and got up slowly before making his way to the