Leafs coach Mike Babcock uncertain if Leo Komarov will be ready for Game 3
Toronto Maple Leafs head coach Mike Babcock isn’t planning to have forward Leo Komarov in the lineup against the Boston Bruins as they try and dig out of an 0-2 series deficit.
Komarov left Saturday’s 7-3 Game 2 loss with a lower-body injury and Babcock says he doesn’t know if the Finnish forward will be ready to return for Monday’s Game 3 matchup at Air Canada Centre.
“What I’m planning on doing is going without him and if he shows up he shows up,” said Babcock.
The 31-year-old started Game 2 on Toronto’s top unit with Auston Matthews and Kasperi Kapanen, but a 4-0 first-period deficit led to him being dropped down to the fourth to start the second. He played just 6:39 before leaving in the middle frame and not returning.