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| - The New York Rangers lashed out at NHL disciplinary chiefs on Tuesday after Washington Capitals forward Tom Wilson escaped with a fine following an incident that left Rangers player Artemi Panarin with season-ending injuries. Wilson was fined $5,000 for brawling with Rangers forward Pavel Buchnevich during a stormy 6-3 win over the Rangers at Madison Square Garden on Monday. In the same confrontation, Wilson appeared to grab Rangers player Panarin by the hair and slam him into the ice. Panarin -- who had jumped onto Wilson in the melee -- will miss the remainder of the season with what the team described as a lower-body injury. Announcing Wilson's fine for roughing on Tuesday, the NHL's Department of Player Safety said he had been fined the maximum amount allowable under the collective bargaining agreement. Wilson was only sanctioned for the incident involving Buchnevich. However the Rangers on Tuesday slammed the sanction as inadequate -- and called for NHL player safety chief George Parros to be replaced. "The New York Rangers are extremely disappointed that Capitals forward Tom Wilson was not suspended for his horrifying act of violence last night at Madison Square Garden," the Rangers said. "Wilson is a repeat offender with a long history of these type of acts and we find it shocking that the NHL and their department of player safety failed to take the appropriate action and suspend him indefinitely. "Wilson's dangerous and reckless actions caused an injury to Artemi Panarin that will prevent him from playing again this season. "We view this as a dereliction of duty by NHL head of player safety, George Parros, and believe he is unfit to continue in his current role." The Rangers, who were eliminated from playoff contention following Monday's loss, must play the Capitals again on Wednesday. Rangers head coach David Quinn criticised Wilson's actions against Panarin following Monday's defeat. "We all saw it, and there are lines that can't be crossed in this game," Quinn said. "To me, it's just zero respect for the game, in general. "It happens time and time again with him, and it's just totally unnecessary." Monday's incident was the latest in a long line of offences that have seen Wilson sanctioned by NHL disciplinary chiefs. The 27-year-old Canadian has served multi-game suspensions for violent play on no fewer than five occasions since 2017, including a three-game ban in 2018 that left Pittsburgh's Zach Aston-Reese with a concussion and a broken jaw, and a 20-game ban later that year for a head hit on St. Louis Blues Oskar Sundqvist. He was suspended for seven games in March this year for boarding Boston defenceman Brandon Carlo. rcw/bfm
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