Chris Neil woke up with a headache Wednesday.

The Senators winger was still feeling the effects of a cross-check he took to the head from Oilers defenceman Ryan Whitney in the first period of Ottawa's 4-1 victory over Edmonton on Tuesday.

While Neil was on the ice for the club's 30-minute practice Wednesday at the Saddledome, he wasn't happy the refereees only gave Whitney a two-minute minor.