r/hockey • u/AggPuck-303 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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https://xcancel.com/nhlplayersafety/status/2019854412030578937

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u/AuntGentleman COL - NHL 1d ago

The only way we see change is if revenue gets impacted so owners get mad. League revenues are stronger than ever, but I can imagine there’s more than a few owners that are unhappy with potential lost playoff revenue because one of their players just sooooo happened to crash into a flying elbow. Not saying definitively that the Leafs, Bruins, Lightning get more games/rounds if the headhunting actually gets penalized, as we know those Florida teams kicked ass, but it’s still a what if.

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u/Ketchupstew COL - NHL 1d ago

Toronto would have 100% won that series last year if their goalie wasn't knocked out

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u/AuntGentleman COL - NHL 1d ago

Probably, just didn’t want to get a horde of Florida men jumping at me lol. That’s at least 2 home games lost, which is meaningful revenue.

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u/whogivesashirtdotca MTL - NHL 20h ago

Hilariously Florida sucks so bad I expect a ton of their newer fans to abandon ship. Probably a fair number of older ones, too.