Talk:2017–18 NHL suspensions and fines

Incongruous Fines

As per the NHL CBA, 18.7 Fines. (b), A fine may be in an amount up to 50% of a player's (averaged) salary, divided by the number of days in the regular season, but in no event may it exceed $10,000 for a first offence (or $15,000 for any subsequent fine within the rolling year). With that said, the NHL then goes on to contradict itself by publishing articles such as the article announcing Vladimir Sobotka's fine (here), wherein they say Sobotka was fined the maximum allowable $5000, yet if you take his averaged salary, $3,500,000, divide it by the number of days in this season (186), and take 50% you get (3500000/186)*0.5 = 9408.60. If Sobotka were truly fined the maximum allowable then, then they he would have been fined $9,408.60. This isn't an isolated incident either, as last year they publicized that Chris Kreider was fined a maximum $5000 despite his max being $12,847.22 (which would be reduced to $10,000), and two years ago they did the same to Brad Marchand ($12,096.77), Nazem Kadri ($11,021.51), Tuomo Ruutu ($12,768.82), and Jason Chimera ($5376.34)! Now, my best guess is that it's the writers at NHL.com making a mistake, as the articles published are not necessary official, and/or they're probably mixing up the fact that $5,000 is the maximum the League can hand out with having to offer a telephone hearing (complete with evidence and the option for the player to defend themselves) to the player in question (CBA 18.7 (d)) - anything $5000 or less, they can just slap on the player and they're essentially stuck with it. But alas, the maximum they can give out without having to do more work is very different than actual maximum allowed, so all of this has been to ask, how should we present this in the article? So far I have just been ignoring the "maximum allowed" in these scenarios, despite the reference provided saying so. Any thoughts on is? –uncleben85 (talk) 19:12, 19 October 2017 (UTC)

The DoPS has done it again with Marco Scandella's most recent fine... "Maximum" $5,000 fine, yet his max should be $10,000. –uncleben85 (talk) 23:22, 15 November 2017 (UTC)

Kevin Hayes ($5,000 vs $6,989.24), Alex Killorn ($5,000 vs. $10,000), Steven Stamkos ($5,000 vs. $10,000), Patrick Kane ($5,000 vs. $10,000), Mathew Dumba ($5,000 vs. $6,854.84), Joe Thornton ($5,000 vs. $10,000), Alex Burrows ($5,000 vs. $6720.43), Justin Abdelkader ($5,000 vs. $10,000), David Savard ($5,000 vs. $10,000), Evgeni Malkin ($5,000 vs. $10,000), Taylor Hall ($5,000 vs. $10,000), T.J. Oshie ($5,000 vs. $10,000), Dustin Byfuglien ($5,000 vs. $10,000), Oliver Ekman-Larsson ($5,000 vs. $10,000), Steven Stamkos ($5,000 vs. $15,000), Ian Cole ($5,000 vs. $5,645.16), Brad Marchand ($5,000 vs. $10,000) –uncleben85 (talk)