Washington Capitals Hit With A Massive Fine

The Washington Capitals have been hit by the long arm of the law as the NHL has come down hard on the team. Today the Capitals were fined $100,000 for violating COVID protocols.

NHL fines Washington Capitals $100,000 for violating COVID Protocols. https://t.co/yuw4d886OL pic.twitter.com/1ZgPbpazwa

— NHL Public Relations (@PR_NHL) January 20, 2021

The NHL isn't messing around and rightfully so. There's already been a number of games that have been postponed and the positive COVID tests keep coming in day after day. 

 

In addition, on NHL's COVID-related absence list: WASH has a "TBA" next to it. NYI's Josh Bailey added today.

— Elliotte Friedman (@FriedgeHNIC) January 20, 2021

Hopefully the numbers will slow down soon, but at this point there's some cause for concern about the NHL season. If the league can't follow the guidelines in place by health officials, there's a chance there could be a pause on the season.

Let's hope it doesn't get to that.

Photo credit:  Jeanine Leech/Icon Sportswire 

The next chapter of Washington Capitals hockey begins in...

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— Washington Capitals (@Capitals) January 14, 2021