Max Pacioretty re-injures Achilles and needs assistance leaving the ice; Retirement incoming?

Carolina Hurricanes forward Max Pacioretty suffered a non-contact injury late in the game against the Minnesota Wild.

Is it a recurrence of his Achilles tendon injury? Hopefully not for him.

See the weird sequence here:

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