Alex Burrows won’t be on Dylan DeMelo’s Christmas card list this year.
Not after Burrows swiped DeMelo in the face with the butt-end of his stick on Saturday night.
Burrows got slapped with a $5,000 fine for roughing on Sunday night, the maximum permissible under the CBA. The money is one thing, but Burrows and the Senators have bigger issues at the moment.
It didn’t help the little incident happened in the third period and the game all but over for the Senators. Here’s the slow-mo shot of the infraction:
Classic Alex Burrows. With his team down 4-0, he just did this to Sharks Dylan DeMelo. pic.twitter.com/OjGrCyZ8X8
— Richard Lee-Sam (@RLeesam) December 10, 2017
DeMelo was in the lineup for the Sharks on Sunday against the Minnesota Wild.
Burrows’ $5,000 goes to the player’s Emergency Assistance Fund.
Scott Billeck is a writer for Pro Hockey Talk on NBC Sports. Drop him a line at phtblog@nbcsports.com or follow him on Twitter @scottbilleck