Before we pile on Mike Komisarek too much, I gotta say: I get it. He was practicing his shot after practice, was struggling to hit his spot (which in this case was “the net”), had a temper tantrum, and shattered his stick, presumably on the crossbar or boards by the bench. I’ve been there, you’ve been there, we’ve all had hockey-related meltdowns.

Unfortunately for the Leafs’ assistant captain, a chunk landed in his eye, requiring him to get a suture and miss a day of practice. That’s just bad luck.

And pretty hilarious.

Here are the four tweets I first saw about it this afternoon, which basically sum up the same point.

Komisarek says he shattered the blade of his stick and ended up with graphite pieces in the corner of his right eye.

— James Mirtle (@mirtle) January 30, 2013

Komisarek was shooting pucks on Monday, kept missing the net. Took it out on his stick and had chip land in his eye.

— Jonas Siegel (@jonasTSN1050) January 30, 2013

Komisarek confirms that some graphite from his stick got in his eye when he took his frustrations out on his stick at practice.

— David Alter (@DavidAlter590) January 30, 2013

So Mike Komisarek confirms: smashed a stick in frustration, gets splinter is Ok now. ‘Won’t take it out on a stick next time.’ #leafs

— Michael Grange (@michaelgrange) January 30, 2013

I dunno if they tried to keep this a secret at first or what – yesterday, Carlyle and Komisarek both said it was a freak accident doing something embarrassing – but they decided to come out with it today after all.

Presumed Carlyle quote: “No Mike, I said I wanted you to work on hitting the netina game. Not your own…nevermind.”

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UPDATE:

#Leafs Komisarek (1) on his eye injury: Just shooting some pucks after practise. Missed the net a few times. Took it out on my stick. …

— Kevin McGran (@kevin_mcgran) January 30, 2013

#Leafs Komisarek (2) on his eye injury.Stick breaks and a bunch of graphite goes in my eye and my face and had to go see the eye specialist.

— Kevin McGran (@kevin_mcgran) January 30, 2013

#Leafs Komisarek (4) on his eye injury …. and something I don’t want to do again. Just a bad accident.

— Kevin McGran (@kevin_mcgran) January 30, 2013

#Leafs Komisarek (5) on his eye injury: At the end of the day, don’t take it out on your stick and hit the net. It’s not the stick’s fault.

— Kevin McGran (@kevin_mcgran) January 30, 2013