THE TELETYPE:
The Anaheim Ducks announced today that Andy Sutton will be out for 6 to 8 weeks after surgery this morning at Kerlan Jobe Surgery Center in Los Angeles to repair the defenseman's right thumb, which was fractured in an altercation with former Ducks defenseman Ruslan Salei at the teams' season opener in Detroit last week.
Anaheim has recently called up defenseman Brett Festerling and signed free agent defenseman Andreas Lilja to address the loss of Sutton and the continued absence of fellow offseason acquisition Toni Lydman.
Sutton has a rather long injury history, much of it due to the fact that he is a dedicated shot blocker, and he has thus rarely played more than 70 games in his 11 year NHL career. The Ducks' current timetable would have the blueliner out for at least the next 20 contests on the team's schedule.
Sutton's injury history courtesy of SBN after the jump...
Transactions/Injuries/Suspensions
| October 9, 2010 | Thumb injury, sidelined indefinitely. |
| August 2, 2010 | Signed as an unrestricted free agent by the Anaheim Ducks to a two-year contract. |
| March 2, 2010 | Acquired from the New York Islanders. |
| December 14, 2009 | Missed 6 games (groin). |
| November 28, 2009 | Groin, day-to-day. |
| April 12, 2009 | Missed the last 50 games of the regular season (broken foot). |
| December 19, 2008 | Broken foot, sidelined indefinitely. |
| December 11, 2008 | Missed 1 game (flu). |
| December 9, 2008 | Flu, day-to-day. |
| October 30, 2008 | Missed 8 games (hand surgery). |
| October 7, 2008 | Hand surgery, sidelined indefinitely. |
| April 5, 2008 | Missed the last 22 games of the regular season (leg injury). |
| February 18, 2008 | Leg injury, left Monday's game. |
| February 2, 2008 | Missed 2 games (flu). |
| January 29, 2008 | Flu, day-to-day. |
| August 10, 2007 | Signed as an unrestricted free agent by the New York Islanders to a three-year contract. |
| January 30, 2007 | Missed 27 games (ankle injury). |
| November 28, 2006 | Ankle injury, mid-February. |
| December 15, 2005 | Missed 1 game (flu). |
| December 13, 2005 | Flu, day-to-day. |
| October 15, 2005 | Suspended by the NHL for 4 games. |
| August 11, 2005 | Re-signed as a restricted free agent by the Atlanta Thrashers. |
| February 22, 2005 | NHL lockout: Loaned to the ZSC Lions of the Swiss National League. |
| September 24, 2004 | NHL lockout: Signed with the GCK Lions of the Swiss National League-B. |
| February 10, 2004 | Missed 16 games (fractured left foot). |
| January 1, 2004 | Fractured left foot, sidelined indefinitely. |
| July 17, 2003 | Re-signed by the Atlanta Thrashers. |
| April 6, 2003 | Missed the last 27 games of the regular season (sprained ankle). |
| February 14, 2003 | Sprained ankle, sidelined indefinitely. |
| February 12, 2003 | Sprained ankle, left Wednesday's game. |
| June 27, 2002 | Re-signed by the Atlanta Thrashers. |
| April 7, 2002 | Missed 2 games (mild concussion). |
| April 3, 2002 | Mild concussion, day-to-day. |
| January 22, 2002 | Acquired from the Minnesota Wild. |
| January 18, 2002 | Missed 4 games (groin). |
| January 10, 2002 | Groin, day-to-day. |
| November 23, 2001 | Missed 11 games (separated right shoulder). |
| November 2, 2001 | Separated right shoulder, sidelined indefinitely. |
| August 3, 2001 | Re-signed by the Minnesota Wild. |
| April 8, 2001 | Missed the last game of the regular season (shoulder injury). |
| November 15, 2000 | Missed 2 games (knee injury). |
| November 10, 2000 | Knee injury, day-to-day. |