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Lupul fined $10,000 for crosschecking Eaves

Patrick Eaves, Joffrey Lupul

Toronto Maple Leafs right wing Joffrey Lupul (19) cross checks Detroit Red Wings forward Patrick Eaves during the first period of the Winter Classic outdoor NHL hockey game at Michigan Stadium in Ann Arbor, Mich., Wednesday, Jan. 1, 2014. Lupul received a two-minute penalty, and Eaves left the ice after hit. (AP Photo/Carlos Osorio)

AP

Toronto’s Joffrey Lupul won’t be suspended for crosschecking Detroit’s Patrick Eaves on Wednesday during the first period of the Winter Classic. Lupul has, however, been fined $10,000 by the NHL’s Department of Player Safety.

Eaves was forced to leave the contest and did not return as a result of the crosscheck, but it sounded after the game like he avoided any serious injury.

Lupul received a two-game suspension in March for hitting Tampa Bay’s Victor Hedman in the head.