The Stars announced Tuesday that right wing Tyler Pitlick is going to be out at least the next eight weeks following surgery to repair tendon damage in his left wrist.
Pitlick hasn't played since taking a hard hit from Los Angeles Kings forward Dustin Brown in the January 17 game at American Airlines Center. But Stars coach Jim Montgomery said Pitlick had been dealing with the wrist issue before the Brown hit.
"It was just something over time," Montgomery said following Tuesday's optional practice in Frisco. "I don't know if it was the Brown hit or something in that Kings game that turned it, but it's a tendon, and you never know when they go from being a nuisance to being painful."
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With the winger sidelined long-term following wrist surgery, young forwards have a chance to make an impact
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