Tom Wilson will be forfeiting a lot of money due to his suspension

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On Wednesday, the Department of Player Safety brought down the hammer on Tom Wilson by suspending him for 20 games.

The suspension was the result of a hit Wilson delivered to the head of Oskar Sundqvist of the Blues during a preseason game and now Wilson will be out of the lineup for basically one quarter of the Capitals' season.

Furthermore, Wilson stands to lose a hefty amount of money due to 20-game suspension that was handed down to him.

Washington #Capitals forward Tom Wilson, who is considered a repeat offender per the CBA, will forfeit a total of $1,260,162.44 as a result of his 20 game suspension.
— CapFriendly (@CapFriendly) October 3, 2018

$1.26M
— John Lu (@JohnLuTSNMtl) October 3, 2018

Tom Wilson’s suspension will cost him $1,260,162.60, and his salary this season is only $1,100,000. So he’s going to play the season without getting a single paycheque this year. True he got a 5 million dollar signing bonus on July 1st, but nothing moving forward. #nhl #caps #tsn
— Gino Reda (@GinoRedaTSN) October 3, 2018

If this is the DoPS' way of sending a message, we're all for it because player safety is the top concern at the end of the day and nobody wants to see anyone get hurt.

(H/T: Twitter)