Winnipeg Jets star goaltender Connor Hellebuyck will undergo a minor arthroscopic knee procedure and be sidelined for four to six weeks, head coach Scott Arniel announced on Friday.

Eric Comrie will replace the reigning Hart Trophy winner and three-time Vezina Trophy recipient as the No. 1 netminder for the Jets, who recalled goaltender Thomas Milic from the AHL's Manitoba Moose.

"We're talking 4-6 weeks so I'm not sure, but I don't think Eric can go all those games so (Milic is) going to have to play," Arniel said. "At the end of the day, it's next man up. It really is. We're not replacing Connor."

Said Jets captain Adam Lowry: "To put it plainly, it (stinks). You lose the Hart Trophy winner, the Vezina winner, the best goalie in the world for an extended period of time, so it's tough

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