McCabe didn't take part in the team's outdoor practice on Thursday.
McCabe didn't take part in the team's outdoor practice on Thursday.
Toronto Maple Leafs head coach Sheldon Keefe learned of Mason Marchment's fine just before he addressed reporters following the team's outdoor practice at Nathan Phillips Square on Thursday.
The NHL's Department of Player Safety fined Marchment $5,000, the maximum allowable for fines under the collective bargaining agreement for his late hit on Maple Leafs defenseman Jake McCabe in the second period of the Leafs' 5-4 win against the Dallas Stars on Wednesday.
Was it enough?
"Not my decision to make," Keefe told reporters." I made it clear yesterday that certainly, it was a play that should have been penalized in the moment. It sets up the league to hand it from there, which they did."
McCabe was lauded by his coach and teammates keeping his cool in the aftermath of the hit. The Leafs were up 3-2 late in the second period and a retaliatory penalty could have been difficult for Toronto to overcome.
"To be honest it was a pretty big time in the game where Caber probably could have two-handed him and taken a penalty, but his composure was really good too," Ryan Reaves said. "Those were a big two points."
Keefe was upset at the call and explained following the game on Wednesday that referees told him they "thought it was a good hit."
McCabe wasn't present for the team's outdoor practice and neither was defenseman Mark Giordano.
"He's a little banged up from yesterday," Keefe said of McCabe. So both he and Giordano took the day."
McCabe has four goals and 13 assists in 43 games with the Leafs this season while averaging 20:14 of ice time.
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