James Wisniewski is making headlines in New York, but they're not the type of headlines he would like to be making. The NHL handed down a two-game suspension and will forfeit $79,268.30 in salary for directing an inappropriate gesture towards the always controversial Sean Avery.
"It's pretty obvious what the guy was doing," Avery said after the game. "I'm sure nothing will happen to him. Nothing ever happens. It's interesting he'd get a warning for something like that. Imagine what would happen if I did it. They (the NHL) sent me to rehab," Avery went on to say, referring to when he was sent to anger management by the NHL after he made comments about ex-girlfriends dating other hockey players.
Wisniewski is considered a repeat offender after his hit on Blackhawks defenseman Brent Seabrook last year, which resulted in an eight-game suspension. The money that he will forfeit will go to the Player's Emergency Assistance Fund.
After receiving the suspension, Wisniewski said, "A lot of actions on the ice are regrettable. I've been given a suspension from the League and I'm going to accept it and move on from here."
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