Nurse to miss 5-10 days after hit: Knoblauch [Video]

Edmonton Oilers head coach Kris Knoblauch says he expects Darnell Nurse to be out five to 10 days after a hit to the head from Toronto forward Ryan Reaves.

Nurse was skating with the puck behind Edmonton’s net early in the second period of Saturday’s 4-3 overtime loss to the Maple Leafs in Toronto when Reaves clipped Nurse with his shoulder.

The Oilers defenceman was bloodied and had to be helped to the locker room while Reaves received a match penalty.

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“Obviously there’s a big scare there, just when it happened on the ice,” Knoblauch said Monday. “But since then he’s progressed really well, he’s doing as good as he can. We’ll take our time and make sure that he’s ready when he does to return.”

The NHL’s department of player safety suspended Reaves five games for his actions, …