The Detroit Red Wings have been fined an undisclosed amount by the NHL following comments made by senior vice president Jimmy Devellano regarding the lockout and collective bargaining agreement.

Here is the release from the NHL:

NEW YORK (September 22, 2012) -- The National Hockey League announced today that the Detroit Red Wings have been fined an undisclosed amount for comments made by Red Wings Senior Vice President and Alternate Governor Jim Devellano in an interview that was published earlier this week.

"The Detroit Red Wings’ organization and the League agree that the comments made by Mr. Devellano are neither appropriate, nor authorized, nor permissible under the League's By-Laws," said NHL Deputy Commissioner Bill Daly. "Such comments are neither constructive nor helpful to the negotiations.”

The league has prohibited team executives from commenting about the lockout and CBA issues. TSN.ca said the fine is in the range of $250,000.

In an interview with Island Sports News, Devellano was quoted as saying, "Each owner/team has a decision as to how they want to pay their players, as long as they are under the cap. Now (NHLPA executive director) Donald Fehr would have you believe by getting rid of the cap, the owners would make more money and that the sky is the limit, but trust me ... the owners would lose their (rears). We've tried that. It doesn't work. There is just too much cost involved in running and owning a team."

He also added, "It's very complicated and way too much for the average Joe to understand, but having said that, I will tell you this: The owners can basically be viewed as the Ranch, and the players, and me included, are the cattle. The owners own the Ranch and allow the players to eat there. That's the way it's always been and that the way it will be forever. And the owners simply aren't going to let a union push them around. It's not going to happen."

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