The Buffalo Sabres are thrilled to have Josh Norris back in the lineup, to say the least.

Norris and the Sabres look to build off one of their best wins of the season Wednesday when they visit the Philadelphia Flyers.

After coming over in a trade with the Ottawa Senators last season, Norris played only three games for the Sabres before suffering a torn oblique muscle that ended his campaign. This season, he was in uniform for the opener but suffered an upper-body injury that night, keeping him out of the next 24 games.

Norris' long absence ended Monday, when he scored twice and added an assist in a resounding 5-1 win over the Winnipeg Jets.

"I just wanted to come back and get right back in and not be a distraction," Norris said. "... I just thought they did a great job (without me) up

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