The NHL has fined Florida Panthers ahead Nick Cousins $2,000 for embellishment after his second offense of the season.
Cousins was cited for embellishment in a sport in opposition to the Buffalo Sabres on Feb. 27. Cousins was hit after the whistle by Buffalo winger Jordan Greenway, fell to the ice dramatically whereas overlaying his face after which rapidly rose to affix a scrum within the nook. Clips of that play went viral amongst NHL followers within the aftermath, a lot of whom referred to as out Cousins for “taking part in lifeless” on the ice.
Cousins had been warned about embellishment by the NHL following a Nov. 4 sport in opposition to the Chicago Blackhawks, resulting in his effective for a second offense. A 3rd offense would lead to a $3,000 effective.
The Panthers ahead has change into one of the vital divisive gamers within the league due to his borderline bodily play and antagonistic antics.
Florida defenseman Oliver Ekman-Larsson stated Cousins is “attempting a bit of little bit of every little thing” to make an impression in video games. “He is a type of guys that you just like to have in your group and hate to play in opposition to,” Ekman-Larsson stated on ESPN’s “The Drop” podcast.
As well as, the NHL fined St. Louis Blues ahead Oskar Sundqvist $2,000 for embellishment in opposition to the Edmonton Oilers on Feb. 28.
The fines are administered by the Nationwide Hockey League Hockey Operations Division, which tracks all video games, logs all penalties for diving or embellishment, together with incidents that are not penalized within the sport.
NHL Rule 64 on diving/embellishment is “designed to convey consideration to and extra severely penalize gamers (and groups) who repeatedly dive and embellish in an try to attract penalties.” Fines are assessed to gamers and head coaches on a graduated scale.
