Anaheim Ducks center Isac Lundestrom will be sidelined for at least the first half of the 2023-24 season due to a torn Achilles tendon, the team confirmed to The Athletic on Wednesday. This opens the door for Leo Carlsson, the to No. 2 pick in the 2023 NHL Draft, to win a job with Anaheim out of training camp.
The Ducks, who signed right wing Troy Terry to a seven-year contract extension Wednesday, confirmed an initial report out of Sweden in which Lundestrom suffered the injury while training. The 23-year-old forward has had surgery to repair the tendon and the club said the present timetable…
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