Josh Morrissey given game suspension for cross-check on Eric Stall

The Winnipeg Jets will be without a major piece of their blue line as they try to close out their series with the Minnesota Wild Friday night.

Defenceman Josh Morrissey has been suspended one game following a dangerous cross-check to the head of Eric Staal during Tuesday night's Game 4. Morrissey was called on the carpet by the NHL department of player safety for a 2:30 p.m. phone hearing, and the decision was announced just after 6 p.m.

Winnipeg is already without the services of injured defencemen Tyler Myers, Toby Enstrom and Dmitry Kulikov. Jets coach Paul Maurice offered no update Wednesday on their status. If none are available for Game 5, rookie Sami Niku would likely be pressed into…