Carlyle: Komisarek’s regrettable actions got him a fiberglass chip in the eye

Toronto Maple Leafs defenseman Mike Komisarek will miss Tuesday’s game against Buffalo with a freak injury.

A freak injury wrapped in mystery.

Covered in secret sauce.

See, according to Maple Leafs head coach Randy Carlyle, Komisarek got a fiberglass chip in his eye following Monday’s practice doing something he regrets.

Carlyle wouldn’t elaborate on what the regrettable actions were, so we’re left to assume Komisarek was doing renovations to the Leafs’ dressing room (without wearing the appropriate protective eye-wear.)

That, or any other number of fiberglass-related activities.

TSN’s Jonas Siegel reports the “freak” injury resulted in Komisarek getting a suture. As far as his future health goes, the 31-year-old is currently listed as day-to-day.

The injury couldn’t come at a worse time for Komisarek, who has played reasonably well this season despite being tagged as one of the NHL’s likeliest compliance buyout candidates.

He’s appeared in three games for Toronto, posting a plus-two rating while averaging over 15 minutes a night. He also finished plus-3 in the Leafs’ biggest win of the year, a 5-2 victory over Pittsburgh last week.

Update: Mark Zwolinski of the Toronto Star and Terry Koshan of the Toronto Sun both speculate the fiberglass chip was a result of Komisarek smashing his stick.