Player Discussion Josh Norris C 6’1” - Part 2

[Icelevel]

That’s kind of how I heard it too. He’s not hood at being evasive lol

Very good at being defensive and bumbling. I always feel embarrassed for the guy sitting next to him like DJ was.

 

[Ice-Tray]

Very good at being defensive and bumbling. I always feel embarrassed for the guy sitting next to him like DJ was.

He wasn’t being defensive. Bumbling yes, but he was having fun with it more than being defensive.

 

[HSF]

definitely a red flag with Norris

It just seems a but sketchy with how they are wording it. Even him saying he is hoping to get into a few pre season games just seems off.

 

[Ice-Tray]

definitely a red flag with Norris

It just seems a but sketchy with how they are wording it. Even him saying he is hoping to get into a few pre season games just seems off.

Yeah looks like they want to explain the jersey without inciting panic.

Definitely want to breath a sigh of relief watching Norris get 20 games under his belt.

 

[Wondercarrot]

He wasn’t being defensive. Bumbling yes, but he was having fun with it more than being defensive.

Having fun with it?
He was certainly bumbling, not necessarily defensive - but he certainly wasn’t “having fun with it”
He giggles anxiously because he’s awkward, and then has trouble with just stopping talking.

 

[Do Make Say Think]

That’s kind of how I heard it too. He’s not hood at being evasive lol

He talks too much because he overestimates how smart he is.

I know because I'm the same.

 

[Ice-Tray]

Having fun with it?
He was certainly bumbling, not necessarily defensive - but he certainly wasn’t “having fun with it”
He giggles anxiously because he’s awkward, and then has trouble with just stopping talking.

That doesn’t really fit the situation in my opinion. It was a light training camp video, the guys looked pretty positive and light.

He wasn’t being grilled, and the information wasn’t critical. He was playing around trying to play the game of hedging but was bumbly as expected.

He was neither nervous, nor awkward (in any sort of pressure way) in terms of answering the question.

He tends to give long winded answers and to me was enjoying trying to be clever.

Anyways, it’s a nothing burger.

 

[Pierre from Orleans]

He seems more calm speaking in French

 

[SpezDispenser]

I seems innocuous enough really. They want to make 100% sure this tweak doesn't hurt him further, and he'll likely play in the last 2 pre-season games.

I'm worried - and I'll be worried every time he takes contact though, that's just the way it is when such an important player is recovering from a bad injury.

 

[HSF]

I seems innocuous enough really. They want to make 100% sure this tweak doesn't hurt him further, and he'll likely play in the last 2 pre-season games.

I'm worried - and I'll be worried every time he takes contact though, that's just the way it is when such an important player is recovering from a bad injury.

Dunno man they said the same for Boucher and he is not ready for main camp

The fact that he has a no contact jersey and we are a few weeks away from the season just seems like a huge red flag. It just seems like they are down playing it but when you see their actions it seems like something more

 

[SpezDispenser]

Dunno man they said the same for Boucher and he is not ready for main camp

The fact that he has a no contact jersey and we are a few weeks away from the season just seems like a huge red flag. It just seems like they are down playing it but when you see their actions it seems like something more

Maybe, or we're reading too much into it. Norris himself said the tweak was nothing, I'm not sure why he'd say that if it wasn't.

Anyway....I'm still nervous obviously.

 

[Mingus Dew]

Maybe, or we're reading too much into it. Norris himself said the tweak was nothing, I'm not sure why he'd say that if it wasn't.

Anyway....I'm still nervous obviously.

I'm not following this closely, but never trust what a player says about their own injury.

Fantasy football season is in full swing and players' opinions on this shit means jack.

 

[SpezDispenser]

I'm not following this closely, but never trust what a player says about their own injury.

Fantasy football season is in full swing and players' opinions on this shit means jack.

I guess, yeah.

I think Norris would be devastated if it was a big setback and we'd be able to tell, but it's true, why even bother speculating right now.

 

[Larionov]

Until he takes a hard shoulder to shoulder hit in a game, I am deeply concerned about his long term future. It just feels like that shoulder is being held together with duct tape and bailing wire...

 

[Do Make Say Think]

He seems more calm speaking in French

His French is horrible (for a native speaker), he has to slow down and that helps him not put his foot in his mouth as much.

 

[GCK]

Am I misremembering or did someone else see footage of Josh Norris taking faceoffs in his yellow jersey.

 

[AchtzehnBaby]

Kijiji ad: Shoulder doners required in Ottawa area.

 

[Cosmix]

Yeah looks like they want to explain the jersey without inciting panic.

Definitely want to breath a sigh of relief watching Norris get 20 games under his belt.

Reminds me of a former President.

 

[Ice-Tray]

Reminds me of a former President.

Hmmmmm

 

[StoicSensFan]

Am I misremembering or did someone else see footage of Josh Norris taking faceoffs in his yellow jersey.

Missing footage of the actual faceoff, but good to see him taking contact.

 

[Senscore]

Missing footage of the actual faceoff, but good to see him taking contact.

 

[Dino Tkachuk]

Was at the scrimmage for session #2 today. Norris was taking draws when he was on the ice. Limited contact throughout. He looks fine and the fact he kept coming out to take the faceoff tells me he isn't having any discomfort.

 

[SpezDispenser]

If he's good to go, we're f***ing dangerous this year

 

[bert]

Pretty concerning he isn't 100. I remember some discussions on here about the mistake to not get the surgery right away last year to be ready for this season. Seems like one camp was absolutely correct.

 

[bert]

I'm not the team doctor, how the f*** would I know whether he was ready or not? He had lots of people, including doctors, surgeons, PTs and athletic trainers, look at him and give the OK.

Maybe if the team didn't shit the bed in the games leading up to and including the ones he played, he wouldn't have opted for surgery so soon? It's clear they're shutting him down because the season is over. Two weeks ago, they weren't that far outside the wild card pack. Things changed and the risk they were willing to assume is no longer acceptable.

How many people in here have said "if this was the playoffs, I'd be ok with playing him"? Well, they built a plan to get him back into the lineup hoping they would be close enough to a playoff spot to make a realistic push for it. That dream has ended and now he can go get surgery and be ready to go for puck drop next season.

Not everything is as intentionally malicious or incompetent as you guys always make it out to be.

Sometimes the organization isn't always correct. It's OK to ask questions. This is one of those examples that they quite clearly made the wrong decision. He isn't 100 percent ready to start the year.