In a move seemed tailor made to prove their fundamental irrelevance, the NHL’s Department of Player Safety fined Joe Thornton three grand for interference.
Toronto’s Joe Thornton has been fined $3,017.24, the maximum allowable under the CBA, for Interference on Winnipeg’s Mathieu Perreault.
— NHL Player Safety (@NHLPlayerSafety) April 23, 2021
The reason he’s fined that weird amount is because it’s based on salary, and his is small this year, however his estimated career earnings is $109,790,643, not counting what he makes playing in Switzerland. Useless isn’t really a strong enough word for this fine system.