Los Angeles Kings winger Adrian Kempe is getting fined by the NHL. Kempe is getting slapped with a $5,000 fine for slew-footing Edmonton’s Connor McDavid, per the league’s Player Safety office. Slew-footing is when a player uses their feet or legs to knock an opposing player’s feet from under them.

Adrian Kempe of the Los Angeles Kings has been fined $5,000, the maximum allowable under the NHL’s collective bargaining agreement, for slew-footing Connor McDavid during Monday night’s win by the Edmonton Oilers.

Edmonton Oilers beat writer David Staples had harsh words for the NHL Department of Player Safety (DoPS) following their decision to fine Los Angeles Kings forward Adrian Kempe just $5,000 for slew-fo