Leo Komarov of the Islanders collides with Keith Yandle of the Panthers at NYCB Live's Nassau Coliseum on Oct. 12. Credit: Jim McIsaac
It wasn’t just illness that has kept Leo Komarov out for seven games and counting. The Islanders forward has also been dealing with a neck issue.
“He had gotten hit,” Islanders president and general manager Lou Lamoriello said on Tuesday. “He had a neck situation. But we had the flu at that time going on. It was a combination of things. We kept him off just to make sure of everything. Right now, he’s feeling as good as he can feel.