Mark Pysyk will be out for the start of this season with the Detroit Red Wings after he had surgery to repair a torn Achilles tendon.
The 30-year-old defenseman is expected to be sidelined for 4-6 months. He signed a one-year, $850,000 contract with Detroit on July 14.
Pysyk had 12 points (three goals, nine assists) in 68 games for the Buffalo Sabres last season. He has 104 points (28 goals, 76 assists) in 10 seasons for the Sabres, Florida Panthers and Dallas Stars.
The Red Wings signed unrestricted free agent defensemanRobert Hagg to a one-year, $800,000 contract on Monday. He had nine points (one goal, eight assists) in 64 games for the Panthers and Sabres last season, including one assist in 16 games after he was acquired in a trade with the Sabres on March 20.
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