Shea Weber draws the ire of NHL Player Safety for slashing Nikita Kucherov
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Shea Weber draws the ire of NHL Player Safety for slashing Nikita Kucherov

NHL Player Safety in peak playoff form...

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This just in, NHL Player Safety has fined Montreal Canadiens captain Shea Weber $5,000 for his slash on Tampa Bay Lightning forward Nikita Kucherov.

Check it out:


And here is the slash in question:


I've got to say... is there a slash there? Yes, definitely. Does Kucherov go down like he was hit by sniper fire? Yup. 

I don't like the slash, but I hate the dive even more. I would have been happy to see both players handed a fine for their respective actions in this sequence. As it is though, Weber will pay his pittance and he'll come ready to play in Game 2. I can't see a measly $5,000 fine making a difference in the way that Weber approaches the game.

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