The NHL has suspended Buffalo Sabres forward Patrick Kaleta two games for a hit on Philadelphia Flyers forward Jared Ross.The league announced the discipline Saturday.
Kaleta was assessed a major penalty for boarding at 9:28 of the first period of Buffalo's 4-2 victory on Friday. Ross didn't return to the game.
Kaleta will miss Buffalo's game against Carolina on Saturday night and Monday at Toronto. He will be eligible to return Thursday against Montreal.
He will lose more than $5,400 in pay, with the money going to the Players' Emergency Assistance Fund.
Pittsburgh Penguins left winger Matt Cooke was suspended for two games without pay by the NHL on Sunday for a deliberate check to the head area of New York Rangers center Artem Anisimov on Saturday night.
Cooke, also suspended for two games in January, is considered a repeat offender under the terms of the Collective Bargaining Agreement. Because of that, he forfeited $29,268 in salary based on the number of games (82) in a season, rather than the number of days (193). The money goes to the Players' Emergency Assistance Fund.
Cooke was assessed a minor penalty for interference at 7:39 of the third period. Anisimov was injured on the play and did not return to the game.
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Its crazy how athletes can get fined for doing their job, whether it be right or wrong. These guys or girls are professionals, and most of the time don't even mean to do it, so by seeing these heavy fines is kind of obsurd. Even though they are rich and wealthy and the fine is minor to them, I still think they should change the rules to fineing athletes.
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