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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Knightfall" data-source="post: 3082778" data-attributes="member: 2012">Hawks' Ruutu sidelined up to four weeksTSN.ca Staff9/23/2006 5:20:40 PMChicago Blackhawks forward Tuomo Ruutu will be sidelined at least four weeks after suffering a grade II sprain of his left knee Friday night against Columbus.Ruutu took a hit from Blue Jackets defenceman Rostislav Klesla midway through the third period of Chicago's 5-2 win. Klesla was handed a five minute major plus another five minute major for fighting when Blackhawks defenceman Duncan Keith jumped in to defend his teammate.''It was a cheap shot. He went right for Ruuty's knee,'' Keith told chicagoblackhawks.com after the game. ''I think it was a real gutless play on his part.''Head coach Trent Yawney echoed those sentiments.''It was a real questionable hit that I'm sure the league will review, and I've got my fingers crossed everything will be OK,'' said Yawney.''I think that just shows what kind of team we're going to have,'' Yawney said when asked about Keith. ''Every team needs to stick up for each other and, like I said, that was a borderline cheap shot and Dunc deserves a lot of credit for jumping in like that.''League disciplinarian Colie Campbell will review the hit on Sunday, when he receives a DVD copy of the game and hit in question.</blockquote>