A scary medical update on veteran defenseman Mike Reilly today

The New York Islanders announced today the defenseman Mike Reilly will be out of the team's lineup indefinitely while he undergoes a heart procedure. 

The team announced that their medical staff discovered a previously undiagnosed heart issue with Reilly and that he'll ned to undergo an emergency surgery.

"It was picked up through the different echocardiograms that you do for different reasons that you go through with any post-concussion situation," GM Lou Lamoriello told the media today.

"It's probably a blessing in disguise of what transpired," Lamoriello added. "They detected this, something that you're sometimes born with, but never knew."

"[His quality of life will be] 100% and he will be able to play once this procedure is done," Lamoriello said. "It takes quite a bit of time. It could be several months before he's back, because of the type of procedure."

Thoughts and prayers go out to Reilly in this difficult time. Here's hoping that he makes a full recovery and goes on to live a long, healthy life both on and off the ice.

The native of Chicago, IL has played 411 career NHL games split between the Islanders, Florida Panthers, Boston Bruins, Ottawa Senators, Montreal Canadiens and Minnesota Wild