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Komisarek On His Time With The Leafs
by Paul on 07/09/13 at 04:26 PM ET
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from TSN,
Speaking with Bryan Hayes and Jeff O'Neill on Leafs Lunch, Tuesday on TSN 1050, Komisarek said he does not regret the decision to come to Toronto, but wished things would have played out differently.
"It was definitely a learning experience, but I think I'm better for it today – going through those challenges, those ups and downs the last couple of years," Komisarek said. "…And I'm looking to have a fresh start in Carolina and bouncing back."
The 31-year-old, who had the final year on his five-year, $22.5 million contract bought out by the Leafs on July 2, said that things seemed to snowball right from the outset of his time in Toronto and he was never able to get comfortable in his surroundings.
"I never got out on the right foot (winning just one of the first 13 games)…and it never caught on from there, then the media starts getting on you and the fans start getting on you," Komisarek said. "But looking back on that decision, this is the place where I wanted to come and turn things around and get into the playoffs and be a key part of it and it didn't work out."
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Komisarek Signs With Carolina
by Paul on 07/05/13 at 12:28 PM ET
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Another Anonymous Report
by Paul on 03/03/13 at 04:00 PM ET
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from TSN,
Toronto Maple Leafs defenceman Mike Komisarek addressed a report out of St. Louis this weekend that suggested that he would welcome a trade out of Toronto.
Andy Strickland, a St. Louis-based reporter, tweeted on Saturday, "Mike Komisarek gave #Leafs a list of 12 teams he'd accept a trade to but I'm told he'd pretty much accept a trade anywhere. Wants to play."
Komisarek, who has been a healthy scratch for the past 14 games, discussed the report with the media on Sunday.
"I'm not going to be commenting on what someone in St. Louis said so I don't even know the guy or why he said that," said Komisarek. "So I know the media types will like to say, 'A report, an anonymous report,' I'm curious to see where you guys get your stuff. That's all I can say at this time."
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Video- Milan Lucic Takes On Mike Komisarek
by Paul on 03/19/12 at 10:37 PM ET
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Jack Edwards in his “mode” with the call.
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Leafs Have No Plans To Cut Komisarek
by Paul on 09/29/11 at 08:56 PM ET
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from Terry Koshan of Leafs Now at the Toronto Sun,
The Maple Leafs will make a handful of final cuts before their regular-season opener on Oct. 6.
Defenceman Mike Komisarek won’t be among them.
There had been talk through last season and during the summer that the Leafs should bury the contract of Komisarek in the minors.
The 29-year-old will cost the Leafs a salary cap hit of $4.5 million US for each of the next three seasons. In his first two years with the Leafs, Komisarek struggled.
But a new training regimen during the off-season has resulted in a quicker Komisarek in the exhibition games. Leafs coach Ron Wilson and general manager Brian Burke have made it fairly clear this week that Komisarek will not be going to the Marlies.
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Komisarek Won’t Face Charges For Nightclub Incident
by Alanah McGinley on 05/22/11 at 04:41 PM ET
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From TMZ:
Mike Komisarek—an all-star defenseman for the Toronto Maple Leafs—will not face charges after he was accused of punching a woman in a nighclub back in January ... TMZ has learned.
As TMZ first reported, Komisarek was under investigation by the LAPD after a woman claimed she slapped him in the face ... and he responded by punching her.
We’re told after reviewing the case, the Los Angeles City Attorney’s Office decided against filing any criminal charges.
Komisarek tells us he’s pleased the case is closed.
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What’s Happened To Komisarek?
by Paul on 03/22/11 at 11:00 PM ET
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from Steve Simmons of the Toronto Sun,
What happened to the Mike Komisarek that the Leafs invested $22.5 million in, which at the time represented the largest and longest contract given to any Toronto player by Brian Burke?
What happened to him?
“I wish I knew the answer completely,” said Guy Carbonneau, who coached Komisarek when he played his best hockey with the Montreal Canadiens. “He’s a good guy who cares and he hates to lose. I feel for him.
“Early on, when I got the job (in Montreal) we worked with him a lot about not trying to be too aggressive. For some players to play better, they have to do more. With Mike, he has to do less. We worked on that with him. Sometimes he wanted to do everything, make the big hits, change the game, but he’d put himself out of the play to do it. We worked a lot on staying in the middle instead of chasing the game. When he did that, he was a very good defenceman for us.”
But now, maybe a loss of confidence, maybe a lack of belief from the coaching staff, maybe it has been Komisarek’s inability to settle down on the ice. When he plays, it’s fifth or sixth defenceman ice, which is difficult to swallow when he is being paid first or second defenceman money.
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Video- Komisarek Boarding Call
by Paul on 03/10/11 at 11:05 PM ET
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Mike Komisarek with five for boarding Dan Carcillo, a ten and game misconduct.
I know, Komisarek didn’t mean to do it.
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Video- Hit Of The Night: Phaneuf On Komisarek
by Paul on 03/04/11 at 03:52 AM ET
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The Latest On The Komisarek Incident In LA
by Paul on 01/29/11 at 12:48 PM ET
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from TMZ.com,
NHL all-star Mike Komisarek has told LAPD investigators he NEVER punched a woman in a Hollywood nightclub earlier this month—and witnesses are backing his claim ... TMZ has learned.
Sources close to the investigation tell us multiple clubgoers who were partying near Mike and the women all seem to have the same story—Mike never raised his fists.
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Komisarek May Be In Some Off-Ice Trouble
by Paul on 01/22/11 at 10:57 AM ET
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from TMZ,
Toronto Maple Leafs all-star Mike Komisarek is on thin ice with the LAPD—after the hockey player allegedly punched a woman in the face at an L.A. nightclub earlier this month ... TMZ has learned.
Law enforcement sources tell us ... the 28-year-old defensive powerhouse was named in a police report filed by a woman who claims the whole thing went down after Komisarek decided to lift her up in the air at a Hollywood nightclub.
We’re told the woman claims she demanded Komisarek put her down—but he refused—so she slapped him in the face.
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Leafs’ Defenseman Mike Komisarek to Miss a Week with Injured Finger
by Patrick Hoffman on 12/10/10 at 09:55 PM ET
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from the web staff at Sportsnet.ca:
Toronto Maple Leafs defenceman Mike Komisarek is expected to miss 7-10 days after hurting his finger in a fight Wednesday night against the Pittsburgh Penguins.
Komisarek dropped the gloves twice in the game, fighting Penguins winger Arron Asham in the second period and then facing off with Michael Rupp in the third. A clearly frustrated Komisarek was a minus-2 as the Leafs lost the game 5-2.
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What Is Avery Thinking?
by Paul on 10/16/10 at 11:26 AM ET
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Why would Avery do something like this?
Mike Komisarek says the league should take a look at the slashes from Avery, watch below…
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Komisarek Needs To Find His Identity
by Paul on 09/18/10 at 11:28 AM ET
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from Jeff Blair of the Globe and Mail,
And so once again the trumpet call to truculence is sounding, on this particular morning cutting its way through the coughing and random expectorating of fluids and clichés that signal Toronto Maple Leafs training camp physicals.
It is to be hoped that this season Mike Komisarek can filter some of the nonsense out. There is an unnerving inevitability to Komisarek, whose lost first year of a five-year, $22.5-million (U.S.) contract ended in February with shoulder surgery and left him with no goals, four assists and 40 penalty minutes to show for 34 games. A seventh overall pick in 2001, he has the size and attitude that suggests he’s at home in the hurly burly of the game.
At times with the Montreal Canadiens, his former team, there were glimpses of offensive awareness. But here’s the thing: watching Komisarek wade into the thick of things or line up an opponent is cringe-inducing, because too often he’s the movable force or the movable object. That’s what happened with the Canadiens, when he was beaten mercilessly by Milan Lucic in a fight in November, 2008, injuring his shoulder, then targeted during the 2009 playoffs by Lucic again and also Zdeno Chara.
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Morning Line
by Paul on 08/11/10 at 09:56 AM ET
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“It was a rough start and the last couple of years have been tough on this organization having not made the playoffs. What we can change is what we want to do about it. Staying on the ice together keeping in touch with each other.
“We finished on a positive note, taking steps forward with our young guys and bringing our team together. We feel good about ourselves.”
-Mike Komisarek of the Toronto Maple Leafs. More from Komisarek and the Leafs from Lance Hornby of the Toronto Sun.
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Afternoon Line
by Paul on 02/04/10 at 03:02 PM ET
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“It’s definitely tough news when you find out you’re not going to be playing hockey for four to six months.
“In the end it’s not an easy thing missing the Olympics—an opportunity like that doesn’t come around very often—but more importantly the Leafs have made a commitment to me and the best thing at this point is to have this surgery and have it take care of by arguably one of the best shoulder guys.”
-Mike Komisarek of the Toronto Maple Leafs and Team USA. More from Jonas Siegel of am640.
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Komisarek’s Season May Be Over
by Paul on 02/02/10 at 03:55 PM ET
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from Sean Fitz-Gerald of the CP at the Globe and Mail,
Toronto Maple Leafs defenceman Mike Komisarek is facing the possibility of having his season come to a premature end, with his immediate future hinging on another meeting with medical personnel Wednesday.
The 28-year-old has been sidelined since Jan. 2 with an undisclosed upper-body injury, which has been widely reported as a shoulder. His spot on the U.S. Olympic team is also hanging in the balance.
“I’ve tried not to think too much about it,” Komisarek said Tuesday. “If you dwell too much on something like that, you sort of lose track of the focus and what you need to be doing. I’ve been working hard with the strength coach and been talking with the doctors a lot, doing exactly what I need to do to get back.”
He acknowledged the possibility of having to end his season.
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Komisarek Doubtful For Team USA
by Paul on 01/31/10 at 12:10 PM ET
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from Mark Zwolinski of the Toronto Star,
Mike Komisarek received some unfortunate news Saturday night that will almost certainly end his hopes of competing in the Vancouver Olympics with Team USA.
The big Leafs defenceman’s injured shoulder will keep him sidelined up to another seven days – a span that will push him past a deadline to prepare for the Games….
Burke, meanwhile, has several choices to replace Komisarek.
Candidates include Pittsburgh’s Alex Goligoski, Anaheim’s Ryan Whitney, Atlanta’s teenage blueliner Zach Bogosian and Carolina’s Tim Gleason.
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Komisarek May Not Be Ready For The Olympics
by Paul on 01/25/10 at 05:24 PM ET
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from Jonas Siegel of 640am,
Mike Komisarek’s availability for the upcoming Vancouver Olympics might be in jeopardy.
The 27-year-old defenseman is still sidelined from a mysterious upper-body injury (suspected shoulder) and while he might be ready to return on Saturday, his status for the United States Olympic team in Vancouver isn’t quite clear.
“[Tuesday] is three weeks to our first game,” Ron Wilson said of the American team. “If you take the one week away, he has I’d say a week to feel comfortable. If he’s not we’d have to make other plans for the Olympics.”
“I’m not going to put his career at risk. And we’re not going to risk his future with the Leafs for a two-week Olympic thing either.”
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Komisarek Will Return With Fun Attitude
by Paul on 11/30/09 at 11:30 AM ET
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from Terry Koshan of the Toronto Sun,
Hockey players don’t often experience the luxury of getting a do-over in the midst of a rigorous season.
But Maple Leafs defenceman Mike Komisarek will, and he has no plans to waste the opportunity.
The Leafs’ big catch on the free-agent market last summer after he was lured from the arch-rival Montreal Canadiens with a five-year, $22.5-million US contract, Komisarek wants to erase from his memory his first 16 games in a Leafs uniform. His next Toronto chapter will begin tonight, when he is slated to return to the lineup against the Buffalo Sabres after a small quadriceps tear kept him out nearly three weeks.
“It was good to take a step back and re-evaluate,” Komisarek said. “You can’t change what has happened. It’s a fresh start, a clean sheet, and forget about what has happened.
“It doesn’t matter what it was. I don’t know—trying to make an impact, trying to make your presence felt, trying to do too much. I would not say it was one exact thing. I have to simplify my game and, most importantly, try to have some fun.”
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Komisarek Out With Pulled Quad Muscle
by Paul on 11/12/09 at 03:39 PM ET
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via TSN,
Toronto Maple Leafs defenceman Mike Komisarek will miss the next three weeks with a pulled quadricep muscle.
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Mike Komisarek With A ‘Head Shot’ Last Night
by Paul on 10/14/09 at 11:00 AM ET
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Working Up A Sweat
by Paul on 10/07/09 at 02:35 PM ET
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Mike Komisarek, Christopher Higgins and Eric Nystrom with their workout routine.
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New Look For Leafs Defense
by Paul on 08/31/09 at 09:25 AM ET
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from Rob Longley of the Toronto Sun,
As an American, why not try a team in his homeland, especially since there were ample suitors? Only Original Six franchises for this guy?
“I had opportunities to go elsewhere, markets where hockey may not be the number one sport,” Komisarek said in a telephone interview from his off-season home in Long Island, N.Y.
“But I sort of shied away from playing in a non-traditional market. It’s a unique situation to play in such a hockey hotbed with everything that goes with it, but it’s something I wanted a lot. I can’t wait for the opportunity to get up there and help get that team back to the playoffs.”
Komisarek and Francois Beauchemin, a Stanley Cup winner with the Anaheim Ducks in 2007, figure to be the cornerstones of a rebuilt and strengthened Leafs defence, the most fruitful harvest from a busy off-season for general manager Brian Burke.
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Komisarek Talks Team USA & Leafs
by Paul on 08/18/09 at 11:52 AM ET
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from NHL This Morning at NHL Home Ice,
Team USA hopeful Mike Komisarek of the Toronto Maple Leafs joined Scott Laughlin from the USA Olympic orientation camp in Chicago. Mike talked about representing his country and joining the Maple Leafs this off-season
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Habs Fans React To Komisarek Signing With Toronto
by Paul on 07/03/09 at 11:16 AM ET
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from Dave Stubbs of the Montreal Gazette,
A few suggested that Habs heavyweight Georges Laraque should be instructed - ordered, even - to pummel Komisarek, that despicable traitor, during the new Leaf’s first shift against his old team.
A few deleted comments indelicately questioned the marital status of Komisarek’s parents upon his birth, or suggested that he engage in an activity that is anatomically impossible.
Loyalty to a hockey club is a nearly extinct species in this world of free-agency, with players often short- or medium-term mercenaries who lace up for the team writing the biggest cheque.
Many Montreal fans seem to believe it’s almost acceptable - almost - to leave the Canadiens and sign with most any other team when their status gives them occasion to freely test the market. Just don’t make that new team Toronto or, perhaps, Boston.
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The Best Dman Available
by Paul on 07/01/09 at 12:44 PM ET
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from Pierre LeBrun or ESPN,
Now that Jay Bouwmeester is off the market, it’s nice to be Mike Komisarek, right?
For my money, he’s the best blueliner available, although more of a defensive banger than an offensive force like Bouwmeester.
“It certainly gives a little more clarity to the market place having him there [Bouwmeester sign in Calgary],” Komisarek’s agent, Matt Keator, told ESPN.com Wednesday morning. “But there’s still other good defensemen out there like [Mattias] Ohlund and others. So Mike isn’t the only one out there.”
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Komisarek Going UFA Route
by Paul on 06/30/09 at 05:40 PM ET
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via MaxHockey,
MaxHockey has confirmed from sources in Montreal that Mike Komisarek will no longer be negotiating with the Canadiens and will become a free agent on July 1. Komisarek may still resign with the Canadiens, but will test the free agent market tomorrow.
TSN confirms,
The Montreal Canadiens will have one more challenge in an already busy offseason, as the sgent for defenceman Mike Komisarek announced that his client will test the free agent market on Wednesday.
“After much discussion and thought, Mike Komisarek has decided to enter the free agent market tomorrow at noon,” said agent Matt Keator in a statement.
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Komisarek Value Dropping
by Paul on 05/04/09 at 06:00 PM ET
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from Michael Farber of Sports Illustrated,
Florida defenseman Jay Bouwmeester figures to break the bank when he becomes an unrestricted free agent July 1. So, what about the second-most coveted free-agent defenseman: Montreal’s Mike Komisarek?
According to an NHL team executive, his organization initially viewed the right-side blueliner as a $6 million player but downgraded him slightly after his mediocre season. One problem is the rugged Komisarek brings virtually no offense into the equation. He is an upgrade over Scott Hannan, who signed a four-year, $18 million contract with Colorado in 2007, but with the salary cap poised to shrink in 2010-11, Komisarek might be worth closer to $5 million annually.
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Komisarek Responds To Eye-Gouging Remark
by Paul on 04/18/09 at 12:09 PM ET
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from Mike Zeisberger of the Toronto Sun,
Mike Komisarek is not one of the Three Stooges.
The gritty Montreal Canadiens defenceman wants to make that clear to anyone who claims he gouged the eye of Boston Bruins’ Matt Hunwick after the final horn on Thursday night.
Informed that Bruins general manager Peter Chiarelli had made that allegation and requested that the league review the incident, Komisarek broke into a sarcastic grin, the type that implied the message: “You’ve got to be (expletive) kidding me.”
On the record, Komisarek’s language was not quite as vulgar. But his response to Chiarelli was just as direct.
“It’s a bit of a ridiculous statement,” Komisarek said. “It’s the playoffs. Face-washes happen on every second shift in the playoffs. I don’t know if the kid (Hunwick) has soft skin. (But) I’m not Larry, Moe or Curly. I’m not trying to poke anyone’s eye out.”
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Komisarek Returns Tonight
by Paul on 12/18/08 at 04:37 PM ET
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from MontrealCanadiens.com,
Itching to return from the moment he went on the shelf, Mike Komisarek will be on the ice tonight when the Habs host the Flyers.
A spectator and part-time coach since suffering a shoulder injury on Nov. 13, Komisarek missed 16 games while recovering. His teammates went 7-6-3 during that stretch and are currently on a three-game slide.
“The doctors liked what they saw,” he said. “They put their stamp of approval on my file. I’m good to go tonight.”
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Habs Lose Komisarek Another Month
by Alanah McGinley on 11/21/08 at 03:48 PM ET
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From TSN:
The Montreal Canadiens will be without defenceman Mike Komisarek services for another month.
Komisarek has missed the Canadiens’ last four games with a shoulder injury suffered after a fight with Boston’s Milan Lucic last week.
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Komisarek Scheduled To See Specialist Regarding Arm Injury
by Paul on 11/15/08 at 10:11 PM ET
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via Habs Inside/Out,
Mike Komisarek won’t be in the lineup when the Canadiens host the Philadelphia Flyers tonight, but head coach Guy Carbonneau is holding out hope the defenceman will be able to accompany the team on a three-game road trip that begins tomorrow in St. Louis.
“He’s having some tests (yesterday) afternoon and the doctors should be able to give us a better idea (today),” Carbonneau said of his defenceman’s condition.
Cassie Campbell of HNIC just reported Komisarek will not be on the three game road-trip and is seeing a specialist regarding a right arm problem.
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Komisarek Hurting
by Paul on 11/14/08 at 07:23 PM ET
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from Habs Inside/Out,
Komisarek injured his hand and his shoulder in a third-period fight with Boston’s Milan Lucic Thursday night. He was scheduled to undergo tests this afternoon and the Canadiens expect to have a clearer picture of his injuries tomorrow.
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Bruins Handle Habs
by Paul on 11/14/08 at 11:27 AM ET
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from Stephen Harris of the Boston Herald,
Lucic might not have had much to say about the bout, but he certainly reacted on the ice with unbridled emotion - waving his arms in triumph and pounding the glass as the crowd went nuts.
“It’s just excitement,” said Lucic, downplaying the display. “When the fans are screaming and they’re pumped up, it gets you more pumped up. That’s just the adrenaline going through me.”
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Komisarek Out For 3 Weeks
by Paul on 03/22/08 at 01:55 PM ET
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from TSN,
The Montreal Canadiens received some bad news Saturday when they learned that defenceman Mike Komisarek will miss the next three weeks with a lower-body injury.
The injury will keep the 26-year old blueliner out of the Habs lineup for the remainder of the regular season and possibly the beginning of the playoffs.
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Komisarek Takes His Hits
by Alanah McGinley on 03/11/08 at 04:00 PM ET
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From Pat Hickey at The Gazette,
“It’s not a glamorous thing,” Komisarek said of his style. “It’s blocking shots, hitting guys, but it’s something I enjoy doing. Like I said, it’s not glamorous, but it’s effective and it’s something my team needs me to do.
“It’s using this body for trying to get in the way, breaking up plays, blocking shots. Making guys on the other team pay the price and taking away the will (from opponents) to play and compete.”
There’s a price for all this. While Komisarek has proved durable and hasn’t missed a game this season, he has collected more than his share of bumps, bruises and stitches. But “they sure hurt less when you win,” he said.
more… on Komisarek’s season and his family background
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Who Are Those Canadiens
by Paul on 01/15/08 at 01:46 AM ET
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from the New York Times,
They are stars in the Canadiens’ constellation, but at home they are a couple of 20-somethings who live five minutes from each other in Huntington, guys who work out together all summer, visit each other’s families and fade into the neighborhoods.
“I could wear my jersey out and no one will know who I am,” Komisarek said.
People will know who he and Higgins are Tuesday, when they are back home on Long Island for a game against the Islanders. Amid Montreal’s huge road turnout of fans, a good swath of Nassau Coliseum will be full of their fans, family and friends.
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