Dan Boyle did not practice Sunday and will have an MRI Monday to make sure the three surgically repaired tendons in his left wrist are healing properly. Coach John Tortorella said Boyle will not play Monday at Florida, and said the team has some concerns about the strength in the hand. Boyle has played four games after missing the first nine after a skate fell off the top of his locker and severed the tendons that connect to two muscles that control the thumb. He has zero points, is minus-7 and is averaging 21:42 of ice time.

Boyle played 28:28 in Saturday's loss to the Thrashers and took at least one solid slash to his left wrist. But Tortorella said the slash was not a factor, though the concerns did develop after the game.