Marc Savard of the Boston Bruins won't be around to face the Maple Leafs on Tuesday, but the fallout from the head shot that led to his concussion and a similar close call with Toronto's John Mitchell dominated talk Monday during practice at the MasterCard Centre.

Savard, who was taken off the ice on a board Sunday, was flown home from Pittsburgh to be evaluated by team doctors and a concussion specialist.

A parade of Leafs spoke out against the Matt Cooke hit in Sunday's Bruins-Penguins game, but the fact there was no penalty call then, nor Saturday in Ottawa against the Senators' Chris Neil for his hit on Mitchell, underlined the difficulties the NHL has whenever the issue arises. No suspension has been announced.