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Gauthier Gets Five Games
by Paul on 02/02/09 at 05:39 PM ET
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TORONTO (February 2, 2009) --Los Angeles Kings defenseman Denis Gauthier has been suspended for five games, without pay, as a result of a blow to the head delivered during NHL Game #732, Jan. 31 against the Montreal Canadiens, the National Hockey League announced.
Under the terms of the Collective Bargaining Agreement, and based on his average annual salary, Gauthier will forfeit $56,451.61. The money goes to the Players’ Emergency Assistance Fund.
Gauthier was assessed a five-minute major for charging and a game misconduct for hitting Canadiens’ defenseman Josh Gorges at 3:50 of the second period.
Gauthier will miss games at Ottawa on Feb. 3, at Washington on Feb. 5, at New Jersey on Feb. 7, at New York Islanders on Feb. 10 and against Calgary on Feb. 12. He will be eligible to return on Feb. 14 against Edmonton.
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Gauthier deserves every game of that suspension. He is without a doubt one of the biggest clowns in this league. About one of the only things Sean Avery was right about was Gauthier.
Posted by Performance Parts on 02/03/09 at 08:15 AM ET
So loss of pay due to 5 game suspension = my yearly salary. How depressing. Does the Players’ Emergency Assistance Fund apply to Beer League players? Because I would love to get a year off of work (or a 100% pay increase if I keep working) courtesy of a cheap shot…
Posted by Animal Drew from A Nightmare on Helm Street on 02/03/09 at 08:40 AM ET
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Somewhere, Pat Kaleta is probably smiling, though also wondering why there wasn’t any league dispensed punishment when Gauthier sucker punched him in the back of the head.
Posted by Dan from Pittsburgh, PA on 02/02/09 at 08:20 PM ET