Player Discussion Josh Norris (C) 6’-1” - Part 3

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And so just randomly they kept Norris out but decided to play Chabot, who is himself coming back from surgery?

There's a pretty distinct difference between Chabot getting some stuff cleaned up in the offseason and Norris having a major surgery with a 6 month recovery timeline.

Is how Norris is being handled different than other players coming off 6 month recoveries? There's nothing particularly unusual about players in similar circumstances being eased in, first they get cleared for practice, then cleared for contact, then after a few practices they introduce them back into games.

People are understandably worried about the potential that he has another setback and will never be healthy, but following a schedule to slowly bring him back into the fold is not evidence anything went wrong, or that there has been a setback.