The San Jose Sharks have been fined $100, 000 with the comments made by standard manager Doug Wilson about the suspension of forward Raffi Torres.
Torres was suspended for any remainder of their second-round series about the defending champion Los Angeles Kings after having a hit on Jarrett Stoll inside Game 1—something that Wilson was feeling was an overreaction by the league and simply consequence Torres' past decisions impacting his current punishment.
Upon review with the incident, it is abundantly clear that this was a clean baseball hit. Comparing the facts of this incident against the genuine wording of Rule 48. 1, it appears that NHL has not only made an inappropriate application of that rule but is trying to make an example out of a player who is judged on past events...
The general manager also went on to indicate that Torres has dramatically changed regarding penalty minutes this season, taking "only six trivial penalties in 39 games. "
This is, of course, after the forward has been suspended for 25 games last season from hit on Marian Hossa in the first round of the playoffs—a suspension which has been later reduced to twenty-one games and carried over into the start of the 2013 season.
However, the league didn't have the same way about Wilson's responses and were forced to fine the team as a consequence of timing and inappropriate nature for the remarks.
The fine was written for violation of Group Rules that prohibit formal team statements with the media during the 48-hour period using a disciplinary decision. The Rule necessitates an automatic fine with $25, 000. The Sharks were fined one additional $75, 000 under Article 6 with the League's Constitution as a consequence of inappropriate nature of a comments.
The fine comes with a frustrating time for that Sharks, who find on their own trailing, 2-0, in their second-round series against the Kings heading into Performance 3.
The Sharks squandered some 3-2 lead in Game 2 to reduce, 4-3, to the Kings and now have looked far from this team that swept the Vancouver Canucks within the first round.
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