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Lightning Round: Austin Watson fined by NHL

Austin Watson is a bit lighter in the wallet today after the NHL fined him $2,022.57 for his actions at the end of the game against the Nashville Predators. As the buzzer sounded, the Lightning forward fired a slapshot from his own bluelien in the general direction of the Nashville net. The specific direction was right at Nashville’s Jeremy Lauzon.

For those that missed it, here's the play at the end of Preds vs Lightning where Austin Watson drills Jeremy Lauzon with a slap shot for no reason.

HC Andrew Brunette said there was "no place in the game" for this afterwards.