**BOSTON** – James Hagens will be sidelined for the next few weeks, according to head coach Marco Sturm.
The rookie forward was placed on injured reserve on Saturday morning after exiting Thursday's win over the Penguins in Pittsburgh during the third period.
Hagens, who was cutting to the net, was struck with a cross check in the midsection by Penguins defenseman Samuel Girard and gingerly made his way back to the bench before exiting down the tunnel.
"It's definitely gonna be a few weeks," Sturm said following Saturday's practice at Warrior Ice Arena.
"Very unfortunate, it's not a dirty play or anything like that.