Ducks' Murray: Despres dealing with 'very sensitive issue'

The Anaheim Ducks placed Simon Despres on injured reserve Sunday, and it doesn't appear as though he'll be making it back into the lineup any time soon.

Despres, who's appeared in one game this season, is sidelined with what the Ducks are calling an upper-body injury.

The 25-year-old may have been moved to IR partly to create salary space for Hampus Lindholm's new contract, but general manager Bob Murray was heartfelt, though not informative, when addressing Despres' circumstances.

"The Despres situation is one that's a very sensitive issue and it's one that my whole goal is to hopefully make it so Simon in the end of all this lives a happy, healthy, normal life and it's going to take some time before we get to that point," Murray said, according to Yahoo's Joshua Cooper. "Really that's all I want to say on this time on that because it is sensitive and I feel real bad for Simon."

Despres was drafted 30th overall by the Pittsburgh Penguins in 2009, but has dealt with a slew of injuries through his career, including a 42-game absence last season because of a concussion.