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No suspension for Bayda
Submitted by ldecock on 05/22/2009 - 13:55
Ryan Bayda was fined $2,500 but not suspended by the NHL, the league confirmed Friday.
Bayda had been facing a potential suspension after he cross-checked Pittsburgh's Kris Letang in the chin with less than two minutes to play Thursday and was issued a match penalty for deliberate intent to injure.
The league reviewed the play Friday morning and fined Bayda the maximum allowed under its labor agreement but did not deem a suspension necessary. A player assessed a match penalty is automatically suspended pending a league review.
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Luke has worked for The N&O since 2000. He covered the Carolina Hurricanes and the NHL before becoming a sports columnist in August 2008. A native of Evanston, Ill., he graduated from the University of Pennsylvania. He can be reached at 829-8947 or luke.decock@newsobserver.com.Want to post a comment?
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