That’s what Team USA General Manager Brian Burke stressed on a day when he and his managerial group officially announced Anaheim’s Ryan Whitney and Carolina’s Tim Gleason would replace injured defensemen Mike Komisarek and Paul Martin at the Winter Olympics in Vancouver later this month.
The Toronto Maple Leafs announced Wednesday evening that defenceman Mike Komisarek’s shoulder injury will require season-ending surgery. A date for the surgery has not been determined at this time.
Mike Komisarek’s availability for the upcoming Vancouver Olympics might be in jeopardy.
The Toronto Sun reported today that Leaf goalie Jonas Gustavsson has been on the short end of fifteen one-goal games this season, in spite of being a win away from tying a Mikael Tellqvist record for Leaf rookie goalie wins, with nine presently to his credit.
Toronto Maple Leafs defenceman Mike Komisarek, who missed the last two games with an upper body injury will likely miss next week’s games as well.
The injury bug has struck the Toronto Maple Leafs as they will be without Mike Komisarek for the next 3 weeks due to a quadriceps injury. Komisarek over the past 7-8 games has been the Leafs most dependable defensive player. The Leafs have called up Carl Gunnarson from the AHL to help fill the void.
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