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In a sophomore season full of hits, Matvei Michkov<\/a> took another Tuesday, as the NHL fined him $2,000 for his second diving\/embellishment infraction of the season.<\/p>\n The incident that led to the fine happened on March 24 against Columbus, when Michkov dropped to the ice after being cross-checked in the midsection by Blue Jackets defenseman Dante Fabbro at 17 minutes, 24 seconds of the second period. Fabbro (cross-checking) and Michkov (embellishment) were assessed minor penalties on the play. Michkov\u2019s previous warning came from a Dec. 3 dive against the Buffalo Sabres.<\/p>\n The NHL implemented the fine system beginning in 2014-15 to more seriously penalize players \u2014 and teams \u2014 who repeatedly dive and embellish to try and draw penalties. After one warning, players are fined on a graduated scale<\/a> for future offenses, beginning with a $2,000 fine on the second offense. A third offense carries a $3,000 fine, a fourth a $4,000 penalty, and a fifth infraction results in a maximum $5,000 fine, as well as a fine for the team\u2019s coach. <\/p>\n While Michkov may have gone down a tad too easily, the minor penalty and subsequent fine seem harsh given that he was on the receiving end of a legitimate and retaliatory cross-check from Fabbro. Michkov\u2019s immediate appeal to the referee with his hands up probably didn\u2019t help his case.<\/p>\n \u00bb READ MORE: Porter Martone\u2019s fast start with the Flyers was forged in Michigan State\u2019s gym: \u2018The best decision I ever made\u2019<\/a><\/p>\n Michkov, 21, has been no stranger to discipline from officials, as he leads the Flyers with 69 penalty minutes and has, at times, displayed a short fuse. <\/p>\n The fine comes amid a largely frustrating season for Michkov individually, as the Russian winger\u2019s production has dipped fr<\/a>om 26 goals and 63 points as a rookie to 17 goals and 43 points entering Tuesday\u2019s game. He has also dealt with questions, and a subsequent media firestorm<\/a>, regarding his conditioning and relationship with new coach Rick Tocchet<\/a>. <\/p>\n Michkov has been more productive and looked quicker since the Olympic break, as he has four goals and 14 points in 21 games since the restart. Over his last 11 games, Michkov has 10 points, including a three-point night (one goal, two assists) Friday in a massive win at the New York Islanders.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Listen to article \u2022\u00a00:00 min In a sophomore season full of hits, Matvei Michkov took another Tuesday, as…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":545998,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[5108],"tags":[3644,5180,897,230,5179,5,62153,4],"class_list":{"0":"post-545997","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-columbus-blue-jackets","8":"tag-blue-jackets","9":"tag-bluejackets","10":"tag-columbus","11":"tag-columbus-blue-jackets","12":"tag-columbusbluejackets","13":"tag-hockey","14":"tag-matvei-michkov-fine-diving-embellishment-columbus-blue-jackets","15":"tag-nhl"},"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/channels.im\/@nhl\/116364812204163972","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nhl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/545997","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nhl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nhl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nhl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nhl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=545997"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nhl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/545997\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nhl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/545998"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nhl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=545997"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nhl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=545997"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nhl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=545997"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}