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Nathan Beaulieu to miss the rest of the Ottawa series

The team has announced that the young defender will miss at least the remainder of the current playoff series

When Michel Therrien mentioned the words "upper-body injury" during the post game conference on Sunday, it was clear that Erik Karlsson's hit had taken its toll on Nathan Beaulieu.

Today, the Canadiens confirmed that their young mobile defensemen will indeed miss the rest of the series

#Habs confirming N.Beaulieu to miss rest of series vs OTT due to undisclosed injury.

— Richard Labbé (@Richardlabbe) April 21, 2015

There's been much debate as to whether or not the Karlsson's hit should be considered a headshot, although Therrien stated himself that it was legal.