On Monday, NHL-qualified Swiss Mirco Müller signed for Leksand.

And he may be needed.

In the middle of Leksand's away meeting with league leader Växjö, the news came that back veteran Johan Fransson must undergo surgery.

- I will have an operation on the groin to get rid of the pain that I have had for a long time.

Then it is a rehabilitation period, says Fransson to Dalarnas Tidning.

It is unclear how long he will be gone

Fransson has scored four points in 21 matches and has been one of the slopes with the most ice time in Leksand.

But exactly how long the 35-year-old will be gone, he can not really answer.

- It is hard to say.

But we hope and believe that I will miss at most a couple of weeks.

I will be back in full force when it comes to play-in or play-offs, he says.

The match then?

It won Leksand 3-2 after extra time after Carter Ashton scored the winning goal.

- It is good to win even matches against good teams, Ashton says to C More.