Hartman's Slew Foot on DeBrincat & "Intent to injure" On Wednesday morning, the NHL's Department of Player Safety announced that it would be fining Detroit Red Wings defenseman Jake Walman $2,500 for high-sticking Buffalo Sabres forward Jeff Skinner. Dec 2, 2023; Montreal, Quebec, CAN; Detroit Red Wings defenseman Jake Walman (96) looks on during warm-up before the game against the Montreal Canadiens at Bell Centre. [https://thehockeynews.com/.image/c_fit,h_600,w_600/MjAyNzIxMDA3MzU2NjE3Nzk2/usatsi_22037513.jpg] Dec 2, 2023; Montreal, Quebec, CAN; Detroit Red Wings defenseman Jake Walman (96) looks on during warm-up before the game against the Montreal Canadiens at Bell Centre. The incident came late in Tuesday night's 5-3 Detroit win in Buffalo, and Walman was assessed a two-minute minor for cross-checking, which afforded the Sabres a power play with the chance to equalize with 1:51 to play. (Instead, Dylan Larkin clinched the game for the Red Wings with an empty-net goal). Though both the Department of Player Safety's statement and the in-game penalty framed the play as a high-stick, it could perhaps more accurately be described as a cross-check, which makes it a bit easier to understand why Walman received a fine. The money from the fine goes the Players' Emergency Assistance Fund. ALSO FROM THN DETROIT Red Wings 5, Sabres 3: Diverse Attack and Alex Lyon Help Detroit Stave Off Late Scare in Buffalo [https://thehockeynews.com/nhl/detroit-red-wings/news/red-wings-5-sabres-3-diverse-attack-and-alex-lyon-help-detroit-stave-off-late-scare-in-buffalo] Projected Lines, Lyon Starts and Lalonde Downplays a Goalie Rotation, & Tage Thompson Returns from Injury: Red Wings-Sabres Game Day Notebook & Where to Watch [https://thehockeynews.com/nhl/detroit-red-wings/news/projected-lines-lyon-starts-and-lalonde-downplays-a-goalie-rotation-tage-thompson-returns-from-injury-red-wings-sabres-game-day-notebook-where-to-watch] How Hard Will it Be for Patrick Kane to Come Back from Hip Re-Surfacing Surgery? [https://thehockeynews.com/nhl/detroit-red-wings/analysis/how-hard-will-it-be-for-patrick-kane-to-come-back-from-hip-re-surfacing-surgery] "The Exciting Thing is My Body Feels Good": Patrick Kane Debriefs First Full Practice as a Detroit Red Wing [https://thehockeynews.com/nhl/detroit-red-wings/news/patrick-kane-the-exciting-thing-is-my-body-feels-good] Red Wings Injury Update: J.T. Compher Takes a Maintenance Day, Patrick Kane Unlikely to Debut against Buffalo [https://thehockeynews.com/nhl/detroit-red-wings/news/red-wings-injury-update-j-t-compher-takes-a-maintenance-day-patrick-kane-unlikely-to-debut-at-buffalo] Detroit Carries Play, DeBrincat and Compher Star, Husso Struggles: Red Wings-Canadiens Statistical Review [https://thehockeynews.com/nhl/detroit-red-wings/analysis/detroit-carries-play-debrincat-and-compher-star-husso-struggles-red-wings-canadiens-statistical-review] Red Wings 5, Canadiens 4 (OT): "I love the fact that we found a way to get two full points" [https://thehockeynews.com/nhl/detroit-red-wings/news/red-wings-5-canadiens-4-ot-i-love-the-fact-that-we-found-a-way-to-get-two-full-points] "Dave loves Dave, and I love Dave": Flowers for David Perron after his 300th NHL Goal [https://thehockeynews.com/nhl/detroit-red-wings/analysis/dave-loves-dave-and-i-love-dave-flowers-for-david-perron-after-his-300th-nhl-goal] “The Player He’s Been”: On Unforgiven, Anti-Heroes, and Patrick Kane & Steve Yzerman’s Uncertain Optimism [https://thehockeynews.com/nhl/detroit-red-wings/features/the-player-hes-been-on-unforgiven-anti-heroes-and-patrick-kane-steve-yzermans-uncertain-optimism] Rangers Own Five-on-Five, Compher Line Thrives, Husso Holds His Own Amidst High-Event Struggles: Red Wings-Rangers Statistical Review [https://thehockeynews.com/nhl/detroit-red-wings/analysis/rangers-own-five-on-five-compher-line-thrives-husso-holds-his-own-amidst-high-event-struggles-red-wings-rangers-statistical-review]
