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# Leo Komarov suspended 3 games; will Nylander be called up?
- URL: https://www.pensionplanpuppets.com/leo-komarov-suspended-for-elbow-william-nylander-ryan-mcdonaghs-face/
- Published: 2016-02-19T20:17:21.000Z
- Updated: 2016-02-19T20:17:21.000Z
- Description: Komarov receives his first suspension after elbowing The Ranger's McDonagh in the jaw during last night's game
- Author: Species
- Tags: #chorus, #Import 2023-04-05 11:15

The NHL Department of Player Safety has announced [Leo Komarov](http://www.sbnation.com/nhl/players/156612/leo-komarov?ref=pensionplanpuppets.com) will be suspended for the next 3 games for his elbow to the jaw of [Ryan McDonagh](http://www.sbnation.com/nhl/players/71996/ryan-mcdonagh?ref=pensionplanpuppets.com) during the first period of Thursday night's game.

Komarov is presently The Leafs leading scorer with 35 points; 18 goals and 17 assists, in 56 games. That's a personal best in his professional career. Komarov has demonstrated he is an effective pest and often walks the line between clean and dirty. He stepped over it on this play.

> Leo Komarov today: "I feel sorry for my teammates because I let them down...and I feel real sorry about Ryan, too."
> 
> — Jonas Siegel (@jonassiegel) [February 19, 2016](https://twitter.com/jonassiegel/status/700749188397576192?ref=pensionplanpuppets.com) 

With Komarov gone almost the entire top six of The Leafs are out of the game. [Tyler Bozak](http://www.sbnation.com/nhl/players/71017/tyler-bozak?ref=pensionplanpuppets.com), [Joffrey Lupul](http://www.sbnation.com/nhl/players/55006/joffrey-lupul?ref=pensionplanpuppets.com), and James van Riemsdyk are still out with injuries. [Nazem Kadri](http://www.sbnation.com/nhl/players/71825/nazem-kadri?ref=pensionplanpuppets.com) is the survivor left to hold down the fort with a bunch of call-ups from the Marlies.

Now the speculation turns to whom will be called up to replace Leo. Will they bring back [Brendan Leipsic](http://www.sbnation.com/nhl/players/157821/brendan-leipsic?ref=pensionplanpuppets.com), or will this be the call [William Nylander](http://www.sbnation.com/nhl/players/246220/william-nylander?ref=pensionplanpuppets.com) has been waiting for? Perhaps Connor Brown, or [Kasperi Kapanen](http://www.sbnation.com/nhl/players/246176/kasperi-kapanen?ref=pensionplanpuppets.com) are candidates? This race has more candidates than the GOP Presidential primaries, only the candidates are actually all qualified for the job.

### What do you think of this suspension?

| He shouldn't have been suspended. This is BS!     | 30  |
| ------------------------------------------------- | --- |
| It's a bit long, but he deserved to be suspended. | 118 |
| It's exactly what I expected.                     | 285 |
| I thought it would be longer!                     | 59  |