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Pain in the neck has been sidelining Islanders' Leo Komarov

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.