RALEIGH, N.C. — Evander Kane said Thursday morning he didn’t feel his hit on Washington Capitals defenseman Radko Gudas earlier this week warranted a fine, let alone a suspension.
Kane was fined $5,000 by the NHL’s Department of Player Safety on Wednesday, one day after he was given a five minute major and a game misconduct for his hit to Gudas’ head with 5:07 left in regulation time.
The fine is the maximum allowable by the NHL under the terms of the collective bargaining agreement.
“I wasn’t expecting anything at all, but you never know with how everything works in today’s age with the league,” Kane said at PNC Arena, where the Sharks will play the Carolina Hurricanes on Thursday night.