The NHL Has Firmly Punished John Tavares For His Slashing Incident Against the Oilers

John Tavares is captain of the Maple Leafs for a reason, but even sometimes the calmest players get angry. Tavares has now been punished.

After slashing Oilers young forward Vincent Desharnais, Tavares was fined $5000, the maximum allowable under the Collective Bargaining Agreement.

While this is a steep fine, it shouldn't be too much of a blow for Tavares, and his $11-million salary.

Hopefully Tavares won't see any more of his hard earned pay go to the league!

Source: HockeyFeed

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