It was almost a guarantee that the NHL’s Department of Player Safety (DoPS) would have work to do after a hectic Game 3 of the Stanley Cup Final between the Edmonton Oilers and Florida Panthers. Earlier today, the DoPS shared that they had fined Oilers defenseman Jake Walman a total of $10K, the maximum allowable under the current Collective Bargaining Agreement.
Walman earned a pair of fines from last night’s events. Walman received two minor penalties for the first incident, along with an unsportsmanlike conduct penalty for roughing Matthew Tkachuk. Meanwhile, Panthers defenseman Aaron Ekblad also received two minor penalties for roughing while defending his teammate.
The second incident took place outside the area of play. As he was exiting the ice, Walman had his glove taken and subsequently thrown into Florida’s bench by Panthers forward A.J. Greer. In response, Walman took one of the Oilers’ water bottles and began spraying it toward the Panthers’ bench, which earned an automatic fine.
Surprisingly, the DoPS only bestowed additional punishment to Walman from last night’s contest, and doesn’t seem likely to issue more. There were 35 penalties called in Game 3, of various forms, with 26 of them coming in the third period. Edmonton defenseman Darnell Nurse led the way with 19 PIMs, while Florida forward Jonah Gadjovich led the opposition with 15.
Good. He’s a plug. Series is over.
too early to say that, if Edmonton takes game 4 the home ice is back with Edmonton
50 point dman is a plug? No id say the borderline minor leaguer who does nothing but underachieve (Gadjovich) is the plug. Always has been. A 2-1 lead hardly signifies any sort of commencement of the series and need you be reminded of the 3-0 deficit the Oilers were down last year? Dumb comment in its entirety.
He was such an asshat in Detroit that Yzerman included a second round pick to get rid of him. Several Oilers should have been fined for cheap shots/attempting to injure.
Are you for real?!? Seriously, Florida is the dirtiest team in the league. They commit more cheap shots, head shots & intentionally trying to injure their opponents more than anyone. Give me a f’n break with that nonsense as guys like Tkachuk, Bennett, Ekblad, Greer, Mikkola, & such are scumbag players through & through. Anything Edmonton does to Florida is more than likely deserved because of Florida’s pathetic lowball tactics.
Both Greer and Walman are absolute clowns for that nonsense. It was funny, sure, but completely unprofessional.
The real question is when is the league gonna crack down on Sam Bennett intentionally trying to injure opposing goalies. Stolarz, Andersen, and now Skinner.
I’ll tell you – Never
The real question is when is the league going to penalize the Oilers for tackling Bennett in the crease?
@C-Daddy – Isn’t that the truth. Bennett is a POS.
Bad, bad boy.
Hate them all you want, but all teams covet players like Bennett, Marchand, and Tkachuk.
So does aj greer dude get fined for unsportmanship for taking his glove and throwing it out of play? Of course he didn’t while the oilers deserve the penalties.. the league is against the oilers for sure
First sign of a loser is blaming someone else for your team’s loss. Just look at @feel the teardrops he is constantly complaining about tactics on here and is a joke for most. As far as to why Greer wasn’t fined and Walman was is simple. The league can only fine a player 5k for each incident or a suspension. Be thankful the league didn’t take that action and instead allowed him to play.