A.J. Greer hit Lightning star Brandon Hagel in the face on Thursday night, and on Friday morning, the league hit the Panthers forward in the wallet.

Greer was fined $2,213.54 — the maximum allowable under the collective bargaining agreement — for roughing Hagel in Tampa Bay’s 5-2 win that featured 186 penalty minutes.

Behind the play in the first period of the preseason game, Greer cross-checked Hagel in the lower back. The Lightning forward dropped to a knee, and then Greer punched him twice in the face before a scrum broke out. Hagel left the game later in the period and didn’t return.

Greer was assessed a double minor and 10-minute misconduct for the play. In the second period, he fought Lightning defenseman Darren Raddysh, and in the third was given a game misconduct. All told, the

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