Blue Jackets’ Olivier fined $5,000 for slashing Panthers’ Balinskis

Mathieu Olivier's wallet just took a hit. The Columbus Blue Jackets forward was fined $5,000 for slashing Florida Panthers defenceman Uvis Balinskis, the NHL Department of Player Safety announced Wednesday. The incident occurred on Tuesday when Olivier slashed Balinskis between the legs from behind after the two battled for a puck along the boards in the Florida end. Olivier was assessed a five-minute major and game misconduct. The 29-year-old forward was a minus-1 in 9:13 of ice time before his night ended early. After the game, Olivier spoke to the media and said he apologized to his teammates for his...