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# Sam Lafferty fined for cross check on Ross Colton
- URL: https://www.pensionplanpuppets.com/sam-lafferty-fined-for-cross-check-on-ross-colton/
- Published: 2023-04-23T13:00:00.000Z
- Updated: 2023-04-23T15:29:07.000Z
- Description: Sam Lafferty has been fined $3,108.11 for cross-checking against Ross Colton.
- Author: Cathy Squires
- Tags: Maple Leafs Playoffs

> Toronto’s Sam Lafferty has been fined $3,108.11, the maximum allowable under the CBA, for Cross-checking against Tampa Bay’s Ross Colton.
> 
> — NHL Player Safety (@NHLPlayerSafety) [April 23, 2023](https://twitter.com/NHLPlayerSafety/status/1650157159987167232?ref%5Fsrc=twsrc%5Etfw&ref=pensionplanpuppets.com)

Fines are based on a player's salary, and Lafferty doesn't make enough to hit the maximum of $5,000\. 

The incident: 

> not smart at any point  
>  
> especially not smart after giving up a goal [pic.twitter.com/DFcUXvZwqi](https://t.co/DFcUXvZwqi?ref=pensionplanpuppets.com)
> 
> — Omar (@TicTacTOmar) [April 23, 2023](https://twitter.com/TicTacTOmar/status/1649937592815702017?ref%5Fsrc=twsrc%5Etfw&ref=pensionplanpuppets.com)

The Department of Player Safety uses fines as part of a player's history or infractions, but otherwise, they are a wagging figure, and not much of a deterent.