Ducks' Patrick Eaves is diagnosed with muscle-weakening disorder

Ducks right wing Patrick Eaves is expected to be sidelined for a significant time after being diagnosed with what is suspected to be Guillain-Barre syndrome. (David Zalubowski / Associated Press), one of the Ducks’ top-line forwards, was diagnosed with what is suspected to be Guillain-Barre syndrome, the team announced Monday.

Eaves, 33, was dealing with what the Ducks termed a lower-body injury and sat out much of training camp and the entire preseason. He returned for two games, and scored a goal in his first game, before being sidelined again because of continuing weakness.

The team said Eaves is in stable condition at Hoag Hospital in Newport Beach. The disorder, in which the body’s…