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Robert Bortuzzo Receives Maximum Fine

October 9, 2017 at 8:36 pm CDT | by Zach Leach 3 Comments

The NHL Department of Player Safety was working quickly today. During the matinee match-up between the St. Louis Blues and New York Islanders, Blues defenseman Robert Bortuzzo was handed a double-minor for repeated cross-checks to the back of Isles forward Brock Nelson. (video) Not long after the end of the game, Player Safety announced that Bortuzzo would be fined $3,091.40, the maximum fine under the CBA.

While a seemingly random and not overwhelming amount, the fine is not without some effect. Bortuzzo’s salary for the 2017-18 season is just $1.15MM, which prorated to an 82-game schedule, is about $14K a night. Bortuzzo not only served his four minute penalty this afternoon, he also lost nearly a quarter of his game check. It’s not a major loss, but then again for a simple cross-checking penalty following an admittedly major hit from Nelson, it does send a message. The NHL is working toward cleaning up the game and even a small fine such as this may help to eliminate a violent, pointless penalty like Bortuzzo’s.

Nevertheless, St. Louis – and Bortuzzo – will take a fine over a suspension any day. With five starters already on the injured reserve, including defenseman Jay Bouwmeester, the Blues can ill afford another loss. Bortuzzo also saves that other 75% of his per game that he would otherwise lose with a one-game suspension for example. With that said, the bruising blue liner will have to watch his step for the remainder of the season; chances are Player Safety won’t be as nice to a repeat offender.

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  1. Robertowannabe

    5 years ago

    I get the fine but where were the fines all of the playoffs last year? If the NHL really did care about player safety they wouldn’t throw the rule book out when the post season started.

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  2. TJECK109

    5 years ago

    $3000 and 4 min in the box. Yep the NHL is really cracking down. Not sure what is worse this kind of stuff or the stupid new slashing penalties being handed out. The consistency is horrible.

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    • Steve Skorupski

      5 years ago

      The league needs to be very consistent with these incidents to drive the point home, league wide to each & every player.

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