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Tom Wilson Fined for Kneeing Incident

Per the NHL Department of Player Safety, Tom Wilson has been fined $2,403.67 for his knee-on-knee hit on Conor Sheary last night, the highest amount allowed under the CBA.

Let's go to the videotape:

No penalty was awarded on the play, and Sheary escaped injury, which is probably why this didn't result in a harsher punishment. That said, as we noted earlier today, this isn't a hit that anyone should want in the game - it's dangerous, regardless of intent (and you can make your own decisions about what that was).