Ryan McDonagh, “grateful and thankful” that he did not suffer a second concussion as a result of the elbow to the head he took from Leo Komarov in Toronto last Thursday, holds no animus toward the Maple Leafs winger.
“You wish those hits were never a part of the game, but obviously they’re going to happen because it’s a fast-paced game and things can happen sometimes without the intent that it sometimes looks like,” McDonagh said after skating on his own for about 20 minutes after the Rangers practiced on Monday.
“[Komarov] did try to apologize during the game, but I was showering so we didn’t meet up.