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Feeling aftereffects of hit, Eaves to miss Game 4

By Scott Burnside
ESPN.com

Monday, April 16, 2007

PITTSBURGH -- Ottawa forward Patrick Eaves will not play in Game 4 against Pittsburgh on Tuesday night as he's still recovering from the thunderous hit laid on him by Pittsburgh's Colby Armstrong in Game 3 on Sunday evening. He's got "a little headache," Ottawa coach Bryan Murray said Monday. Oleg Saprykin will take Eaves' place in the lineup. The hit, which did not draw a penalty, certainly stirred up renewed debate over the role of hits to the head in the NHL. Murray said players have to t ...

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