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MINNEAPOLIS -- Minnesota Vikings coach Mike Zimmer underwent emergency eye surgery Wednesday night and will not coach Thursdays game against the Dallas Cowboys.General manager Rick Spielman said Thursday that Zimmer was having issues with his vision Wednesday. The teams medical staff first evaluated him before eye specialists then determined he would need the emergency surgery for a detached retina or risk consequences as serious as potential blindness in the eye, Spielman said.Zimmer told NBC before Thursdays game he has another follow-up appointment scheduled for Friday morning. He said he could have to rest anywhere from three days to two weeks, and might not be able to fly to the Vikings next game in Jacksonville on Dec. 11. If Zimmer couldnt fly, he said theres a plan in place to drive him to Jacksonville.We have to see how his eye responds to the surgery, Spielman said. I do know how intense Coach Zimmer is. Talking with him today and with the doctors, as much as he wants to be out there coaching tonight, its in his best interest that we get this taking care of. Coach Zimmer has never missed a game. I know how hard this is on him. I cant express how hard on him it is that he wont be able to coach. But we have to look after his health.Vikings special teams coach?Mike Priefer will be the interim head coach against the Cowboys. George Edwards will resume his role as the teams defensive coordinator, which will certainly see increased pressure given Zimmers expertise in the area.Interim offensive coordinator Pat Shurmur and offensive line coach Tony Sparano have both been NFL head coaches, and Shurmur assumed offensive playcalling duties when Norv Turner resigned Nov. 2, the same day Zimmer first discussed his eye surgery.Zimmer had surgery to repair a torn retina on his right eye Nov. 1, after he had scratched his eye during the Vikings loss to the Chicago Bears on Oct. 31. 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The Anaheim Ducks finally reeled in restricted free agent Hampus Lindholm, signing the star defenseman to a six-year, $31.5 million deal.Lindholm, 22, has been looking for closer to $5.5 million per season as late as last week, but came down to Anaheims final offer.Lindholm, picked sixth overall in the 2012 draft by Anaheim, has 92 points in 236 NHL games and led the Ducks with a career-high 115 blocked shots last season.The Swede missed training camp and the first eight regular-season games this fall while holding out.Im really happy to be back in Anaheim, Lindholm said in a phone interview from Sweden. Thats where Ive been all my career. This is the only time when we had time to sign me, and we could still keep some players. It was kind of perfect that way to keep the team that we had last year.General manager Bob Murray echoed Lindholms excitement about the deal, which allows the Ducks to preserve the four-time Pacific Division champions core. A dominant regular-season team, Anaheim has won only three playoff rounds in the past four seasons, never advancing past the Western Conference finals.Hes part of the future of this franchise, and we did everything we could to get him signed at a fair price, Murray said. I wanted to give this group another shot, and Im going to do everything in my power to keep it that way.Lindholm agreed to slightly less than the six-year, $32.4 million deal signed by Buffalo defenseman Rasmus Ristolainen earlier this month. Winnipegs Jacob Trouba is the NHLs only remaining restricted free agent without a deal, and he has asked for a trade.I was hoping to get this done in thee summer, of course, but thats just how it is, Lindholm said.dddddddddddd I cant do too much about that.?Lindholm has been working out daily at home with a Swedish Elite League team, along with extra work at home. He expects to be ready to step into Anaheims lineup after he gets his visa, although that process could take up to two weeks.Ive been practicing hard, Lindholm said. Its going to be exciting to come back and play some real hockey again.Forward Rickard Rakell, Lindholms teammate and fellow Swede, ended his own holdout by agreeing to a six-year, $22.8 million deal with Anaheim on Oct. 14, but he didnt practice with the Ducks until Wednesday.There has been much speculation that the Ducks might have to trade away a player now to manage their salary-cap space, but putting defenseman Simon Despres on long-term injured reserve has bought them some wiggle room for the moment.?Despres left the season opener at Dallas with an unspecified upper-body injury.Lindholm repeatedly mentioned the importance of getting a deal that would allow the Ducks to keep their core together. The Ducks were widely expected to afford Lindholm by trading another defenseman -- most likely Cam Fowler, the U.S. Olympian and a regular on Anaheims defense for six years.Fowler is the Ducks second-leading scorer this season with three goals and four assists in eight games. He is also leading the Ducks in ice time, averaging nearly 24 1/2 minutes per game.The Associated Press contributed to this report.? ' ' '