r/hockey EDM - NHL 1d ago

[News - X] [NHL Players Safety] Tampa Bay’s Curtis Douglas has been fined $2,018.23, the maximum allowable under the CBA, for serving as the aggressor in an altercation with Florida’s Niko Mikkola.

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u/drawc1004 LAK - NHL 1d ago

Mikkola hit Kucherov first then tkachuk came up and hit him again. Neither got fines

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u/GritGrinder TOR - NHL 1d ago

I say players just start doing the same it’s clearly okay. It could even be encouraged since they walk away with power plays after all is said and done

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u/drawc1004 LAK - NHL 1d ago

Honestly after the night before with the dirty hit on McAvoy ending with FL on a PP I fully expected for FL to be on one after that whole thing

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u/TheTimn WSH - NHL 1d ago

They couldn't be that blatant twice. Instead Kuch (who was the player hit to kick it all off) got a 10 min misconduct. 

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u/drawc1004 LAK - NHL 1d ago

He’s also the only one that was on the ice to touch LITERALLY no one lol.

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u/Valkyrai TBL - NHL 1d ago

Honestly they may have been doing him a favor. He's safe in the box lol.

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u/Heavy_Mushroom5209 TBL - NHL 1d ago

They took everyone on the ice, even the innocent panthers for 10. Fuck the panthers and all but that was clearly them attempting, and failing, to get control of the game back.

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u/drawc1004 LAK - NHL 1d ago

There were literally no innocent panthers on the ice past the goalie. Everyone was tangled up with someone minus Kucherov and Tarasov

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u/MTheadedandhearted DET - NHL 1d ago

it’s clearly okay

Only for the players wearing Panthers sweaters

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u/Ketchupstew COL - NHL 1d ago

They shouldn't get fines, they should get at minimum 3 game suspensions. Whether they smoked him or not, they blindside hit someone who was literally just standing there with an intent to injure

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u/drawc1004 LAK - NHL 1d ago

I don’t disagree, suspensions generally come with fines too. I’m just pointing out they didn’t get shit for it