Pilar really is MIA

When I wrote recently about the fact that Karel Pilar seems to have slipped off the face of the Earth, I assumed Leaf management knew what his status was, and had simply decided not to tell anyone. But, I was wrong - Toronto really doesn't know what happened to the guy. Not only has he not made an appearance in Toronto this year, but he hasn't played for his Czech Republic club team, either:

"We have no idea why, whether it's for health reasons or not," assistant general manager Mike Penny said.

It can't be good if Toronto has no idea what Pilar is up to these days. If it wasn't before, then it's certain now that any hopes of him returning to Toronto to bolster the defense are nothing but pipe dreams.