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Enstrom having knee surgery

Another day, another body drops for the Winnipeg Jets.

Jets coach Paul Maurice announced today that veteran defenceman Toby Enstrom will be having knee surgery on Thursday and is out indefinitely. The Jets recalled Julian Melchiori on an emergency basis this morning and he’ll be in the lineup for tonight’s game against the Vancouver Canucks.

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"Toby’s been dealing with an issue since November and he’s been able to get through it because of blocks of days off," said Maurice. "If you can get a two-day block you can get a little better.