Zuccarello Fined for Hit From Behind (Updated)

Update, 10/8, 8:00 a.m.:
Jay Leonard at The Blueshirts Blog has reaction to the fine from Zuccarello…

“I watched it this morning and obviously I got fined, but I mean, it wasn’t my intention to do that,” Zuccarello said. “I’m not a dirty player, so I honestly felt pretty bad that that happened, but it wasn’t intentional at all.

“I just have to be careful doing that. I might hurt some players, and that’s not in my interest. So I just have to take the consequences and be more careful this season.”

Leonard has more from Zuccarello here.

Update, 7:30 p.m.:
Here’s video of the hit…

Original Post:

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Zuccarello has been fined $2,500 for his boarding infraction against Kyle Clifford in the 1st period tonight.
Oct 07 via Twitter for BlackBerry®FavoriteRetweetReply

…i’m ok with this. Zucc is far from being a dirty player and has no past record of this kind of infraction. It was just a mistake on his part, but still a dangerous play that deserved some kind of punishment. Thoughts?

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