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Ottawa's Dean McAmmond lies injured after being hit by Anaheim's Chris Pronger during Game 3 of the Stanley Cup finals Saturday.

His status for Game 4 is undetermined.

“I’m feeling pretty much the same,” he said. “A little bit headachy, not feeling quite right. I’m going to do everything I can, or as little as a I can, to feel good (Monday). I want to play but at this point in time, I’m not sure.”

While Ducks GM Brian Burke was adamant that Pronger didn’t deserve a suspension for his hit against Holmstrom, he accepted the latest punishment to the star defenseman he acquired in an offseason trade with Edmonton.

Burke’s biggest problem Sunday was Campbell’s decision not to suspend hard-hitting Ottawa forward Chris Neil, who also sports a checkered past.

Late in the second period Saturday, Neil took several hard strides before shoving his left elbow into the right side of forward Andy McDonald’s head. McDonald ducked to avoid the full force of the blow, but still went down after being struck.

Just like the two shots that drew suspensions for Pronger, Neil also avoided an on-ice penalty for the hit on McDonald that didn’t cause injury.

“I think there should have been another hearing today,” said Burke, the NHL disciplinarian during the 1990s. “This was a reaction hit on a tough play. Chris Neil’s hit on Andy McDonald was reprehensible.

“Our player skates away. He gets a free pass. Their player gets hurt. Chris Pronger gets a game.”

Ducks executive Bob Murray called McAmmond, who scored the eventual winning goal late in the second period, to see how he was feeling, Burke said.

Campbell said he had “no doubt” McAmmond was knocked out on the ice.

“We think it was totally unintentional. The league thought different,” Carlyle said. “Chris Pronger is a competitive player. Some people will say he’s using his size as an excuse.

“The fact of the matter is his elbows are higher than most people’s elbows. It’s not like he raised his elbow to deliver a blow to the head.”

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